My original plan for fall 2021 was to attend a language school in Sicily or Salerno after visiting Naples and Sorrento, staying there until my last week in Italy, then returning to Firenze for the Christmas lights. Unfortunately, the schools in Sicily and Salerno said they couldn’t guarantee enough students to have any activities. So […]
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Firenze off season, parte uno
In November 2021 I returned to Firenze after three nights in Sorrento and four nights in Naples. (see Three Days in Naples and Three Days in Sorrento, Positano and Pompeii posts) My goal was to stay until December 10th to see the lighting of the Christmas trees as well as the Christmas decorations and the annual […]
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This will be a short (for me) post in large part because the experience was not at all what I expected or wanted. I heard about the school several years ago while exchanging emails with the staff of a vineyard in the area. The school has good ratings among language schools and when I first […]
Read MoreThe Holidays in Italy
San Miniato al Monte and the Festa del Tartufo Bianco Before turning to the Christmas festivities in Italy, I wanted to make mention of fall festivals in general and specifically the Festa del Tartufo Bianco (Festival of the White Truffle). Beginning in late September you can find festivals for the wine harvest (see Il Carro Matto), […]
Read MoreIstituto Michelangelo, parte due
https://www.michelangelo-edu.it/ If anyone made it through ‘Parte uno’ this post will cover Accommodations, Weekends and Friends, and Location and Facilities; again divided into sections for 2017 and 2019. Here’s what I’ve learned to look for with respect to Accommodations, Location and Facilities: Location and facilities Is the school located in a larger city or in […]
Read MoreIstituto Michelangelo, parte uno
https://www.michelangelo-edu.it/ This post morphed into a much longer article than I planned (even longer than my typical posts) so I’ve divided it into two articles. ‘Parte uno” covers ‘Placement, classes and activities’ while ‘Parte due’ covers ‘Weekends, Accommodations, Facilities and location.’ I’m not sure how I found Michelangelo initially but I’m sure I started looking […]
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I’ve been fortunate to see Il Carro Matto twice, in 2017 and 2019. I initially found information about it at visitflorence.com before attending Istituto Michelangelo in 2017, realizing it was scheduled for my second Saturday in Firenze. When I signed up to attend Istituto Michelangelo in 2019, it occurred to me that I would again […]
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