Florence Lights Up

From 6 December to 6 January, Florence will once again be illuminated by Florence Lights Up, the Christmas spin-off that transforms squares and monuments into a vast visual laboratory through videomapping and light installations spread across the city.

F-LIGHTS UP will transform Florence into a large-scale visual laboratory, with the façades of its most iconic monuments becoming three-dimensional canvases where light meets matter, digital innovation meets tradition and craftsmanship engages with new technologies. Video mapping will once again bring Ponte Vecchio to life, enchanting residents and visitors throughout the Christmas season. The same will happen on the façades of Palazzo Vecchio and the Church of San Paolino. Light installations will also illuminate Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Piazza San Lorenzo, the Chamber of Commerce façade, and the courtyard and monumental entrance of Palazzo Medici Riccardi.

The festive lighting will not be limited to Florence’s historic centre. Throughout the holiday period, the city’s other four districts will also be illuminated. 

As in previous years, Firenze Smart has overseen the installation of Christmas lights in many squares and streets across the city. A total of 65 trees have been set up in the districts, along with 51 additional trees and 430 lamppost decorationsconnected to the public lighting system.

A dedicated scenography will also be activated for the holiday season, from 6 December to 6 January: dynamic coloured lighting will illuminate the historic gates, the Loggiato degli Innocenti and the Loggiato di San Paoloat the Museo Novecento. The company has also curated the permanent lighting of Ponte Santa Trinita.