Giorgio Morandi was born in Bologna on 20th July 1890. He spent almost his whole life working as a painter and etcher in a small studio-flat in Via Fondazza that he shared with his three sisters. He never had a proper atelier, but he lived and worked in a medium-size room with a window looking onto a small yard, subject of several of his paintings.
This time I wish to write about the collection OBJECT D’AUTEUR, a tribute to the artist Giorgio Morandi, one of the most important figures of Italian painting of the 19th century and one of our best-known and admired artists in the world. The project started with a creative partnership between …
Tenuta Casadei is a unique estate and winery located in Alta Maremma, some 13 km from and near the village of Suvereto. Visiting the estate, either by foot or aboard a horse-drawn carriage, and learning all about the local ecosystem is an enlightening experience because, alongside vine farming, the estate is committed to fostering biodiversity.
Tuscany’s Alta Maremma has been forever devoted to the farming of vines. The Etruscans were the very first to grow vines in Maremma, and today that mysterious population’s culture still echoes throughout their namesake coast. “La costa degli Etruschi”. The Romans followed the Etruscans, later replaced by the local farmers and landowners …
The OSTERIA RIFRULLO was opened in 1990 by Eugenio and Manuela and the whole family pitched in to help, starting from grandpa who renovated the premises and grandma cooking in the kitchen. Even the copper sign outside the restaurant was handmade by Eugenio and his sister! As time passed they became renowned not only locally but also …
Our walk starts from the sixteenth-century door that overlooks Piazza Garibaldi. Walking along the main street, via Vittorio Emanuele II, you will reach the church of San Giovanni Battista, the main church in town. After the church as you keep walking you will find the the Palazzo Pretorio. The old palace is now the seat of the archaeological museum and …
Suspense must be present in thriller novels, without it the reader would not feel tension and excitement created by unpredictable and mysterious events while reading. Suspense builds up in a novel, keeping us hooked, until the final ending. After having been captured for the whole book, the final event or conclusion remains in my mind for …
From my bedroom window you I can see the sea.
The view inspired this new playlist: the sea. Many musicians, composers and authors have talked about it, but it is not easy to talk about the sea or even describe it. I am amazed to read so many beautiful lyrics where the sea simply remains in the background: a metaphor or a place where …
If you are in a reading mood this season… Here are some loved ones! A fun and interesting book to read if you love Florence! Ilaria Buccioni not only is managing Trattoria Sabatino with her Family, but is also keeping track of memories and happenings since her Grandfather opened the trattoria in the middle of the fifties. This book is a true life …
