by Penny | 17 Jul, 2018 | Architecture, Florentine History, Florentine money, Footnotes from Florence, Guilds & Livery Companies, Medieval History, Medieval Money, News, Saints, Sculpture, Social History, The Medici, Tours
Guild Trademarks from the Medieval Period on display across the City of Florence “Footnotes from Florence” – a personal collection of curious connections between the UK and Florence. I had the great pleasure recently of sharing a visit to Florence...
by Penny | 28 Feb, 2018 | Florentine History, Marble mines, Medieval History, Michelangelo, News, Renaissance Art, Sculpture, Social History, Tours
The Marble Mines of Carrara – Visiting this special place is quite an experience and these beautiful mountains with their white treasure, exposed for all to see, even from the railway line way below them, are available to visit only a couple of hours away from...
by Penny | 5 Jun, 2017 | Architecture, Florentine History, Lead story, Medieval History, Medieval Money, News, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Social History, The Art of Writing, Tuscan gardens
Arnolfini family – an unlucky love affair in Lucca Following on from my Blog about Lucchese merchant Niccolo Arnolfini and his wife, Costanza Trenta who died in childbirth – I was saddened to learn this week that future generations of the...
by Penny | 3 May, 2017 | Books, Garden tours, News, Social History, The Art of Writing, Tours, Tuscan gardens, WW2
A day trip to La Foce & DopoLavoro La Foceand Montepuliciano. DopoLavoro La Foce is a restaurant, lodged in a building that formed part of the grounds of Anthony and Iris Origo’s estate in Val D’Orcia. It was originally the place where their farm...
by Penny | 3 Dec, 2016 | Lead story, News, The Art of Writing, writer's retreat
The Art of Writing Course September 2017 The Art of Writing Writers Retreat in Tuscany A six-day writers retreat in the mountains of Tuscany. September 10-16, 2017. Take time to rest, to dream, to try. The Art of Writing is a writers retreat in...
by Penny | 29 Jan, 2016 | Activities, Books, The Art of Writing, writer's retreat, WW2
Writing from a Sense of Place with Lisa Clifford – Wednesday 24th February 2016 Location Castello di Vincigliata – near Fiesole, Italy Is your story-telling flagging? Do you need help with your characterisation and narrative layers? Join us for a day of...
