Two women leaving soft footprints through city streets, country roads, and green mountain paths. Two friends with backgrounds in Fine Art Restoration and Art History who share an appreciation for simple pleasures and a passion for introducing others to Florence and beyond.

Angelica Turi - Tuscan, Licensed Environmental Guide. Elizabeth Namack - American, Licensed Tour Guide for Florence and Province

Come share the journey with us! Reflections and Wanderings through Tuscany and Italy!

Who We Are

Elizabeth Namack 
I first came to Italy as a college student to study Art History and Italian Literature. In Florence I fell in love: with the history, the art, the culture, the language, the cuisine, the wine and a handsome Florentine. I hold a BA in Art History from Smith College and an MA in Renaissance Art History from Syracuse University. In addition, I hold a diploma in painting restoration from the Italian institution Palazzo Spinelli. I live in an apartment a block away from the Arno river with a large terrace, green shutters and woodbeam ceilings. Happily married, I have a little boy named Alessandro and we can often be found playing in the nearby park. 
To contact me directly: enamack(at)gmail.com

Angelica Turi
I was born and educated in Florence, Tuscany. After Art School I obtained a diploma in Fine Art Conservation and Restoration from the University of Florence. During summer vacations throughout my childhood I had the good fortune to move around to different family homes in Tuscany – in the Chianti hills, the Fucecchio area near Pisa, the mountains near Pistoia, and the Gulf of Baratti on the Tuscan coast just south of Livorno.
As you may know, school vacation in Italy lasts about three months. I spent my free time in the outdoors - walking, biking, swimming and sailing - with tons of cousins and relatives. Once school started in September the grape harvest began, so this was a good excuse on some days to go into the Chianti countryside rather than going to school.  And once the wine was fermenting naturally in the vats the olive picking season began!
In other words I grew up with a very strong family imprint for all things outdoors, which also helped me to develop an incredible love for nature and agriculture too. In one of my country houses my great ancestor’s Herbarium lined a corridor with framed examples of local officinal herbs and spices which were studied along with the Italian and Latin names… This image has remained in my memory… especially when I bumped into the cicuta herb… which happens to be a poison which was given to Popes and Kings! 
To contact me directly: angelicaturi(at)yahoo.it


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