By: Italo Rizzo - Guest Blogger Florence has always been a great source of creative inspiration, (for painters, sculptors, musicians, actors, directors...) and I think the “cradle of Renaissance” is still the best place to make art happen, even if you aren't an artist. One of the most interesting activities to do in Florence, in fact, is joining a course at a local workshop to learn the “trade secrets.” If ...

Check out Bianco Bianchi's (yes, his name was "White Whites") collection of scagliola (ska-YLEEOH-la) artwork, the man who dedicated his life to keeping this ancient Tuscan handicraft alive. "The Art of Scagliola" is a FREE EXPO from now until January 6th, hosted by the Spazio Mostre della Cassa di Risparmio in Florence, Italy. Made up of ancient scagliola from the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries, this ...

The Ponte Vecchio is a lovely, but extremely touristic, bridge in Florence, Italy. We'll make sure you don't get caught in its traps and end up spending way more than you need to for much less than you deserve :) Marco (the Florentine founder of StudentsVille) and I have put together a little interesting Ponte Vecchio history, plus our Italian-American reccomendations on: nearby bars & restaurants with ...