Author: Frances

And so to bed… Love the linens and the way the walks are painted. #villatavernaccia #tuscany #simonettabrandolini #thebestofitaly

What a view from the #villatavernaccia , near Florence. #tuscany #villabelvedere #simonettabrandolini #thebestofitaly

Villa Tavernaccia, our Tuscan home for the week ahead. Love these raffia curtains in the living room. #tuscanchic #villatavernaccia aka #villabelvedere @simonettabrandolini #thebestinitaly

Love this charming corner inthe cafeofthe #americanacademyinrome Boodles of portraits painted by members over the years hung higgeldy piggeldy and just right. #howtohangart #wallart

As seen from the restaurant LaGrotta in Montepulciano. #tuscany #montepulciano #lagrotta #iwanttopaintit

Getting ready for a wedding in Montepulciano. Not anyone we know, btw, just lovely that we happened upon the preparations.

Exquisite door ornament at the #portraitroma, Rome. #ferragamohotel #lungarnocollection #boutiquehotel #doorpull #door #doorknocker #owl #details

Rome’s lovely archways into hidden enclaves of charm, here off the Bocca de Leone. #rome #arch #awning

Love the #aviary at the Borghese Gardens, Rome. #borghesegardens #baroque

Bernini’s magnificent Daphne and Apollo, at the Villa Borghese. Daphne was just not that into Apollo so Zeus turned her into a laurel tree so he would leave her the heck alone. #fixedhiswagon #bernini #daphneamdapollo #borghesegardens #villaborghese #sculpture

Determination. Bernini’s David at the Borghese Gardens, Rome. #david #bernini #borghesegardens

The dome St Peter’s at sunset from the rooftop terrace of friends in Rome. A shame they don’t have a view… #stpeters #sanpietro #roma #romeatsunset