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May 18, 2024
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Chandi Wyant
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Scoop Alert! Three New Locations for Artisan Gelato in Florence
New additions to the gelato scene in Florence seem to occur more and more in recent years and I do my best to keep up with them, given that quality…
Nov 24
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Liguria Without the Crowds: It Actually Exists
Tired of fighting crowds in the Cinque Terre?
Nov 13
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Chandi Wyant
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Fall Newsletter 2025
The Via Francigena, slow travel, Fra Angelico, the world's most sensational new hotel, and philosophizing in Florence
Oct 30
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Chandi Wyant
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Twenty-Seven Centuries of Roman Food
“The ingredients and techniques have evolved, but the Roman instinct to use what the land provides and waste nothing has never gone away.”
Oct 28
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Chandi Wyant
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Why Slow Travel Matters in a Digital World
Visitors to a foreign city can now ask AI to generate lists of best restaurants and hotels, and ask it to create itineraries for them, and tell them…
Oct 26
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Beyond Beautiful Art: Reclaiming Women's Stories
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Sep 27
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Rome’s Most Sensually Charged Religious Work of Art
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Sep 18
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Beyond Rome: The Castelli Romani
Whenever I go to Rome, I am mesmerized by the Eternal City's shiny distractions, which means I never get out to the Castelli Romani—towns on hills and…
Sep 11
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Chandi Wyant
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The Hottest Destination for Early Renaissance Sculptors
This is Part II of Florence's Genre-Defying Building.
Aug 26
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Chandi Wyant
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Florence's Genre-Defying Building That Couldn't Pick a Side
Part I Picture this: It's 1959, and Florence's mayor Piero Bargellini is making a bold claim about a certain building that is “Florence's most…
Aug 16
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Chandi Wyant
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The Secret Beneath Santa Croce
While Florence swelters in summer heat, I'm thinking about a December secret in the city that most visitors don’t discover.
Aug 6
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