Beatrice Taponecco sources her Carrara marble from the same quarry as Michelangelo. Her monumental statue will be unveiled in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, on 29 October 2025.
The Carrara marble sculptor will unveil her monumental work on 29 October 2025 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, on the border with Italy. After winning an international competition for the installation of public sculptures, Beatrice chose a block of white marble of rare quality from the Cava Ruggetta quarry. This marble quarry has historical value because Michelangelo himself came here to choose the raw material for his sculptures in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Thanks to this high-quality marble, Beatrice has created this sculpture 270 cm high entitled ‘Sconfinando’, of exceptional beauty.
Discover the story of Beatrice Taponecco in the book “The World of Women Tuscany”.
The World of Women Tuscany at the Swiss Club of Pisa-Livorno, Livorno 12 October 2025
Invited by the Swiss Club of Pisa-Livorno, Carin Salerno presented the book to its members on October 12, 2025, with the participation of Laura Freddi, herbalist, and Benedetta Pallesi, musician with “De Soda Sisters”, two women whose stories are presented in the book.
“The World of Women Tuscany” stops over in Volterra!
Come and join us at the occasion of the book presentation in Volterra, Friday 29. August 2025, together with the author and the women of the book.
Book launch
To celebrate the launching of the book “The World of Women Tuscany”,
many women of the book and guests have met at the agritourism facility “Il Cerreto” in Pomarance, on July 2nd, 2025.
We thank Paola Ortalda for her generous hospitality
and Valerio Buffa, photographer, for capturing these memorable moments in picture.
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The World of Women Tuscany is out !
The World of Women Tuscany will be launched on July 2nd 2025 at “Il Cerreto” in Pomarance together with all the women of the book. An occasion to celebrate creative and inspiring women with stories that convey energy, passion and empathy.
New “The World of Women Tuscany”
A new volume in the collection of travel books “The World of Women” is in preparation: ’The World of Women Tuscany’.
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Published in Italian and translated into English, the book will be released at the end of spring 2025.
It celebrates the charm, beauty, history and social, political, economic and environmental progress of rural Tuscany through the women who live and work there.
35 women tell us their stories, readers will discover rural Tuscany through their eyes and experiences.
© Giuseppe Salerno
Tanzania Travelogue brings local women entrepreneurs in full view
Article written by Iman Many, journalist at Daily News
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