My recommendations for the best of this secluded and spiritual area The Casentino, to the east of Florence, is an often-overlooked area of Tuscany. If you’ve already visited the well-known, well-trodden parts of Tuscany and if secluded and spiritual appeals, you’ll want to see what I have to say about the Casentino. To view this article please go to my Substack
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Dante — A Literary Walking Tour
Dive into Dante's Florence Dante was a genius poet, the father of the modern Italian language, and the most important literary figure in all of Italy’s long history. Explore with me Dante's neighborhood, see where he lived, was baptized, and fell in love. I’ll show you the Palazzo of the Wool Guild that contains a Dante Library where his masterpieces are studied, and
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The City of Padova– A Surprising Beauty
This post won best general post of the year in Italy Magazine's awards Visit Italy off the beaten path! How can one country the size of California have so many beautiful cities? This is what I kept asking myself when I was in Padova. After thirty years of coming to Italy, and living here twice in the past, I had still never been to Padova, until last weekend. Padova
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