Life Beyond Tourism Blog

Following the June leg of the 2011 Travel Festival in Florence, the September one is landing today at 5.00pm at the Museo di Antropologia e Etnologia in Via del Proconsolo. This section includes several itinerant initiatives that will leave the city on Saturday the 10th; and that will be “dedicated to Emilio Salgari, to the A1 motorway, to Madeira, to [...]

In 2005, the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® together with the Vivahotels ART IN OUR HEART supported the restoration of the furnitures and of the documentation which were originally displayed in the Museo Casa di Dante in Florence, and which had been almost destroyed in a fire.  At that time, we involved the Vivahotels’ guests in purchasing at [...]

There is a new way to visit the Uffizi Collection’s today thanks to Centrica‘s move to the innovative processes of digital imaging and visual interactive communication to the cultural heritage sector. The Uffizi Virtual and Uffizi Touch® projects give a new “form” to the works of the Uffizi collection, set in high resolution digital images. Uffizi Virtuale represents a new [...]

The wait is over for A Roof with a View, the event of Florence’s 2011 summer season: seventeen panoramic terraces, a photography contest and fun prizes courtesy of Più Firenze for all participants. From June 15th to June 30th, September 2011, seventeen rooftop terraces  along the Arno River,  Florence’s hills, and in the city centre [...]

If you like travelling and would like to visit one of the most beautiful and charming city in the world… you cannot miss the 2011 Travel Festival (Festival del Viaggio) in Florence, Italy! This year, the Festival  will happen as a round-trip. The first leg started on Wednesday, June 8th with the opening of the photo-exhibition BOLIVIANS [...]

Hi bloggers, let’s go back to discover your own travel stories!! Today, we have Hannah Ring from Chicago, USA telling us about her experience, suggestions, and pictures of a Chicagoan living in Florence, Italy for four months: “Becoming a local visitor is truly the only way to see the world and experience first hand the [...]

During the week of November 15, 2010 until November 21, 2010, we had the pleasure of attending a photo exhibition by a Czech photographer, Frantisek Kratky. The exhibition was held at the Auditorium al Duomo, right  in  the centre of Florence, and is another part of our expanding Life Beyond Tourism project. The exhibition formally [...]

READ THE ENGLISH VERSION AT THIS LINK. Il Comune di Castelfiorentino, l’Assessorato alla Cultura e il BE–GO Museo Benozzo Gozzoli stanno organizzando una nuova mostra nell’ambito del progetto “La Città degli Uffizi” – ideato dal Direttore della Galleria degli Uffizi Antonio Natali al fine di promuovere  le realtà museali ‘minori’ attraverso il prestito di opere [...]

Following the great success in 2008, the 2010 Edition of  Costume Colloquium is coming soon in Florence, Italy from the 4th to the 7th of November 2010! Promoted by the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation in the context of Life Beyond Tourism, this year the topic Dress for Dance will be exploring interdisciplinary and cultural aspects [...]

From July 19th to July 25th come to Florence and enjoy the World Under 23 Ultimate Frisbee Championships! Promoted by Tuscan Flying Bisch Association in collaboration with Federazione Italiana Flying Disc, World Flying Disc Federation, and Comune di Firenze, the championship will bring to Florence 600 players from around the world to play the World [...]