From 1st July to 30th September 2008 the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery in Florence will extend the current opening hours up to 22.00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.more...

Museum Casa Rodolfo Siviero - Rodolfo Siviero in his will in 1983 left the house and furnishings to the Region of Tuscany. It is home to the private collection of the "James Bond of the art world"...more...

On Saturday on 17 May, it is possible to visit some on the Florence museums for free during the evening.more...

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum is located just behind the Cathedral of Florence, in the ancient palace that once housed the headquarters and workshop of the Opera or Cathedral Works.more...

For the lovers on the subjects related to the passage of time, there is at this moment a fabulous exhibition in History of Science Institute and Museum of Florence.more...

Italian Renaissance politics or better the politics of the Medici were as clear as sunset in hell and for those who had to deal with them, like living in a bucket with eels, once a Tuscan said.more...

The island offers a territory rich in marine as well as mountain flora and fauna. Elba is well prepared for tourism; there are about 200 hotels, 50 residences, 30 camping sites, and 30 farm house inns.more...

The world's first photography exhibition for the blind and the partially sighted people.more...

Piero was born in Borgo San Sepolcro, a quainttown in southern Tuscany, around 1420. He studied art in Florence, but his career was spent in many other cities, like Rome, Urbino, Ferrara, Rimini, and Arezzo.more...

The Apuan Alps are not only appreciated for the many varieties of fine marble that are quarried here, but also for top quality sandstones and slates.more...

The Maremma differs markedly from other parts of Tuscany in terms of landscape and social and economic history. There is at least one thing that this area has in common with the rest of the region...more...

The Museum of the Sketches is an only institution of this kind in this part of Tuscany. The art of sculpture has been practiced for centuries, and this museum is concrete testimony to the now consolidated role of the Versilia as an international...more...

This unique museum, situated in Coreglia Antelminelli in Lucca province, houses about 1300 plaster works made by local "figurinai" over the centuries.more...

The Gothic church of Santa Maria Novella contains some of the most important works of art in Florence. It is the first great basilica in Florence.more...

A major event celebrating the art of the blacksmith is held every other year in Stia, during which there is the individual and team world forging championship.more...