On 14th December, we celebrated a new connection between Provincial Government of Florence and Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® – Life Beyond Tourism®! The cerimony began in “Sala Luca Giordano” (Palazzo Medici Riccardi), with greetings and presentations of the authorities and the official signatures of the Memorandum. In the afternoon, at the Auditorium al Duomo, there was the [...]
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Assisi, Italy: the WTE_World Tourism Expo experience!
Have you ever heard about the WTE_World Tourism Expo? It is a tourism and travel event especially dedicated to those heritage sites that are listed under the UNESCO World Heritage List. It took place in Assisi (Italy) from September 16th to September 18th, 2011. — In the occasion of the expo, we were there with: . a stand [...]
Collaborations and offers in Florence: committment on local territory by Life Beyond Tourism Members
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 [...]
Across the Ocean…compared visitor’s experiences between Chicago and Florence
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 [...]
Japanese ancient traditions: a new publication to be presented in Florence
We today inform you about a new publication to be soon presented in Florence: GIAPPONE. TUTELA E CONSERVAZIONE DI ANTICHE TRADIZIONI by Olimpia Niglio and Koji Kuwakino (Pisa: Plus-Pisa University Press, 2010) The publication is the result of the collaboration between the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo and the Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P. Vieusseux, [...]
Musica in Piazza 2010
Il 6 Giugno h. 21,15 in Piazza Umberto I a Grassina, non perdere l’occasione di ascoltare lo storico concerto in piazza del Coro Sociale di Grassina. Fondato nel 1893, il Coro è composto da 50 elementi e diretto dal Maestro Ginko Yamada – soprano del Coro del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. A carattere dilettantisctico, [...]
ITKI- International Traditional Knowledge Institute
Promoted by UNESCO, a new institute to study, preserve, and apply traditional knowledges and tecniques is recently born. The official presentation of ITKI- International Traditional Knowledge Institute was held in Florence on the 12th of May, 2010. Read the full news at this link!!!
90 day for Intercultural Dialogue in Florence: reopening of the Caffè Astra al Duomo!
Are you in Florence, Italy? Are you looking for a charming, warm enviroment in the centre of Florence to have lunch or to spend your happy hour?? Then you will be happy to know that Caffè Astra al Duomo is going to re-open tomorrow April 28th! Caffè Astra al Duomo is going to offer you [...]
‘Firenze:2000 Anni di Storia’ is on You Tube!
Hi bloggers, interested in learning more about the history of Florence?? Then, watch the DVD Firenze:2000 Anni di Storia/Florence: 2000 Years of History at this link on You Tube. The DVD has been: Realized by Vincenzo Capalbo, Marilena Bertozzi – Art Media Studio Promoted by Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco in the context of Life Beyond [...]
Touches of Renaissance
Hi bloggers, today, we would like to inform you about another event organized in the context of Life Beyond Tourism! It is the yearly workshop ‘Touches of Reinassance‘ …coming up soon, and promoted by the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation! Students of architecture from different European countries will meet and work together, studying Renaissance architecture in [...]
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