The three faces of Florence As it happens, there are probably three Florences. The first is that of the old historic centre. While this continues to stand proud as a repository for everything that is[…]
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THE LILY’S COLOUR CHANGE
There are several strange stories surrounding the events of Palazzo della Signoria (called Palazzo “Vecchio” – The Old Palace – in order to distinguish it from the “new” residence of the Medici: PalazzoPitti). The most[…]
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THE UNCOUNTABLE BEES
The bronze equestrian monument to Ferdinando I of Medici, brother of Francesco, and likewise Grand-Duke of Tuscany, which rises up in the centre of Piazza Santissima Annunziata, was started by Giambologna and later finished by[…]
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TUSCANY TIPS: AREZZO ANTIQUES FAIR
If you have a few days to spend in Tuscany and these days coinside wit the first Sunday of the month and every preceding Saturday, we suggest you to visit Antques Fair in Arezzo! Arezzo[…]
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LIBERATION DAY
April 25th is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the end of the fascist regime and of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II and the victory of the the Resistance in Italy. It is a fundamental day in the history of Italy and[…]
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MEDICI VILLAS
The Medici Villas are a series of rural building complexes near Florence which were owned by members of the Medici family between the XV and the XVII centuries. The villas served several functions. They were[…]
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DANTEDì – NATIONAL DAY OF DANTE ALIGHIERI
Starting from 2020, in Italy we have a new national commemorable day, March 25th – Dantedì. Which means in Italian “Day of Dante”. Dante Alighieri, a revered poet whose Divine Comedy is widely regarded as the[…]
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