by: Silvia Ponticelli for guidedflorence.com In the wake of Europe’s financial crisis, Italy is still going strong. That is the message that Italy would like to promulgate through “The Year of Italian Culture 2013,” a program of events around the United States. [caption id="attachment_6869" align="alignleft" width="206"] David-Apollo on loan at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. | Photo Credit: Italian ...

Did you go and want to re-live the euphoria? Did you miss it and and can't forgive yourself? Do you have no idea what we're talking about? This is your photo article. We went to Pitti Taste (twice) and actually made it out with some pictures! Let me explain why that deserves a medal. This high profile artisan food fair brings the best - from nearly all 20 regions - of Italy to Florence, three intoxicating d ...

Women's Day is observed in various forms around the world on March 8th. What started in 1909 as a Socialist political movement for women's rights in the U.S. has evolved into a less revolutionary, more generic celebration of the female sex. In Italy, it's called "La Festa della Donna," which literally translates to "Women's Party" - yeah! Ladies get together for a girls night out, traditionally with no boys ...