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The Italian passion for coffee is known around the world. Almost every country has its own way of drinking coffee, and in our country there are many.
There are 10 ways at ordering coffee at a café (bar).
1. Caffè: the regular coffee, also known as espresso. This is served when one says ” a coffee, [...]

Mannerist Style (2nd half of the 16th century). The terminology comes from “manner,” for instance “in the manner of”, which copies but also changes the equilibrium and harmony of classical architecture and which transforms or deforms. Examples: the great cave of Bernardo Buontalenti at the Boboli Gardens, the court of the Pitti Palace by Niccolo [...]

La Ribollita is one of the most renowned dishes in the Tuscan cuisine, Florentine in particular. Though being a plain dish, it is made with simple ingredients that belong to the peasant class and fill up the stomach at little cost: bread, beans and vegetables.
For our recipe, the following is needed:
• 300 grams of fresh, [...]

The cultural movement of Neorealism occurred between 1943 (“Ossessione” di L. Visconti) and 1949 (“Riso amaro” by De Santis), but its presence is evident in films until 1952. It was a brief period, however it was extremely influential in modern cinema, not only in Italy, but also world wide. It was a left born movement, [...]

Bard College is back to Florence at Accademia del Giglio for their Italian language and culture programme in 2010. Here is the video of their excursion to the towns of Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino on January 6th.

A hot dish, which will be received well in these cold winter days!
These ingredients serve 4 people:
200 grams of fine rice, 3-4 semi-medium size leeks, 2 sticks of celery, 2 zucchinis, 1 onion, a bouillon cube of meat broth and one of vegetable broth, olive oil, a tablespoon of concentrated tomato paste dissolved in a [...]

Etruscan architecture (8th century b.c. – 1st century b.c.) found primarily in Tuscany, for example in Volterra, Populonia, and Vetulonia. This architectural style is evident in tombs (houses were made of wood), arches (arches were invented by the Etruscan people), and amphitheatres.
Greek (8th century b.c. – 3rd century b.c.) Found in southern Italy and Sicily, [...]

One of the stereotypes that is most common among foreign students of the Italian language is that the Italians are direct descendants of the ancient Romans. We have to correct this rumour, because the Italians are actually a product of centuries of invasions and mixtures of different peoples, it is like a melting pot of [...]

Yes, from today Florence is closer by train. With the new “Freccia Rossa” the major Italian cities are all closer to each other. Here are just some examples with prices:

Florence – Milan, 1 hour and 45 minutes, 52 Euro;
Florence – Turin, 2 hours and 45 minutes, 67 Euro;
Florence – Bologna, 37 minutes, 24 Euro;
Florence – [...]

The Florentine Press is pleased to invite you to celebrate the presentation of its ground-breaking new release entitled Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence by Jane Fortune.
In this noteworthy book, Author Jane Fortune sheds light on hundreds of remarkable women artists and their thousands of forgotten works, revealing the ‘hidden half’ of one of the [...]