May 17, 2012

Rome, possible strike 29th October 2010

Very last minute and, as yet, unconfirmed, but this Friday, 29th October 2010, there may well be a strike that means the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill will be closed all day. Please accept our apologies if this affects your plans. Your tickets are valid for 48 hours, but should you not be able [...]

The Last Supper – January 2011 tickets now available

As per title, we now have some availability to view the Last Supper in January 2011 and are already accepting reservations. Last Supper tickets Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it

Medici Chapels open 1st November 2010

Mondays can be frustrating in Florence as pretty much everything (well, galleries and museums) is closed. So should you happen to be in town on Monday 1st of November 2010 then please note that the Medici Chapels will be open ‘extraordinarily’. Tickets and reservations for the Medici Chapels Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share [...]

Rome, possible closures, October 25th, 28th and 29th

The authorities in Rome have just let us know of some possible closures in Rome that may affect the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. Between 09.00 and 13.00 on the 25th, 28th and 29th of October it may well be that the above venues are closed due to staff all being at [...]

Florence – Bronzino exhibition

Florence, Palazzo Strozzi ‘Bronzino. Pittore e poeta alla corte dei Medici’ Until 23rd January 2011 Daily 9.00–20.00, Thursday 9.00–23.00. Last entry 1 hour before closing. ‘Bronzino. Artist and Poet at the Court of the Medici’ – an exhibition of more than seventy works by this 16th-century master (representing an astonishing 80% of his surviving works), [...]

Florence – tours of the Vasari Corridor

We’re delighted to finally be offering guided tours of the Vasari Corridor in Florence, and we’ll use this blog post to give you some further background information on this, possibly the most undiscovered gem in Florence’s ample treasure trove … so read on for some history, images and video footage. Having replaced the Florentine Republic [...]

Rome, Colosseum – tours of the dungeons and upper level

We announced at the weekend that these were coming, and here they are! Availability is limited, and for now it looks as though these tours will only run until the end of November 2010. It seems quite likely that this first-run will be to assess the impact of these tours, as some are expressing concern [...]

Exhibition, Turin – Vittorio Emanuele II. Il Re galantuomo.

VITTORIO EMANUELE II. IL RE GALANTUOMO October 2nd 2010 – March 13th 2011 Palazzo Reale, Piazzetta Reale – Torino Seven days a week, 09.00 – 19.30 (ticket desk closes 18.30) An exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, this show is centred on the life and times of King Vittorio Emanuele [...]

Coming very soon – Colosseum tours, upper and lower levels

Hopefully on sale this Monday (18th OCtober 2010) will be guided tours of the newly reopened areas of the Colosseum in Rome (blog post), namely some underground areas and the third upper level. Watch this space – availability is likely to be very limited, and for now it looks like the tours will only be [...]

Lucca Comics and Games 2011, James Gurney

We don’t sell tickets for the increasing popular Lucca Comics and Games event (official site here), but a quick information post won’t go amiss. From the 16th of October to the 1st of November 2010 at the Palazzo Ducale, Lucca, the ‘Artist Guest of Honor’, James Gurney, will be showing more than 40 works from [...]