We’ve already added all sorts of availability for the first three months of next year, so this post is simply to let you know that we’ve just put online hundreds of spaces for viewing the Last Supper in 2012. Oh, and with this, the last post of 2011 … Buon Anno a tutti!! Last Supper [...]
Italy museums – free openings on Christmas and New Year’s day
December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Some (well, a lot) special openings on the 25th December 2011 and the 1st of January 2012, when many museums and archaeological sites across Italy will be open, free of charge. The list is a long one – see it here – but perhaps the most significant venue is the Colosseum in Rome which will [...]
Florence – new outings and excursions
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve long offered a wide range of guided tours in Florence but we’re now pleased to begin offering day-trips and excursions from Florence. Over the coming days and weeks we’ll be expanding the selection, but for now there’s a trip to Pisa and the Leaning Tower and a trip out into the wonderful countryside of [...]
Florence – part of the ‘New Uffizi’ about to reopen
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Florence, Uffizi Gallery, 17th December 2011 A year late, and still only a partial opening, but an opening nonetheless. Tomorrow sees the official opening of eight rooms of the long-awaited ‘Nuovi Uffizi’ extension; not quite the Summer opening that we talked about here, but it is a definitive opening and will be attended by the [...]
Guercino exhibition, Palazzo Barberini, Rome
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
‘Guercino 1591 – 1666. Capolavori da Cento e da Roma’ Rome, Palazzo Barberini 16th December 2011 – 29th April 2012 ‘Guercino 1591 – 1666. Masterpieces from Cento and Rome’, Cento being the home town of Guercino. Francesco Barbieri, a.k.a ‘il Guercino’ (‘the squinter’), was one of the major painters of 17th century Italy, and this [...]
Florence, Boxing Day (December 26th) special openings
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Some extra special openings in Florence on the 26th of December 2011; the 26th is a Monday and ordinarily the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery (home to David) would be closed. Not so this year, although they will be closing an hour or so earlier. Uffizi booking Accademia and David booking Recommend on Facebook [...]
Rome, Colosseum tickets and tours 2012
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Roman Colosseum may stand in place as a solid, stable and immovable monument, but when it comes to openings, tours, ticketing and special events, things are as far removed from stable and immovable as can possibly be imagined. Here below is the state of play for those of you wishing to visit the Roman [...]
Lucca, Marc Chagall exhibition 2012
December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lucca, Chiesa romanica di S.Cristoforo ‘Chagall’s Spiritual Universe’ 7th January – 18th March 2012 *** extended until 10th June Advance notice of an exhibition of 20 works by Chagall, on show in a deconsecrated church in the very heart of medieval Lucca, Tuscany. Link to official site (Italian only) Italy ticket booking from tickitaly.com Recommend [...]
Rome exhibition – masterpieces from the Louvre at the Borghese
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Rome, Borghese Gallery – ‘I Borghese e l’antico’ 7th December 2011 – 9th April 2012 The dates have been moved a few times, but finally this exhibition is about to open. A unique event, on the occasion of Italy’s 150th anniversary of Unification, this exhibition sees more than 60 masterpieces ‘coming home’ to the Borghese [...]
Pompeii recovery plan confirmed with UNESCO
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretty much a year to the day (‘Pompeii wall collapse damage inspected by Unesco team‘) it has been announced that ‘The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO and the Italian government have agreed to join forces to restore rain-damaged Pompeii.’ [link] Though the site has always been safe for visitors, there have been some notable collapses [...]
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