All of my Florentine friends know about Wisteria Lane because the TV series “Desperate Housewives” was a big hit over here. They were amused and a bit puzzled when I called our street Wisteria Lane one day. That was because they didn’t get the connection to the blooms right away since wisteria are called “glicine” […]
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We had the chance to see one of Florence’s hidden treasures today. There’s an organisation in Italy, FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano), whose mission is to protect and restore art, monuments and parks in their original locations, each of which reflect milestones of Italian history and identity. Each spring for two days, the organisation arranges visits […]
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