Il Girasole...Etruscan gift shop, museum shop, etruscan replicas, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy

The jewellery	NEW!!! Join Alessandra in her fun cooking classes - scroll down! The ancient art of Etruscan jewelery and Tuscan artcrafts now avalaible on the net!!!
The catalog	As you probably know, The mysterious Etruscans, a mix of indigene and immigrant population from middle eastern countries, were a civilization that lived and prospered in central Italy for 900 years about 3000 years ago, between the X Cen and the I Cen BC.
The offer of the month	In that “short” historical time, they managed to become masters in many fields. Medicine, architecture, social life and art. They left us priceless art pieces in ceramic, bronze and in Gold and precious stones.
Cortona The ancient city of Etruscan art and architecture	ll Girasole was founded in 1989 by Alessandra Federici who personally searches for and inspects artisans' workshops (small and large) throughout Tuscany to find the best hand-made, authentic art craft to sell in her quaint shop. Il Girasole is located in the historic centre of Cortona, the Ancient Etruscan town that has become famous worldwide as the city featured in Frances Mayes' books -and Disney movie-"Under The Tuscan Sun", "Bella Tuscany" and "In Tuscany".
Il Girasole our shop in Cortona	Alessandra will introduce you to a premiere selection of accurate reproductions of rare pieces of Etruscan jewellery and various items , as linens, bronze and ceramic pieces and much more, which with no exceptions, are made in Tuscany. Most of the jewellery design's, bronze and terracotta reproductions are exact copies from local museum and museums from all the world or art history books. Each piece has its own story, legend, and meaning. Alessandra has few rules that she likes to follow about her store: She must know personally every maker -and she does. All items have to be done in Italy -and they are. If she doesn't take them at home, she won't sell them in the store
NEW !!!! New linens pages NEW DESIGNS NEW COLORS!	The jewels are made with Silver 925 (92.5% Ag) electroplated in gold, guaranteed non-allergenic since they do not contain any nickel, with semi-precious stones such as cornelian, lapis, agate and precious Murano glass. Each of these items can be custom-made in solid 18K gold and now also in White Gold. Come visit us in Cortona or take advantage of the opportunity to buy the best Etruscan jewellery and the best Tuscan art craft directly via the Internet. NEW!!! Now you can pay with
Bronze kitchen complements!	I hope that you'll enjoy this site as much as I do, and if you have any suggestions, any questions or anything else that you think I should know, please send me an e-mail.
Bronze kitchen complements!	Il Girasole...an Etruscan gift shop Via Casali , 2-4 52044 Cortona, Italy Tel-Fax +39 (0575) 601616 US Fax users 1(212)504-8212
JOIN ALESSANDRA IN HER FUN COOKING CLASSES!!! E-mail us!	Alessandra can't rest, we know that, and the shop, the house, the children and all her life is not enough busy for her, so, she has been convinced by her best friend Tania to give out cooking classes, check out with us dates and availability, and find a new, fun way to actually walk in a real Italian kitchen, and know what a real Italian mother and friend actually do to make happy all around her. Really. So you want to finally use that pasta machine that you were actually contemplating to sell in the next yard sale? Want to make the best tagliatelle? You finally want to know the secrets of risotto? send us an e-mail and ask any question you want. Alessandra will gladly answer all your curiosities!
	There are Places available for full day classes on Oct 27th 2008 -2 Places available Nov 4th 2008 - 4 Places available Nov 9th 2008 - 4 Places available
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