A new step are about to take to discoverthe complete genetic profile of Leonardo Da Vinci. International experts are on the hunt for traces of Leonardo’s DNA in a bid to complete the genetic profile of the Renaissance genius by the 500th anniversary of his death, in 2019. Finding Leonardo’s DNA could tell us what...
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The Dawn of Nation – Palazzo Strozzi
From 16 March to 22 July 2018 Palazzo Strozzi is hosting an exhibition entitled Dawn of a Nation. From Guttuso to Fontana and Schifano, a truly mesmerising exploration of art, politics and society in Italy from the 1950s to the protest years in the late ’60s, with eighty works of art by such masters as...
Choose the unconventional Italy
Italy is often viewed by the world like a series of postcards, however, the Italy that I know inside my heart, the true Italy, has much more to offer then wonderful pictures of Rialto Bridge, Vatican or Ponte Vecchio . There is a big difference between the known Italy and the hidden country that I...
Clean water: Tuscany’s blue-flag beaches for 2017
The region of Liguria has once again retained its title as the region with the highest number of Blue Flag beaches in 2017, as the total number of resorts in Italy to be given the prestigious eco-label for cleanliness and sustainability rises even further than last year, the international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) said...
Former president Obama to visit Tuscany shortly
Former US president Barack Obama will arrive in Tuscany on Friday 19th May 2017 and will remain for four days, according to local media reports. The former US president will spend the weekend at Borgo Finocchieto, near Buonconvento (Siena), the luxury ambience of the former American ambassador in Rome, John Phillips. A private visit to...
Gucci to finance restoration of Boboli Gardens
The Florence-based fashion house Gucci will donate two million euros to the Uffizi Gallery to restore and enhance the Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli, in Italian). The announcement was made by Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri, Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt and Florence Mayor Dario Nardella. As part of the deal, for the first time, the Gucci...
Men’s fashion and lifestyle collections at Pitti 92
The new geography of the fair: Pitti 92 evolves under the sign of research redesigning the itinerary of the sections, between big names at the Fortezza and exhibition projects with a contemporary soul. The 92nd edition of Pitti Uomo (13-16 June 2017 at the Fortezza da Basso) uncovers the new territories of a fair in...
Pope Francis to visit Barbiana, Bozzolo in June
Pope Francis will make a private visit to the Italian towns of Bozzolo and Barbiana on June 20, 2017 to pray at the tombs of don Primo Mazzolari and don Lorenzo Milani, Vatican radio reported.