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Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Expatriate Stories, Frederick Stibbert
The stories of immigrants and expatriates who choose to live in Italy are some of the best tales told about present and former residents of Florence and Tuscany. Frederick Stibbert’s Villa in Florence...
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Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Expatriate Stories, Frederick Stibbert’s Museum
Garden of Stibbert Museum Coming of age in 1859, Englishman Frederick Stibbert settled in the villa his mother Giulia bought in Florence at the edge of town in the Montughi neighborhood. He was wealthy...
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Tuscan Traveler’s Pick – New Biscotti Museum in Florence
On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of its founding, the Biscottificio Antonio Mattei, the famed biscotti bakery, is opening its Piccolo Museo Bottega in the heart of Florence. Shop in the...
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Uffizi Wants Its Painting Back!
In 2015, a German was appointed to run the most Italian of museums in Florence, Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, the Galleries of the Uffizi (includes not only the Uffizi Gallery, but also the Vassari...
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Finding the Foods You Miss After Leaving Italy
To many of us who had the fortunate experience of living for years in Italy, we miss many things when we return to our home countries. For me the list is long and populated with the foods I despaired...
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Tuscan Traveler is Back and Tuscany has Changed
Tuscan Traveler has been on hiatus for about a year and for nine months of that time Florence and Tuscany existed without change – packed with tourists, full of art and history, replete with fabulous...
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Time for Pesto
Italian cuisine is not only regional; it is also seasonal. Insalata Caprese (mozzarella, tomato and basil) is not served in the winter. Spicy, hearty Pappardelle al Ragu Di Cinghiale, does not please...
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Black Christ of Lucca – Oldest Carved Wood Statue in Europe
Imagine the feelings of the soldiers of the segregated African-American 92nd Infantry Unit after they cleared the Nazi forces out of the Tuscan town of Lucca on viewing the Black Christ of the the...
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Pandemics in Italy – Today and in the Past
In this time of pandemic, a study of previous epidemics in Tuscany and Italy shows many similarities of successful disease management and dismal failures. Surprisingly, not much has changed in a...
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New Murder Mystery Series Set in Florence and Tuscany
Florence, Tuscany and murder: It’s a combination that gave birth to a new series of mysteries that brings together Florentine history, locations and cuisine with murder and mayhem in the Renaissance...
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