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We have been informed here in the Artviva offices that there may be a museum strike in Florence tomorrow, March 19th! The strike is programmed for both March 19th and March 23rd, and will affect the...
View ArticleFeast day of Saint John the Baptist
The birth of the John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Florence, is coming up. Celebrated on June 24 every year with a great celebration. The feast of Saint John the Baptist has been celebrated in...
View ArticleVisit Tuscan Villas and Gardens for free!
From the 17th of June until the 14th of November visitors to Florence will have the opportunity to visit various gardens and villas normally closed to the public for free. Every Thursday through...
View ArticleA new exhibition in the Accademia Gallery in Florence
A new exhibition in the Accademia Gallery (the museum most famous for housing Michelangelo’s statue of David) has just begun. Entitled The Virtues of Love ? Nuptial Painting in 15th Century Florence...
View ArticleOh that old thing? Taking things for granted in Florence’s historic city centre
From Piazza Davanzati, the Palazzo dello Strozzini (and if you look closely, the Artviva Walking tours office!). Photo by Sailko Florence is often called a ‘living museum’ for all the fascinating,...
View ArticleItaly DOs and DON’Ts – pushing in is fine, just don’t touch the apples!
Touring around Florence can take up lots of energy, but there's no sitting on the floor or on the statues in the Uffizi Gallery. The Uffizi Gallery has just issued a list of rules for visitors to the...
View ArticleWTM World Responsible Tourism Day
WTM World Responsible Tourism Day ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 Visit www.artviva.com to sign up for our Free Florence Walking Tour on November 7, 2012. 7th November, 2012 is WTM World Responsible...
View ArticleFlorence’s Seedy Underbelly: Sex, Drugs & Renaissance
An adults only tour You may be surprised to know that the Renaissance had more than its fair share of debauchery! In Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, some of the most rich and famous led...
View ArticleDan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ sets Florence ablaze!
‘Inferno’, the latest novel by Dan Brown, is set in Florence Robert Langdon returns, treading through the Florence city streets as he deciphers the codes and mysteries in Dan Brown’s latest...
View ArticleInferno: Vasari, Dante & the Battle of Marciano
Vasari’s Battle of Marciano in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio. Nowadays Tuscany is synonymous with relaxing vacations involving wine tastings, long lunches in a hilltop town and meandering about the most...
View ArticleDan Brown ‘Inferno’ Inspires Artviva Inferno Florence Tour – See AFP NEWS Video
Journalist Dario Thuburn interviewed Artviva about the impact Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ will have on Florence tourism after Artviva launched the first and original Dan Brown Inferno Tour. See the short...
View ArticleINFERNO: from Dante to Dan Brown
Dante’s Inferno as depicted in a fresco inside Florence’s Duomo Dante’s Inferno has become the basis for the latest Dan Brown novel of the same name. Dan Brown’s Inferno takes its name from the first...
View ArticleVasari – Days of (their) Lives
Click to view slideshow. Giorgio Vasari was one of the Renaissance’s greatest artist and architect – and arguably the biggest gossip of them all! Born in the charming Tuscan town of Arezzo in 1511,...
View ArticleCerca Trova: Palazzo Vecchio, Battle of Marciano & Vasari’s hidden message
A close-up of one of the Vasari’s masterpieces mentioned in Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ If you’re a fan of Dan Brown, then one must-visit location to visit in Florence is the Palazzo Vecchio situated in...
View ArticleInspired by…Michelangelo’s David
Click to view slideshow. American gun maker ArmaLite has received a lot of unexpected publicity in reaction to their ad featuring Florence’s beloved Michelanglo’s David holding a rifle. The ad has...
View ArticleThe best bookshops in Italy – come in, cool off, warm up, read on….
Where to buy books in Italy. When travelling in Italy, a great thing to buy is a nice book. In the day of electronic devices allowing you to read, take photos, check your email and what not, there is...
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