Celebrity Life

  JULY 14 – AUGUST 25, 2018 Paying tribute to Lucca-born composer Giacomo Puccini, the Puccini Festival is held every summer in an open-air theater next to Puccini’s former home, Villa Mausoleum. Established in 1930, the festival now attracts 40,000 opera lovers each year, all keen to enjoy extraordinary productions of Puccini’s operas, including Madame... View Article

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  ANNUALLY IN MAY Divino Tuscany is a celebration of Tuscan winemaking excellence. The event brings together the top winemakers from Tuscany to promote, share and demystify their top-rated wines. Collaborators include James Suckling, former Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of Wine Spectator and one of the world’s most influential wine critics, and IMG... View Article

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Alessandro Grassi is a longtime public relations guru based in Florence, Italy.  His career has spanned promoting top luxury brands from Panerai to St. Regis and Luxury Collection hotels in Italy to Mulberry with a very long list.  With two friends he is now satisfying his passion for the culinary world with the launch of... View Article

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  JULY 25 – AUGUST 30, 2014 Paying tribute to Lucca-born composer Giacomo Puccini, the Festival is held every summer in an open-air theater next to Puccini’s former home, Villa Mausoleum. Established in 1930, the festival now attracts 40,000 opera lovers each year, all keen to enjoy extraordinary productions of Puccini’s operas including Madam Butterfly,... View Article

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  JUNE 11 – 18, 2015 The Tuscan Sun Festival is an arts and lifestyle event with world-class concerts, wine and culinary events along with wellness classes. Some of the world’s finest musicians gather around each year to perform at the Sun Festival. During the day, visitors can take part in Tai Chi, Pilates and Yoga... View Article

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Tomasso Zanzotto is a former President at American Express and CEO of Hilton International spanning the 1970s into the ’90s. He was a founder of The World Travel & Tourism Council and has served on many boards, helping incubate a number of travel technology companies. Charming would be an understatement, and having first met Tomasso... View Article

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