When looking for your perfect Italian hotel, Florence should be on the list as one of the perfect spots to take a vacation and escape from the world. Our hotels are specially selected to help you get away from all of your responsibilities in perfect Italian style and luxury. We offer a splendid combination of the old and new world in our hotels, where modern convenience meets hospitality and graciousness. There is a remarkable sense of design here, where all the myths and legends of the Italian’s exquisite taste and style turn out to be true. The cuisine offered here is, of course, splendid, and has to be sampled to be believed, but the delicious aroma will make it impossible to avoid. There is something to offer here that will please every member of the family, and let you begin your adventure with class.
Florence is of course one of the great art capitals of the world, having lived at the cutting edges of innovation for centuries. Some of the great movements in visual art started here, and you can see some of the truly great masterpieces of world art right here. The reputation is extremely solid, and very well-founded, and there are new artists coming from Florence all the time, born here or schooled here. Monica Gazzo is one working artist doing fascinating work today with roots in Florence. She was born in Buenos Aires, and came to Florence to study.
She did a considerable amount of new works of experimental theatre and performance art here, including a collaboration with Peter Schuman’s San Franscisco-based Bread and Puppet Theatre. She later moved to San Francisco and Los Angeles to continue her work and education. She maintained strong ties with Italy during all the subsequent phases of her career, and today is working as a filmmaker, videographer, and teacher. She has an incredibly impressive list of credentials, having worked with many other interesting artists, such as the famous vocal performenr Joan La Barbara. The work of Monica Gazzo is very lyrical and simultaneously challenges preconceived notions of race and gender. It is fascinating to find her footprints in Florence, and trace her trajectory between the then and the now.
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