Florence – Vasari Corridor to reopen in 2020? The last time we wrote about this it ‘was hoped’ that the corridor spanning the Arno would be ready to open to […]
Vasari Corridor – Re-Opening Still On Course For 2020
Florence – Vasari Corridor to reopen in 2020? The last time we wrote about this it ‘was hoped’ that the corridor spanning the Arno would be ready to open to […]
Private Tours of Rome
Private Guided Tours of Rome If you’re lucky enough to be able to arrange one, then a private city tour is absolutely the best way to explore and experience Rome, […]
Rome Exhibition – Ovid – Love, Myth and Other Stories
Ovid – Love, Myth and Other Stories An exhibition that frames and juxtaposes the life and works of Ovid with works of art and antiquity on and around the key […]
Da Vinci’s Last Supper – Safe For A Further 500 Years
Not the most fascinating of subjects, perhaps, air-conditioning, but freshly-installed equipment (jointly funded by Eataly) now means that a much better air-flow (10,000 cubic metres of fresh air a day, […]
Teatro del Silenzio, Andrea Bocelli, 2020
As we do each year we give you the chance to sign up for advance notice of bookings and sales for this event, so, here below is the signup form […]
Siena Palio 2019 Ticket Packages
We are now taking orders for the Siena Palio 2019 – as ever, run on 2 dates, the 2nd of July (a Tuesday), and the 16th of August (a Friday). […]
Siena Palio, 2020
As we do each year we give you the chance to sign up for advance notice of bookings and sales for this event, so, here below is the signup form […]
Pompeii & Vesuvius – Discovery Changes Volcanic Eruption Date?
Recent excavations in the Regio V district at Pompeii have uncovered something remarkable, an event that will see history books re-written. Vesuvius was thought to have erupted in August, 79 […]
Siena Cathedral – Marble Floors, After Dark Special Openings
Duomo di Siena 22nd – 28th October 2018 The splendid marble-graffito floors of Siena Cathedral are ordinarily only able to be admired by visitors from the running of the famous […]
Picasso Sculpture Exhibition at Rome’s Borghese Gallery
Borghese Gallery, Rome October 24th 2018 to February 3rd 2019 Exhibition, ‘Picasso. La Scultura’ The first ever exhibition in Italy dedicated to Picasso, the sculptor. Picasso visited Rome, Naples and […]