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Christmas in Florence, enjoy markets and events with your family

Christmas in Florence, enjoy markets and events with your family

Christmas Markets were born in North Europe but are long-awaited events, by children and adults, since more than 40 years in Italy as well. The most magical time of the year is coming and Florence comes to life, giving an enchanted atmosphere to citizens and tourists.
These little villages host hand-crafted products hailing from all over the world, between unique toys, decorations and handmade creations, and accompanied by tastes and scents of the best wine and food tradition. Here you can find all the Christmas markets 2012 in Florence and surrounding you can’t miss.

Tuscany vacations: Impruneta’s Festival

Tuscany vacations: Impruneta’s Festival

Impruneta is a city near Florence, known for the traditional Saint Luke festival, which celebrates the picture with miraculous powers preserved in the Basilica. To emphasize Impruneta’s uses, the municipality in collaboration with Florence organize “La fiera del Granduca, Impruneta, 18 ottobre 1618”, exhibition centred on Filippo Napoletano’s painting (conserved in Private Residence of Cosimo II in Pitti Palace), which will end on 6th January 2013.

Florence walking tours: special winter project

Florence walking tours: special winter project

Florence is universally known as one of the most beautiful cities of the world: art and nature meet and mix like in no other place, giving a unique charm to the cradle of renaissance. The Municipality wants to promote this side of the town with a special project, “Florence the walking city”, which draw up citizens, kids and adults, and visitors to nature and to the hidden beauty of Florence.

Florence and its surroundings

Florence and its surroundings

If you’re planning a visit to Florence, you should include also a visit of its surroundings, full of villas, castles and medieval small towns. Most interesting are Bagno a Ripoli and the municipalities of Scandicci, Signa and Sesto Fiorentino.