We at ARTTOUR INTERNATIONAL Magazine want to thank all our readers for their support.

We enjoy reading your emails and feed back and promise to keep bringing to you a very unique art magazine. We want to go beyond the canvas and share with you where inspiration is born. We have lots of great news and articles for you and we invite you to join us each time while we take you on a voyage through the wonderful world of art.

On this edition we bring you inside the art studios of OPA, Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, a very unique studio of artists whose life purpose is to preserve the most precious art works of the Florence Cathedral. For the first time, OPA opened their doors and shared with us the experience of restoring this world heritage treasures.

Another great article that will capture your attention is “Caño Cristales”, The River of Five Colors. We take you for a tour to this enchanting river that has earned the title of “The Most Beautiful River in The World”, enjoy the great images of this unique biological wonder, qualified as Natural World Heritage.

At our “Writer’s Corner” we will be supporting young stars of the literature and we are proud to bring to you “The Fountainhead Gallery” a fiction based on the story of an artist who finds herself immerse in a world of dreams, written by Yadi Roman, Writer & Film Maker from New York.

Our magazine is full of art news, featured artists, wonderful images of artworks and updates bringing you the latest events.

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Viviana Puello
Editor in Chief – ArtTour International Magazine

Front Cover: “Coquette” by Rafael Espitia – Colombia.
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