Arnaud Goujon, a Parisian Architect in Casentino

I had the distinct feeling that this meeting with the architect Goujon could be very interesting, from a human, aesthetic and cultural point of view. I had confirmation of this when Arnaud, after the initial presentations that broke the ice, tells me without hesitation: “I want people to leave me free to think. You believe, I think!”. A must-see is his exhibition at Palazzo Giorgi, in the ancient village of Poppi: “Itinerary of an architect”, with thirty plates that tell the story of his artistic career (12-31 October 2024).

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Pietro Gambineri, Manual Skills and Imagination

The history of Gambineri Arredamenti has deep roots rooted in Ponte a Poppi, in the heart of Casentino. The history of this company is a family story of passion and resilience, which began in 1979 thanks to Pietro Gambineri, in love with the profession of carpenter and interior designer, who decided to take this path after working for several years in the local company “Mazza e Lombardi” – active since the post-war period.

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The Importance of the Right Footwear

Creating footwear is not an easy job, behind every shoe there are many processing phases necessary to obtain a high-quality final product: “The production of footwear always starts with a design that must take into account many aspects, including the trends of the moment which, in our sector, must also be compatible with stringent technical needs. After the initial idea, the pattern maker must make the design become reality, which will be adapted to the shape with which the shoe is created”.

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Passione Valdarno Volley: A New Chapter for Tuscan Volleyball

In the beautiful setting of Valdarno, which embraces the provinces of Arezzo and Florence, Passione Valdarno Volley was born, an ambitious project that has a clear mission: to join forces to grow volleyball throughout the region. Too many times, in fact, the fragmentation of the various teams has dispersed talents and resources, but now the time has come to build something lasting and meaningful for the whole territory.

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Bar Gelateria La Battaglia: a Family Tradition

The ‘Battaglia Bar’ was born in May 1992 from an idea of Pasqualino and Giovanna who decided to unite not only in their married life, but also in their working life. The name chosen for the restaurant originates from the street where the ice cream parlour is located, as well as from the famous fresco that Leonardo da Vinci created in 1503-1504 (commissioned for the Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence) which depicts an episode of the clashes between the Florentine and Milanese armies of June 29, 1440 – which took place in the plain of Anghiari.

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Perfect Posture: the Secrets to Proper Prevention

In our lab it is possible to carry out the baropodometric assessment of the gait: both a static and dynamic analysis, done on our baropodometric platform that identifies pressures and barycantles for a generic postural assessment. During the visit, which lasts about 30 minutes, postural problems of all kinds can be identified to be corrected with the most suitable insoles.

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The ‘Cortonese’ Cuisine of Nessun Dorma

An undoubtedly romantic and dreamy restaurant, whose atmosphere seems to be set to music by Puccini’s Turandot: housed in the historic ‘belly’ of the Tuscan village in a stately palace of late medieval origin, in the well-known square in front of the Signorelli Theatre, we get to know it with a happy soul and curiosity. We are with Daniela Polezzi, chef from Cortona from ‘inside the city walls’, and Maurizio Menci who – with his third level AIS – is a sommelier of rank, increasingly well-known connoisseur of the world of truffles.

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