FLORENCE, AS IN A DREAM –Author’s journey into Florentine creativity

Where breathes taste, humanity and beauty, in the highest degree If you love art, you have to go to Florence https://www.visitflorence.com/tourist-info/. The Uffizi museum or the Accademia Gallery deserve all your attention. Its beauty is not only in museums, but also in the streets, with Ponte Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti. To all this, but letting yourself be accompanied by people who …

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A SMALL LABORATORY, THE BIRTH OF A MYTH – Fratelli Alinari Firenze: a photographic company that still performs nineteenth-century printing techniques

The oldest company in the world operating in the field of photography Thanks to its iconographic heritage, in memory of your visit to Florence, the Fratelli Alinari https://www.alinari.it/it/prodotti offers a wide range of products for sale. We have chosen a 55-euro photographic print, a 20-euro art print and a 20.50-euro book (At the origins of photography / A Tuscan itinerary, …

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SEDUCTION, CHARM AND MYSTERY. THE FLORENTINE ELEGANCE – Roberto Capucci: The trend does not exist; every customer has its own colors

A god of fashion. He created Fashion in Italy Not far from Palazzo Pitti, the Roberto Capucci Museum http://www.moda.san.beniculturali.it/wordpress/?partner=fondazione-roberto-capucci, is into the seventeenth-century Villa Bardini, whose garden embellished with sculptures, it exploits the slope of the hill, with panoramic points on the city of Florence. On four levels, the villa has sixty rooms, covering 3800 square meters. You can enter …

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REVIVING THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE RENAISSANCE – Music in the cultural environment of Florence

Camerata fiorentina and the birth of melodrama You can also get to know it online https://www.ibs.it/cd/compositori/Giulio%20Caccini. Composer and singer, he lived in the Medici court of Florence. Member of the Florentine Camerata, Giulio Caccini collaborated in 1600 to the music that constituted one of the first melodrama models. If you love music and want to learn to play an All …

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AN INFORMAL AND NOT IDEALIZED STYLE – Andrea del Sarto, the painter with no errors

Sophisticated and exciting value of tone-setting For our first purchase, we entered a shop located at 17 in via Aretina. Obviously, in an online store https://www.unique-canvas.com/artprints/artist-sandro-botticelli.html, you can request the painting you prefer. Considered the most famous exponent of the early Florentine Renaissance, he was born in Florence in 1445, right in the same city where the Paolo Tonda Corniceria …

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SAINT PETERSBURG, A CREATIVE MATRIOSKA – Where to breathe the charm of the creative vocation

Typical of the tradition, each inserted into a larger one. Like the vocation of its inhabitants What to buy in St. Petersburg? Matryoshkas and handicrafts, but also rare books and paintings in art galleries. Entering the Didi Art Gallery https://www.inyourpocket.com/st-petersburg-en/didi-art-gallery_10469v, in Bolshoy Perspective you can admire some interesting sculptures and some small installations, as well as paintings by the most …

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INFUSING EACH IMAGE WITH MOISTURE AND LIGHT – Alexey Titarenko: The reflective quality of snow, rain and clouds

Each print by hand, producing a range of tones  Russia is different from the Soviet one, but if you want to relive the atmosphere of the latter, stop in a Sovetskaya Kvartirka cafe. From May to October, the boat tour is one of the most tourist attractions. You will photograph Hermitage Museum and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. You will capture the …

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FASHION BOUTIQUES IN ST PETERSBURG – Sonya Marmeladova: a very lovely brand, for young women

Fascinating clothes, in strictly limited edition Comfortable shoes, you will walk a lot. The weather in St. Petersburg is unpredictable, you will have to use suitcase well, putting indispensable things in it. What to buy? To buy typical Russian products, start from the Kuznechny market. If you love antiques, go to the Udelka flea market, perfect for buying an original …

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POETIC SUGGESTIONS, UP TO A LAST SEPTEMBER SHIMMER – Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, versatile writer of poems, novels and theatrical dramas

A woman of Russian poetic symbolism, between exaltation and denigration There are beautiful bronze sculptures and the glass roofed atrium. At the intersection of the Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal, you will find a richly decorated art nouveau style building. It is the Singer Building http://www.spbdk.ru/. Its interior you offer art nouveau decorations and books. Once you have worn …

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RUSSIAN BEAT – Otava Yo, new interpretations of Russian popular music

A vigorous sound, with unpredictable arrangements and electric instruments For your culinary evenings, enter restaurant with excellent Russian cuisine, the Na Zdrovie https://www.facebook.com/pages/Na-Zdorovie-Restaurant/287102478078049, in Bolshoy Prospekt, 13/4. The decor is reminiscent of Old Russian homes, and sometimes you find balalaika players. Do not forget to try to drink at least one Kvass! Walking on the Fontanka riverside, at number 13 …

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TONE PAINTING, LIGHT AND AIR – Taisia Afonina, painter and watercolorist of the Leningrad school

Landscapes, still lifes and portraits, in Leningrad What to buy in St. Petersburg? Matryoshkas and handicrafts, but also rare books and paintings in art galleries. Entering the Didi Art Gallery https://www.inyourpocket.com/st-petersburg-en/didi-art-gallery_10469v, in Bolshoy Perspective you can admire some interesting sculptures and some small installations, as well as paintings by the most talented contemporary Russian painters, but not those by Taisia …

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KOLKATA, THE CITY OF JOY – Is not a city, but an emotion

Like a work of modern art, neither makes sense, but exists for some impercettible reason Together with Meeting Benches http://meetingbenches.com/category/author_travels/, five creative people will accompany you on a visit to the works of art and special places in Kolkata, explaining their characteristics, but before starting to walk in the city. These five people love art in all its expressions, do …

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SPECIAL MOMENTS, TO CHERISH FOR A LIFETIME – Ranjan Bhattacharaya: Among the best concept photographers of Kolkata

Telling unforgettable stories, through images that speak volumes Victoria Memorial Hall and Mother House, Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Park Street and Science City. These are five places where the use of your camera will suddenly accelerate. Among the things to do and see in Kolkata, enter a place that had been inaugurated in 1767, to welcome the British who died by …

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THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF A T-SHIRT – Prateek Kayan: What happens when people has a vision and back home to make it come true

Brown Boy, the ethically responsible vegan label with a spectacular line-up Those made with beautiful silk are worn for religious holidays or ceremonies. This piece of fabric, 1.2 meters wide and preferably 5.5-6 meters long, is made of cotton or synthetic mixed cotton. For being the traditional dress of Hindu women, the sari https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-best-places-to-buy-sarees-in-kolkata is also worn by women of …

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