Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.
Category: Florence (Italy)
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Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage
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A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence
The New York Times – Travel:In the Italian birthplace of modern fragrance, a writer visits master perfumers and fragrance shops, and concocts her own autumnal scent.
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A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence
The New York Times – Travel:In the Italian birthplace of modern fragrance, a writer visits master perfumers and fragrance shops, and concocts her own autumnal scent.
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5 Hotels For Savoring the Fall
The New York Times – Travel:These new or renovated getaways offer opportunities to bask in the season’s pastoral and cultural delights in comfort.
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Why November Is Becoming the Best Time for Off-Season Travel
The New York Times – Travel:The increasing popularity of September and October travel has changed the traditional shoulder season, leaving sporadic midweek troughs and a few weeks in November.
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Is Orange Coffee the Drink of the Summer?
The New York Times – T Magazine:Plus: a Florentine palazzo hotel, cloud-shaped jewelry and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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From Florence to Malta, 5 New Boutique Hotels
The New York Times – Business:Whether set amid vineyards in Burgundy or in the heart of Florence, these boutique hotels will keep the crowds at bay.
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A New Hotel Perched in the Hills of Florence
Plus: an exhibition dedicated to Leigh Bowery, hydrating skin care made from rice and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?
Efforts to limit visitors in tourist hot spots have had mixed results, at best. Competing interests have a way of impeding attempts to stem the tide.
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An Italian Jewelry Designer Focuses on Color and Shape
Angela Caputi’s vibrant styles are made with lightweight resin.
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Golf Carts, Loudspeaker, Lockboxes: Florence Bans Tourism Headaches
The popular Tuscan destination is the most recent European city to consider measures aimed at making life in a tourism hot spot more bearable.
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Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford.