Florence - Love at First Sight

If this is your first time in Florence, I guess that also you want to know why people are so much in love with this amazing city. In this city we shall get to know the beauty and wonders of the city, exploring the known as well as the less known. We shall do this not in an hesitated steps of someone who still has to find the way, but we shall use the experience of the one who lives and knows this city more the a decade. 

Florence and the Woman's Figure in Art

Women have regularly been portrayed in art in one of two extremes - the sacred or the sinner - the celestial or the sensual.  Florence consistently adopted the sacred and celestial for the Cult of Mary, Mother of Christ while the earthly woman was portrayed as a sinner.  In this visit the focus is to observe how these extremes have been expressed in art.

Florence behind the Scenes

Beyond the main attractions offered by the beautiful city of Florence, there are many places to visit and opportunities to experience.  This visit was built for those already familiar with Florence, or those visiting for the first time but who want to see the city from diverse angles.

Recognizing Artistic Style in Works of Art

The terms Middle Ages - Renaissance - Baroque - are often heard as descriptions of styles of art but what exactly do they mean? What do they represent and how can one be recognized or distinguished from the other?  The intent of this visit is to unravel the explanations of differences and discover tools or clues enabling recognition and greater comprehension of the changing of these different styles in different times.

Erotic Florence - Visit for adults only

Within the streets and museums of Florence there are many tales of amorous liaison.  This visit highlights a number of these tempting stories found in both well-known and lesser known parts of the city.

Homoerotic Florence - Visit for adults only

Florence of the 15th and 16th Centuries was known all over Europe - not just for its art and wealth - but for its 'sin' of sodomy.  This tour covers this lesser known subject but shows how homoeroticism was expressed in different works of art - sometimes in unmistakable ways - but other times almost invisible or at least hidden, without the clues to see.