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Few days ago, I spent the afternoon in Rome with my sister, and she surprised me with the sweetest cat-book- and-coffee–themed walk. I loved every minute of it. 🐾☕️✨ Our itinerary: • Porta Portese — the legendary Sunday market full of vintage treasures • Trastevere and coffee at @cinematroisi — one of Rome’s most charming neighborhoods • @spaziosette_libreria — a beautiful 17th-century palace where a resident cat named Minerva wanders between the book • Largo di Torre Argentina — the famous square where dozens of rescued cats live among ancient ruins • Piazza Navona - Why not? • @chiostrodelbramante_roma — a Renaissance cloister turned art space 🌸

If you find yourself in Rome — I’d totally recommend checking out the @chiostrodelbramante_roma. It’s a beautiful Renaissance cloister (designed around 1500 by Donato Bramante), with elegant architecture, porticoes and galleries that make you feel like you stepped back in time. 🌸Right now it hosts the “FLOWERS. From the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” exhibition — and it’s something different. ☕️There’s even a café and bookshop inside the cloister! If you haven’t been yet — go! It’s a nice way to mix art, nature, history and a bit of surprise in one stop. 😊

One of my absolute favorite paintings is The Madonna and Child (often affectionately referred to as The Tickling Madonna) by Masaccio. Painted around 1426–1427, it is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. How astonishingly alive this scene feels? The tiny detail of the necklace — slightly lifted and moving — suggests motion, as if captured in the exact moment the child bursts into laughter. And He truly laughs! Not the solemn, still Christ Child of medieval tradition, but a real baby: wriggling, playful, reacting to touch. Mary isn’t distant or symbolic here — she’s a mother. Her expression shows affection, tenderness, and complicity. It feels almost like a private moment, one someone happened to witness rather than something staged. To me, this painting is one of the most genuinely Renaissance images ever created. The humanity, the naturalism, the emotional truth — they mark a clear departure from the medieval world and reveal the new spirit of observation, realism, and intimacy that defines the Renaissance. Masaccio is considered one of the founding fathers of early Renaissance painting, and this work captures that transition beautifully.

Michelangelo - 3 years old - Not just a cat, but a masterpiece: a Renaissance soul wrapped in fur, a Botticelli angel with the confidence of a Medici Duke. Soft as a Baroque drapery, yet capable of turning into a tiny demon when breakfast is late. Blue eyes — brighter than lapis lazuli on a medieval altarpiece. Every purr is a brushstroke of peace. Every nap, a reminder that beauty needs no rush. A living artwork — dramatic, majestic, slightly evil — and somehow, my emotional support system 💙

Who missed him? I did! 🙂 #haraldbaldr

Davide (from now Golden Fork) has opened his own business, and Harald was back to show it to you. If you haven’t seen the new video yet, go check it out! 🙂

They say a Chianti tour in the rain should be cancelled… not if you know where to go and you’re with the right people! Best day ever — full of scents, secrets, and Plan Bs 🤣 Cheers! Thank you Lauren and Ishani ✨

Another day in Chianti 🍷 Sure, it’s easy to visit the big, famous wineries… but finding yourself welcomed in a place that feels like your grandma’s house? That’s something else. 💛 I spend my winters scouting out the most special spots, so when you come you’ll be welcomed like family, with open arms and a big smile. 🌿🍇 Have you ever been to Chianti?

It’s not just art. It’s breath. It’s heartbeat. She isn’t just something you see, Florence is something you feel. Share it if Florence ever stole a piece of your heart💜 #tuscanyvibes #florence #florenceviews #florencevibes

⚜️Some tourists don’t even know Florence is in Tuscany… and then there’s you two — #acffiorentina shirts, a fiorino necklace, and an Assassin’s Creed tattoo, ready for the ACII tour of Florence. Perfectly blended in like true locals 🙂 Thank you, Leanna and Phil — if only everyone were like you! 💜 you definetely made my day!

🏝️ There’s a magical moment in Florence in August … When the city empties out — locals are on vacation, tourists escape the heat, and suddenly… it’s just us. The streets go quiet, the golden light hits differently, and Florence feels like a secret only a few get to keep. We get the whole city to ourselves. Have you ever experienced this side of Florence?