The Imperial and Royal Apartments of the Pitti Palace are being reopened to the public after 5 years of refurbishment. Fourteen luxuriously decorated chambers which were occupied by the Medici, […]
Guided Tours of Rome – 2 New Additions
A couple of new choices when it comes to guided tours of Rome. First is a tour of the ‘Lasagna Church’, the Basilica of San Clemente and its subterranean layers […]
Vasari Corridor – 2021 Re-Opening.
Ah well, perhaps the last post on this matter was a touch optimistic (and the one before that, and the one before that …) as it now looks like 2021 […]
Florence, Uffizi Gallery, Private Tours
We’ve been organising visits to Florence’s Uffizi Gallery for years and years and, after numerous requests, we’re now offering the option to arrange a private tour (much in the same […]
New Florence Guided Tours
We’re delighted to have some new Florence tours for 2019, with more on the way. For now we’ve a Florence Highlights Walking Tour (including a skip-the-line access to view Michelangelo’s […]
Vatican & St Peter’s Highlights
Highlights in the sense of lighting, LED lighting, as featured in this visually stunning video from Osram on the work they have already done in illuminating the Sistine Chapel and […]
Settimana della Cultura 2019
We’re not currently accepting bookings for a wide range of galleries and museums between the dates of 5th and 10th March 2019 as this falls in ‘Settimana della Cultura’ 2019, […]
Andrea Bocelli – Tuscany & Sicily 2019 concerts
In case you’re not yet aware, the original date for the 2019 edition of Andrea Bocelli’s Teatro del Silenzio has completely sold out. As a result, the maestro has announced […]
Uffizi Galleries and Pitti Palace: Homage to Cosimo I de’Medici
Uffizi Galleries and Pitti Palace, Florence6th June 2019 – 29th September 2019 To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Cosimo I de’Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, Florence […]
Tony Cragg exhibition at Boboli Gardens, Florence.
Florence, Giardino di Boboli7th May 2019 – 13th October 2019 The series of contemporary sculpture exhibitions at the Boboli Gardens continues with this exhibition of the work of Liverpool born […]
Pitti Palace Exhibition – The Feminine. Women, Social Commitment and Talent 1861-1926
Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria d’arte moderna7th March 2019 – 26th May 2019 Celebrating women – peasants, workers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers and others – through works that reveal their role in […]