Fireworks of St. John in Florence
Images from the historical procession of St John the Baptist in Florence
Images from the historical procession of St John the Baptist in Florence
Florence is the “cradle of the Renaissance,” but finally opens the new Museum of the 1900s. The critic Charles Ragghianti had the idea for this museum, an insight that is now a reality. The location for this...
Once upon a time, and it is appropriate to say …. Here everything is wood, everything speaks of the tradition and history of Florence, but not limited to …. Pinocchio is the lion’s share...
To coincide with the Strozzi exhibition “Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino”, inside Palazzo Vecchio’s Traces of Florence offers visitors a new take on the famous panels painted by Pontormo for the processional wagon of St John the...
Piumaccio d’Oro is a shop in the district of San Frediano, specialized in restoring and polisching antique furniture and it was opened in 1941 by Emilio Malenotti. He soon acquired the nikname “Piumaccio d’Oro”, the “rubber”...
If you enter in the beautiful courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio built by Michelozzo and decorated in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari for the wedding of Francesco de ‘ Medici and Johanna of Austria, you...
Do not miss “Cantine Aperte” this weekend, May 24/25, with wine tastings and visits at many wine cellars just outside of Florence and beyond. This is one of those rare tourist events in Tuscany when...
The colors of the evening on the facade of Santa Maria Novella. A visit to the museum; here you can admire the rich colors of marble headstones with emblazoned tombs, sundials ….. this is...
The Civic Archaeological Museum of Fiesole celebrates its 100 years. This important anniversary is celebrated with an exhibition showing the Longobard artefacts found in Fiesole and in the excavation campaigns carried out by the...
Around 1930, Baron Rothschild donated a vast collection of drawings and engravings to the Musée du Louvre. Extensive studies conducted by the Louvre’s Département des Arts Graphiques have revealed a number to be the...