Visiting the Uffizi in Florence Virtually With Uffizi Touch

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If, like me, you have not yet got round to visiting the Uffizi art gallery in Florence, which my Italian other half has visited and raved about, but you are lucky enough to have an iPhone, or even better, an iPad - Apple's amazing technological jewels which double as app holders, you can now one of … [Read more...]

Hostelbookers Sparkling Summer Sale

Italy's very own summer sales are great.  You can pick up all sorts of things at knock-down prices.  Hostelbookers, the website which specialises in budget accommodation is also holding a summer sale which includes a wide selection of interesting places to stay around Italy.  I know, they wrote … [Read more...]

Matteo Renzi Takes Florence

Matteo Renzi - Mayor of Florence

In Florence a breath of fresh air is blowing through the glorious streets of this fascinating Italian city at this very moment.  This breath of fresh air is in the form of newly elected mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi.Florence's recently acquired a new mayor is a young Italian politician … [Read more...]

Fascinating Florence

Lungarno degli Archibusieri, Florence

Florence is yet another of the long list of interesting cities with which Italy is filled.As with many other Italian cities, it is crammed full of things to see.  Aside from the fabulous features, Italian street scapes are wonderfully atmospheric too.This week's Images of Italy feature … [Read more...]

Can Matteo Renzi be Italy’s Obama?

In Italy, famed for its ancient monuments, old is generally synonymous with good, and youthfulness is associated with immaturity and a lack of experience.As a result of this belief, which appears to dominate the Living Museum, many of Italy's politicians are, to put it mildly, getting on a … [Read more...]