Blog Detail
Tuscan Traveler
http://www.tuscantraveler.com
Living and Writing in Italy
- Added on: Oct 15th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: TuscanTraveler
- Listed in: Travel World Cuisine
- Tags: travel italy tuscany florence Italian food italian wine
Recent Posts
Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Searching for the Sasso di Dante
I had been looking for Dante’s Stone for years. Not every day mind you, but off and on … for years. The story of the Sasso di Dante has been talked about for centuries. Seven centuries to be exact, because the last time Dante could have sat o...
Mangia! Mangia! – Obika, go for the design and the food
On the trendy Via de’ Tornabuoni, nestled in the courtyard of the luxe Palazzo Tornabuoni, is a new restaurant, Obikà, the latest location in a chain of mozzarella bars that has its birthplace in Rome, and now has siblings in London, New York,...
Dove Vai? – The British Institute’s Comfy Reading Room, Library #3
The most Anglo American-styled library in Florence, the Harold Acton Library, is owned and operated by the British Institute of Florence. Contained on 2 ½ book-lined floors, the library allows full access to the stacks and provides knowledgeable ass...
Dove Vai? – Tourists are welcome at the Oblate, Library #2
Americans and Brits usually find visiting libraries in Italy both frustrating and dissatisfying. The stacks are not open, so no browsing. You usually have to deal with a surly civil servant who will tell you that you do not have the right paperwork, ...
Dove Vai? – Accademia della Crusca at Villa di Castello, Library #1
In the 16th century Medicean Villa of Castello, is one of the most important of Florence’s many libraries, the Crusca Academy (Accademia della Crusca). The Villa of Castello, located on the northern edge of the city, with its magnificent gardens...
Dove Vai? – The American Sicily-Rome WWII Cemetery & Memorial
The Florence American World War II Cemetery is the smaller of two such cemeteries in Italy and thus seems more personal, more approachable, nestled in the classic Tuscan countryside below the hill town of Impruneta. The World War II Sicily-Rome Ameri...
