The winter solstice is traditionally associated with rebirth, and that’s why we say that the year that comes is “new.” Rebirth means hope an...

  What I find most impressive in Florence, nowadays, is the silence. Maybe it was too noisy before. Maybe there were too many tourists, too ...

  The story of a mysterious palace near Florence. Who built it and why? Why is it called the "Palace of the Devils?" And what does...

This page is dedicated to Antonio Bardi, Florentine painter (1862-1924). It was created in 1998 by his great-grandson Ugo Bardi. It ...

I wrote this document in 1995  in response to a question from a friend of mine from California. I am republishing it here, in 2015, wit...

Miguel Martinez was born in Mexico and now is a resident of Florence. He writes on his blog , mainly in Italian, with the nick of "Kel...