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Where to see Galileo’s finger in Florence
When I learned that you can visit Galileo’s finger in a museum. I became very interested in the death of this infamous scientist.
The beautiful burials of Basilica Santa Croce in Florence
A veritable who’s who is buried in Santa Croce — artists, scientists, philosophers, composers. It’s not just a church, it’s a pantheon.
Getting creeped out at the Torture Museum of Montepulciano
A disturbing display offers a sample of what’s inside: a jaws-like wooden spiked device, an iron mask that looks like a long-lost member of Slipknot…
13 Things I learned from two weeks in Tuscany
My first international trip in pandemic times was spent eating caprese salad and gelato, seeing the best art in the history of the Renaissance, and generally falling in love with Italy.