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    Fra Filippo and Lucrezia Buti: An Infamous Love

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    Buon compleanno, Artemisia!

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    Medici 3 Masters of Florence: Lorenzo at his best and most devious

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    Laura che crea: The artist from Arezzo brining its cultural treasures to life

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    Bringing the Grand Tour Home: How Virtual Tours Revive the 19th-Century Journey

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    The Art of Fresco Making — Laura Ghezzi shows us how in Arezzo!

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    Two Foreigners — jeweler and author — celebrate culture of Arezzo!

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    Guernica: A Silent Cry That Shakes the World—A Reminder to Keep Art Alive

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    Palazzo Medici: Walking in the footsteps of Medici Princes

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    Dressing up like Eleonora de’ Medici! Che sogno!

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    Ponte Vecchio: A Florentine Icon of History, Art, and Resilience

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    Artemisia Gentileschi – Baroque Painter of Talent, Drama & Grit

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    Botticelli’s Eternal Muse: Feminine Beauty and Undying Love for Simonetta

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Discovering the Romanesque Chiesa di San Lorenzo - Discovering the Romanesque Chiesa di San Lorenzo - a perfect little jewel. I love the quiet simplicity of Romanesque architecture: the stone, the clean lines, the sense of history in every corner.

Sometimes simplicity says the most.

#ChiesaDiSanLorenzo #RomanesqueArchitecture #ItaliaDaScoprire #StudentessaMatta
At a tartufo festival in Monferrato… and somehow I At a tartufo festival in Monferrato… and somehow I’m making friends with every artisan jewelry maker instead of hunting for truffles. 😂

Come for the tartufi, leave with new jewelry and new friends. This is Italy! 

#Monferrato #TartufoFestival #MadeInItaly #ItalianArtisans #VitaItaliana
Sunday afternoon at a local tartufo festival here Sunday afternoon at a local tartufo festival here in Monferrato!

Beautiful weather, truffles and mushrooms, local cheeses and products, nuts, olives, honey, wine, handmade crafts… soaking up all the wonderful flavors and traditions of Piemonte 

#Monferrato #Piemonte #Tartufo #VitaItaliana #StudentessaMatta
Visiting Celli Monti with Daniela 🍷🇮🇹 Wine tasting Visiting Celli Monti with Daniela 🍷🇮🇹 Wine tasting, wonderful conversation, and soaking up the charm of one of Italy’s beautiful borghi. This is Piemonte at its best: good wine, good company, and places that make you want to slow down and stay awhile. ❤️

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Here in beautiful Montiglio Monferrato with Daniel Here in beautiful Montiglio Monferrato with Daniela, my colleague and Italian teacher who offers Italian Language Homestay experiences in Piemonte! 🇮🇹🍇

Imagine staying in a charming residence surrounded by the rolling hills and vineyards of Monferrato, while practicing Italian every day with a local teacher. This is language learning beyond the classroom: conversation, culture, food, wine, and everyday Italian life. ❤️

Live the language. Experience the culture. Discover Piemonte.

Interested in an Italian Language Homestay with Daniela? Contact me to learn more!

#ItalianLanguageHomestay #LearnItalianInItaly #Piemonte #MontiglioMonferrato #StudentessaMatta
Off again! Leaving Lecco and Lake Como and heading Off again! Leaving Lecco and Lake Como and heading back to Piemonte, this time to Montiglio Monferrato. Back in wine country! 🍷🍇

Che tranquillità! I’m visiting my wonderful colleague and Italian Language Homestay teacher, Daniela, and discovering her beautiful corner of Italy.

Another stop, another side of Italy to fall in love with! 🇮🇹

#MontiglioMonferrato #PiemonteItaly #ItalianLanguageHomestay #LearnItalianInItaly #StudentessaMatta

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