ITALY Readers's Tips - We always look in two places: The daily newspapers, and the announcements/message boards at the local music schools in Florence it is the Conservatorio (click named after Cherubini (located in Piazza delle Belle Arti, corner Via degli Alfani. Towards the end of the year especially, they have recitals, some for exams (and34;esamiand34; where an audience is welcome, and some of those young musicians are just about ready for a professional career great to hear Also look for fliers as you gallivant, they can be seen (once you make a habit of looking for them in all kinds of places, in shops, on lampposts, on a table near a church entrance, announcing concerts that don't even make it into the newspapers (because that costs money I suppose.

In addition to Michael's suggestions, I'd like to add two more.The first is the tourist office.hey publish a daily listing of concerts to be held that day. prefer the tourist office at 1 Via Cavour.(There are two addresses of 1 Via Cavour.The tourist office is about 8 doors past the first 1 Via Cavour you come to, which is the Palazzo MediciRiccardi. The second suggestion is "Firenze Spettacolo," a monthly entertainment magazine that cost, at least in May 2004, less than 2 euros.ou'll find them at most news stands.The listings are quite comprehensive but not complete.Michael's suggestion to keep your eye out for posters is an excellent one. A musical venue that we've enjoyed is a music school in San Domenico.ere's an excerpt about it from my website: Fiesole School of Music http://www.uolamusica.esole../ The Scuola Musica di Fiesole is located in a beautiful villa in San Domenico, which is on the number 7 bus (Florence city bus route to Fiesole.In the spring and fall, they host chamber music concerts in a very small concert hall, often on Sunday mornings at 11:00 am. The walk from the center of San Domenico to the music school is quite lovely, and you will spot others walking to the concert, too.The tickets can be purchased as you enter and the price is nominal.ote that the event listing on the English version might not be up to date.Check the Italian version under "Appuntamenti.My husband and I are talking about taking a trip to Italy next year and are trying to decide if including a stop in Venice as part of our trip is worth it.Is Venice really as expensive as it seems I read somewhere that a gondola ride at night is 150 euros.Is that true I appreciate any suggestions you may have to make our trip to Venice great.

Venice is an amazing spectacle just seeing all of the gondolas, vaporettos and other watercrafts and lack of cars on the island blows your mind.o the Doges, too, while you're there.t's definitely worth seeing.ut it's not cheap.

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