Here’s our pick of things to do during the hottest month of the year
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August 1 / You have until September 1 to avail of the
summer sales, so now’s the time to stock up on the bits you need before the good stuff gets grabbed.
August 2 / Belmond Villa San Michele in the Fiesole hills is a fine place to delight sublime bites paired with some fine wine while gazing down at the Renaissance city.
August 3 / Le Murate Caffè Letterario offers more than just a spritz, as literary readings, concerts and other events provide a perfect summer’s evening.
Written by Megan C. Hills, CNN
A small wax statue may have brought us closer than ever to Michelangelo, after museum experts found what they believe to be the Renaissance master s fingerprint or thumbprint pressed into the material.
Specialists at London s Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) discovered the mark on a dark red figurine, which was an initial sketch model for a larger unfinished marble sculpture.
The 500-year-old waxwork, titled A Slave, was part of Michelangelo s preparations for Pope Julius II s elaborate tomb in Rome. It depicts a young naked figure with its arm thrown across its face.
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Five bargain cultural trips for winter
11 May 2021
Five bargain cultural trips for winter
Fancy a weekend in one of Europe’s great artistic and historic hotspots but not too keen on the crowds? You could save a packet and have a more peaceful trip in the winter.
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We compared prices for winter with the averages for the rest of the year at these five cities and found big savings for a weekend break.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Save £199 by visiting in winter
Hotels here were an average of £69 a night in February, compared with £147 across the year.
Prices rocket in this spectacularly atmospheric, wildly popular city in summer. With day temperatures down to 9°C in February it’s not hard to see why, but if you hate crowds it’s the ideal time to stroll through its legendary old town.