La Primavera del Prosecco
WINE, ART & NATURE FESTIVAL
March 15th to June 8th 2014. With the arrival of spring, the villages surrounding the city of Treviso in Veneto are bustling with many events, starting with the famous Primavera Del Prosecco.
Cultural Italy
Frida Kahlo at the Scuderie del Quirinale
EXHIBITION
From March 20th to August 31st, 2014 the Scuderie del Quirinale Palace in Rome will host a major exhibition of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), the undisputed icon of twentieth-century Mexican culture, and forerunner of the feminist movement.
Claudio Abbado, Conductor, dies at 80
NEWS
Claudio Abbado is one of those many artists Italy is also known for and proud of. This great conductor - perhaps the greatest in Italy after Toscanini - was born in Milan in 1933 from an educated middle class family. The father was a talented violinist who guided his two children to the strict, but at the same time free and playful, study of the seven notes.
Scott Parish
Hi Alessia,
Our trip was wonderful! All of the guides and drivers were on time and professional and the hotels ranged from great to good…I’m glad we switched primarily from Hotel Romance to Hotel Lunetta in Rome. The family absolutely loved the trip.
Kandinsky at Palazzo Reale in Milan
ART EXHIBITION
Runs through May 4th 2014
The show will trace the artistic and spiritual evolution of this great visionary and revolutionary artist, from his colorful and figurative works of his art school period up to his most avant-garde pieces. Vasily Vasilievich Kandinsky was born in Moscow December 4, 1866, and four years later he moved with his family to Odessa, Germany. Here, besides attending a classical gymnasium (grammar school), he took drawing lessons as well. "I remember that drawing and a little bit later painting lifted me out of the reality", he wrote later.
La Scala Philharmonic meets the city
REHEARSAL CONCERTS AT LA SCALA
January 26, February 16, March 30, 2014
This is a unique opportunity to attend the rehearsals of the four concerts on the 2014 agenda of the Orchestra at the Teatro alla Scala, and at the same time it is a beautiful occasion as the ticket revenues will support some non-profit association in the area of Milan.
Andy Warhol at Palazzo Reale in Milan
ART EXHIBITION
Runs through March 9th 2014.
Andy Warhol works from the Peter Brant collection will be hosted in the Palazzo, and the artist’s major periods will be on display, from his early Death and Disaster series, to his celebrity portraits of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, until the 1986 self-portrait.
Casey & Jami Kennedy
Thank you so much! Our trip to Italy was beyond amazing. It was more than we could have asked for! Your question is incredibly difficult to answer because I'm not sure we could call out just "highlights" as it was all fabulous. Venice was such a surprise for us. We never dreamed it would be so relaxing and calming there. Just a beautiful city full of wonderful people and history. Florence's beauty was so overwhelming it almost moved us to tears. We experienced so much there! A full afternoon in the countryside and lots of time exploring the city and sights.
Lisa Young
My husband I just got back from Italy yesterday. You planned a beautiful trip for us. Everything went according to plan. The drivers all showed up on time if not early. The hotels were very nice. The highlight of our trip was the Vespa tour we took. We rode Vespasian through the countryside and stopped in a field of sunflowers, tasted grapes, toured the winery and had a nice lunch. I would like to also compliment our driver, Gianni who drove us to Pisa and then also suggested some other interesting places to show us.
Jay Londhe
The trip to Italy was fantastic. We all had a great time! The planning was perfect, everyone showed up at the right time at the right place and it all worked like clockwork. The kids really enjoyed visiting the ruins of Pompeii!!
David Brewster
I want to thank you for a super vacation. Had it not been for your expertise, we probably would have driven around frustrated and not understood how special the cities we visited were. The vacation began and ended flawlessly with transfers in Venice and Milan. The tours you suggested were excellent. I have never been interested in art history but am now! And what a special experience we had in Tuscany with Gabriella. We had pizza with 40 or 50 strangers the first night and had a blast. The second night a group from Germany put on a concert, what fun!
Mitch Mumma
Thanks for reaching out. Our trip was wonderful. Each of the 5 of us had different highlights. I thought Siena was a most spectacular place. Thanks very much for organizing everything. The logistics went perfectly. The drivers and guides were outstanding. We couldn't have done it without you.
Regards, Mitch
