Amati Travel & Tours

09/24/2022

In the heart of Rome’s lively Trastevere neighborhood is the oldest pharmacy in the city, dating back to the 16th century.
Learn more in our dual-language article here: https://bit.ly/3oZURKf

07/30/2022

Inspired by a 15th-century editor, Pablo Olbi pushes to keep this from being the last chapter.

05/22/2022

Great idea!

Mail yourself a postcard every time you travel and eventually you'll have the best collection of a lifetime of memories!
The snippets you record on the back will be treasures 20 years down the track and what better way to pass on a record of your life to your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren...

05/16/2022

03/25/2022

Would love to do this tour!

12/19/2021

From today, 18th December, you can get from Milan to Paris in 6 hours on Frecciarossa trains (two per day)! Beats flying!

12/11/2021

Another spot to add to the list next time I am in Firenze.

Last week I visited the Conventino Literary Cafe (Il Conventino Caffè Letterario Arte) in via Giano della Bella 20. It's open daily from 9 am to 11 pm (closed on Tuesday).

The charming and evocative Vecchio Conventino (the Old Little Convent) has a complex history. It was founded in the Nineteenth Century as the monastery of Saint Teresa of the barefoot Carmelite Nuns. In 1917, it was turned into a hospital to welcome the surviving soldiers of the Battle of Caporetto. At the beginning of the Twenties, it was sold to a private individual, Paolo Uzielli, who signed contracts for the rental of the premises to be used as craftsman workshops and artists’ ateliers. Since then, the Vecchio Conventino has become closely linked to work, handicraft, art and the social history of the Oltrarno district, very popular among intellectuals, artists and philosophers. During the Fascist period, it housed an illegal printing house, and during the Second World War, it was used as a shelter for the partisans. This complex has been completely restored by the Municipality of Florence and now it is hosting around 20 traditional craft workshops.

In the Caffè Letterario, you can browse books and newspapers in the newsstand, bookshop and library space dedicated to the world of creativity and the history of the neighbourhood and of Florence, taste the specialties of the "Artist's Menu", use the workstations with internet service free wi-fi and enjoy the green space in the cloister returned to public use thanks to this project.

The Café has become a point of reference for the whole neighbourhood, an inclusive, social and meeting place constantly animated by cultural events and dedicated to the art and craftsmanship of the Oltrarno district.

12/11/2021

Gorgeous restaurant

12/02/2021

Would love to do this tour one day

SeeVenice Guided Tours by Luisella Romeo

11/13/2021

Finding crossways of food in an Italian classic  

10/31/2021

10/18/2021

Alitalia closes on October 14, but Italy's high-speed trains, the Frecce and Italo networks, are set to increase their passenger numbers.