ARTISTS and ARTISANS
Ceramic Workshop in Italy
Learn how to create undulating and dimensional ceramic tile murals during this 14-day hands-on workshop. You will be shown how to create wall sculptures large and small, while sharing how to adhere, frame and hang these art pieces.
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Art in Tuscany
Visit Kalpa Art Living’s first annual art exhibition at two outstanding contemporary galleries in Tuscany.
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The Secrets of Sea Silk
Sea silk may sound like the stuff of myths, yet actually lustrous sea silk is harvested from a rare clam, whose delicate fibres flash gold in the sunlight.
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Italy’s Oldest Sweet Shop
The Pietro Romanengo shop in Genoa is the same it was the day of its opening in 1814. In spring, the factory becomes dedicated to the processing of fresh roses.
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La Bella Vita: Andrea Bocelli Reflects
Following the release of his album ‘Sì’, Andrea Bocelli shares his passion for his homeland of Italy and reflects on the happiest moments of his life.
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Sacred Clay : Sorrento’s Nativity Creator
From the terracotta clay his family used for making bricks since the 15th century, Marcello Aversa now creates incredible miniature masterpieces depicting the nativity and the ancient rites of Sorrento.
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The Mask Maker of Florence
Envy Italy magazine meets the master mask maker Agostino Dessì whose work has been used in movies and adorns the walls of beautiful homes around the world.
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Florentine Alchemy
Envy Italy visits one of the oldest pharmacies in the world: Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella which is now an amazing haven of luxury lifestyle gift ideas from Italy. Adjacent to Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence, the Officina...
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Chianti Art
When you enter the workshop and gallery Lucia Volentieri in Castillina in Chianti you are immediately transported into another world, one filled with heavenly handcrafted delights. Unique creations modelled in clay and porcelain are elegantly displayed each catching...
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Artisan Knives Made In Tuscany
The traditional art of knife making still happens in Scarperia, Italy. A tuscan town for a unique stop during a luxury Italy road trip. Go in June for the fair.
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Food Festivals in Italy
During autumn, fabulous food festivals dot the country as they celebrate the Italian harvest. Here are some to visit during your autumn trip to Italy …
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Italy’s Love Affair With Whiskey
The resurgence of whiskey in the mixology world, sees pioneers bringing the golden era of whiskey back in fashion. Envy Italy visits Italy’s whiskey distilleries.
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Fantasy Creator of the Masked Ball
Il Ballo del Doge is the most sumptuous masked ball of the Venice Carnival, we meet the creator, of this true luxury experience, Antonia Sautter
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Matera : Italy’s Cinderella Town
Named the European Capital of Culture 2019, Matera is one of the coolest places to visit in Italy this year. Envy Italy’s guide to where to stay in Matera.
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Carnevale Holiday Time in Viareggio, Tuscany
The “Carnevale di Viareggio” in Italy, takes place over an entire month with five days of processions every year. Visitors of all ages flood to the city to enjoy a remarkable street party.
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Christmas Markets in Italy
If you’re going to be spending the Christmas Holiday in Tuscany, then you’ll be spoilt for choice with seasonal events and winter festivals. There are a whole host of Christmas celebrations to take part in. One unforgettable event has to be a trip to one of the traditional Christmas markets in Italy.
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White Truffle Festival (Nov)
On the last three consecutive Saturdays and Sundays of November every year you can taste and buy fresh white truffle and browse through stands discovering numerous truffle-based products like truffle oil, pastes and sauces, truffle salt and other preserves.
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The Vineyards’ Guardians
Utility and fascination are the cornerstones of Italian landscape tradition and it is from this union that one of the most original views of this territory was born. It is not uncommon to bump into it, you simply need to reach the rural areas of which Tuscany, in...
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