Archives 2020 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Pandemics in Italy, Today and in the Past Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Black Christ of Lucca, Oldest Carved Wood Statue in Europe Mangia! Mangia! – Time for Pesto2019 Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Cucina Tipica, An Italian Adventure by Andrew Cotto Mangia! Mangia! – Finding the Foods You Miss After Leaving Italy Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Uffizi Wants Its Painting Back!2018 Tuscan Traveler’s Pick – New Biscotti Museum in Florence Mangia! Mangia! – L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele Opens in Florence Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Expatriate Stories, Dr. Buly finds Podere Collalto Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Expatriate Stories, Frederick Stibbert’s Museum Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Expatriate Stories, Frederick Stibbert Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Cremona, City of Violins2017 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – New Murder Mystery Series Set in Florence and Tuscany Mangia! Mangia! – Wine Portals, Buchette del Vino Revisited Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Murder Holes at the Palazzo Vecchio Tuscan Traveler Tales – Restoring Medici Tapestries at the Palazzo Vecchio Mangia! Mangia! – Florentine Sweet for September, Schiacciata con l’Uva Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – La Specola Museum Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – New Ferragamo Museum Exhibition Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Tuscany’s Sword in the Stone, San Galgano Mangia! Mangia! – Polpettone, Italy’s Meatloaf Mangia! Mangia! – Pan di Ramerino, Traditional Florentine Rosemary Bread Mangia! Mangia! – Cacciucco, Tuscan Fish Stew Mangia! Mangia! – Acquacotta, the Italian Stone Soup2016 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Cats of Italy Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Dreaming of Machiavelli Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Nonfiction Books to Read Before You Go To Italy, Part Two Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Books to Read Before Traveling to Italy, Part One Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – 50 Years Since the Great Flood Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Towers of Florence, Part Three Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Towers of Florence, Part Two Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Towers of Florence, Part One Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Real Licorice from Calabria Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Best Day in Chianti Classico Region, Part Two Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Best Day in Chianti Classico Region, Part One Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Cats of Venice Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Death at the Duomo, 5 questions for the author Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Renaissance Beauty, It was Work Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Italian Food and Life Rules Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Aren’t the Spring Flowers Petaloso? Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – A Duomo Doesn’t Need a Dome Mangia! Mangia! – Tuscan Holiday Treats for Spring Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Strappo, the way to save a fresco2015 Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Novels to Read Before Going to Italy Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Nonfiction Books to Read Before Going to Italy in 2016 Tuscan Traveler’s Pick – The “New” Duomo Museum Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – When The World Answered Mangia! Mangia! – Zabaione, the Italian Dolce, Rarely Found in Italy Italian Food Rules – Hands on the Table Mangia! Mangia! – Zucchini Flowers Italian Style Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – 6 Questions For Susan Van Allen Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Bellini Museum Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – 5 Questions for Kelly Borsheim, Street Painter in Florence Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Women Key to Italian Resistance in WWII Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Pietre Dure by Scarpelli Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Marvis the Florentine Toothpaste Italian Food Rules – Eat Colomba for Easter Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Brunello Cucinelli, the Philosopher Businessman Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – The Italians by John Hooper2014 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Italian Life Rules Has Launched! Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Mud Angels, Then and Now Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – The 1966 Florence Flood Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Women Artists & the 1966 Florence Flood Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – A New Book on the Life of Mona Lisa by Dianne Hales Italian Life Rules – What’s the Deal With Change? Italian Life Rules – Kissing the Italian Cheek Italian Life Rules – The Mystery of Ciao Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – 5 Questions for Joanna Penn Italian Life Rules – Burnt to a Crisp by Lo Sciopero Tuscan Traveler Tales – 5 Questions for Dianne Hales Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Brainstorming at the Spa in Matera for Writers Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – The Tigress of Forlì by Elizabeth Lev Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – All About Giotto’s Bell Tower Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Finding Rome on the Map of Love by Estelle Jobson Italian Life Rules – Galateo, the 500 Year Old Guide to Polite Manners Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Duomo Façade, a Lesson in Italian Construction Projects Francesca’s Footprints – A Student Finally Learns Something Important Italian Life Rules – Superstitions, Familiar and Strange2013 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Happy New Year in Florence Burnt To A Crisp – The Italian Post Office, Of Course Italian Life Rules – Italians Hate Wall-To-Wall Carpeting Francesca’s Footsteps – Giving Thanks In The Maremma Italian Life Rules – Bicycles Are A Way of Life Francesca’s Footprints – Have a Nice Day & Watch Your Step Italian Life Rules – If The Shoe Fits Italian Life Rules – The Anarchy of Shutters Francesca’s Footprints – Cocktails at Art Bar Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – More Museum Card News in Florence Burnt to a Crisp – Americans Behaving Badly in Florence Francesca’s Footprints – Forte Belvedere Reopens after Five Years Mangia! Mangia! – Al Covo Introduces Its Offspring CoVino in Venice Francesca’s Footprints – Pizza from Heaven in Florence Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Common Man Walks Off The Bridge Again Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Women Artists Now More Visible at the Uffizi Mangia! Mangia! – Dante Would Have Loved the Prato Bread Festival Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – The Monument to a Tragedy Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Twenty Years Ago A Terrorist Bomb Shook Florence Dove Vai? – Carpigiani Gelato Museum, Museo del Cibo Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Casini Firenze Italian Life Rules – The Dreaded Draft or a Blast of Air Dove Vai? – To Siena to See the Door to Heaven Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Friend In Florence Gets a Nod From Dream of Italy Mangia! Mangia! – That’s Amaro, Italy Loves Its Digestivos Mangia! Mangia! – Prosciutto & Melon Go Together Mangia! Mangia! – Horsemeat on the Menu and in the Market Mangia! Mangia! – Baccalà Binds and Divides Italy Italian Food Rules – Italians Only Drink Tea When They Are Sick2012 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Arno is Still Rising with the Bomba D’Acqua Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – High Water in Italy Dove Vai? – Florence is alive this week with Florens 2012 Dove Vai? – The Umberto I Library at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Library #7 Dove Vai? – Predappio, the Scariest Haunted Town in Italy Italian Food Rules – Only Dip Biscotti in Vin Santo, Not in Coffee Italian Food Rules – Wine or Water, Nothing Else Italian Food Rules – Don’t Dip Bread in Olive Oil Italian Food Rules – Don’t Touch the Fruits and Vegetables Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise on the Move TuscanTraveler’s Tales – Clet, Again! Italian Food Rules – No Ice Cubes in Beverages Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Second Quake Endangers Balsamic Vinegar Production Italian Food Rules – No Cheese on Fish Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Quake Devastates Italian Cheese Production Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Clet is not just about Street Signs Dove Vai? – To Savor ‘Cake Thinking’ at Palazzo Coveri Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Men in Tights Never Go Out of Fashion Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Clet Abraham’s Street Art Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Folon’s Over the Rainbow to See the Stars Dove Vai? – The Folon Rose Garden of Florence Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Master Designer in Glass & Crystal Beads, Ornella Aprosio Italian Food Rules – No Doggy Bags, 2nd Serving Italian Food Rules – No Doggy Bags! Mangia! Mangia! – Cioccolata Calda, the Best Florence has to Offer2011 Mangia! Mangia! – Christmas Lunch with Chiara Latini Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Artisan Woodworker of Cortona Italian Food Rules – No Meatballs On Top of Spaghetti Mangia! Mangia! – Cioccolata Calda, Florentine Hot Chocolate Italian Food Rules – No Gaudy Dressing, Keep Salad Simple Mangia! Mangia! – Thanksgiving in Florence Italian Food Rules – Do Not Eat or Drink While Walking Mangia! Mangia! – Marco Stabile Cooks an Egg Italian Food Rules – Bread Is Not Better With Butter Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – A Galileo Day Mangia! Mangia! – Sherbeth Festival in Sicily Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Save Time, Skip the Line, See the Duomo and More! Italian Food Rules – No Pizza for Lunch Mangia! Mangia! – New Wave of Italian Emigration, Gelato Pioneers Mangia! Mangia! – Gelato Crostini Anyone? Italian Food Rules – No Cappuccino After 10am Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Museum Pass Card Face-Off Mangia! Mangia! – Mozzarella di Bufala, Part 2 Mangia! Mangia! – Mozzarella di Bufala, Part 1 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Easter Egg Extravaganza! Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Museum Passes Part Two, Firenze Card, finalmente! Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Artusi at 100, Italy Honors its Culinary Father Dove Vai? – Sketches by Leonardo and Michelangelo at the Uffizi Mangia! Mangia! – Ora d’Aria, a breath of fresh air Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Museum Passes Part One, Amici degli Uffizi Mangia! Mangia! – 150 Years of Garibaldi Biscuits Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Italy’s 150th Anniversary, Garibaldi & Lincoln Dove Vai? – Art and Pathology Meet in New Exhibit Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Happy 150th Anniversary Italy! Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Happy New Year from Tuscany!2010 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Emily Dickinson Celebrated in Florence Dove Vai? – Uffizi Exhibit of Self-Portraits of “Invisible Women” Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Following the Aqueducts Near Lucca & Pisa Only Slightly Burnt to a Crisp – Florence’s Taxi Service, Again Dove Vai? – Travel To Italian World War II Sites with Anne Saunders Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Fake Doors of Paradise, Would Ghiberti Approve? Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Have You Seen Arnie & Soot? Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Open House at the Synagogue Tuscan Traveler’s Tale – Opera in Spoleto Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Having a Bardini Kind of Day! Dove Vai? – A Holiday in an Historic Palace Burnt to a Crisp – Taxi Ride to Economic Ruin Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – It’s a Sunflower Year in Tuscany Dove Vai? – The Bardini Museum Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Secrets of My Tuscan Kitchen by Judy Witts Burnt to a Crisp – Graffiti Redux Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Graffiti, Then and Now Dove Vai? – The Laurentian Library by Michelangelo, Library # 6 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Gelato, the Good, the Bad, and the Festival Tuscan Traveler’s Tale – Vasari Corridor is Open to All (Not!) Dove Vai? – The Davanzati Palace: A Place to Escape the Crowds Dove Vai? – Searching Venice for a Glass Mosquito Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Historical Scavenger Hunt Through Florence Dove Vai? – Piazza del Capitolo, Library #5 Dove Vai? – Galileo First Editions at Biblioteca Biomedica, Library #4 Burnt to a Crisp – Love Padlocked to the Ponte Vecchio Burnt to a Crisp – New Year in Florence is a Wash Out2009 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Searching for the Sasso di Dante Mangia! Mangia! – Obika, go for the design and the food Dove Vai? – The British Institute’s Comfy Reading Room, Library #3 Dove Vai? – Tourists are welcome at the Oblate, Library #2 Dove Vai? – Accademia della Crusca at Villa di Castello, Library #1 Dove Vai? – The American Sicily-Rome WWII Cemetery & Memorial Dove Vai? – Olive Oil Museums of Italy, Museo del Cibo #4 Mangia! Mangia! – Craving Mac ‘n’ Cheese in Tuscany Burnt to a Crisp – or not – No more traffic around the Duomo Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Dark Water, a story of the 1966 flood Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – The Luxury of Going Slowly Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Beach Life Italian Style Dove Vai? – Balsamic Vinegar Museum, Museo del Cibo #3 Dove Vai? – Two Rivers Arrives in Florence Dove Vai? – The Prosciutto Museum, Museo del Cibo #2 Dove Vai? – The Parmesan Museum, Museo del Cibo #1 Dove Vai? – La Foce, Tuscany Meets England in the Garden Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – 500 Years of Florentine Football Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Mapplethorpe, Michelangelo & Patti Smith Dove Vai? – The Galleria Ferrari Museum, cars and more cars Dove Vai? – Mille Miglia, the most beautiful road race in the world Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Tribute to Ellen Reavis Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Scoppio del Carro, Ancient Easter Cart Blows Sky High Mangia! Mangia! – Ristorante Galeffi, from fizz to fine food Burnt to a Crisp – Space, a Flying Star, and a little Hospitality Burnt to a Crisp – Grasping at Straws or Salemi Dove Vai? – Historic Shop in Florence Dove Vai? – American World War II Cemetery Near Florence Dove Vai? – Museo Casa Siviero, an Unknown Jewel Dove Vai? – The Castle Town of Montefioralle Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Wishing for Snow in Florence2008 Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – The Wine Portals of Florence Dove Vai? – To the Arno during Acqua Alta Mangia! Mangia! – Biscotti di Prato is 150 Years Old Burnt to a Crisp! – Signage in Italy Mangia! Mangia! – Gelato and Hot Chocolate Together! Dove Vai? – New View of the Cricket Cage Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Duomo Clock Keeps “Italian Time” Mangia! Mangia! – The Ultimate Tuscan Burger at Mac Dario Dove Vai? – Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden Dove Vai? – Florentine Leather in NYC Tuscan Traveler’s Tales – Matera, City of Stone Dove Vai? – Go to Matera for the Best European Writers’ Conference Mangia! Mangia! – The Bread of Matera, Italy’s Best? Mangia! Mangia! – Melt In Your Mouth Lardo Burnt to a Crisp – Train to Nowhere Dove Vai – Colonnata, Village of Anarchists, Lardo and Marble Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Master Craftsman, Simone Taddei Burnt to a Crisp – Haunted Honeymoon Revisited Dove Vai? – The Fix-It Shop for the Cathedral Mangia! Mangia! – Tale of Two Brothers Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Walking in the Footsteps of the Grand Dukes Dove Vai? – Refuge in a Bookshop Burnt to a Crisp – Outlaws on a Bench Tuscan Traveler’s Picks – Four Other Museums in Florence Welcome to TuscanTraveler!
