Freya's Florence

A visit to Mantua (Mantova in Italian), located in the south east of the region of Lombardy, is ideal for a weekend getaway or an overnig...

The list of places to visit never gets any shorter around here. Last week I visited, for the first time, the sublime Villa Gamberaia loca...

My mum is a born super sleuth and shopper, one of her many fortes is finding very cool shops wherever she is around the world.  Cutting edge...

The advertising campaign for the Pringle potato chips ‘once you pop you just can’t stop’ perfectly describes my cantucci addiction. I confe...

Considering it's Halloween, and tomorrow All Saint’s Day, I thought it appropriate to write a few lines on the so-called ‘English cemet...

Since the medieval period, the lion has been the animal symbol of Fiorenza (medieval Florence). The lion, representing the Republic of Flo...

I love a good chevalric order and the symbol of the uber prestigious Order of the Golden Fleece is my absolute favourite. Cosimo I de Medi...