Every year, since 1926, on the last Sunday of September, in the wonderful setting of Piazza Buondelmonti in Impruneta, the fruit of the vine gets celebrated with a spectacular parade of allegorical [...]
In the Middle Ages, Florence was well known as “the towered city”, because of the large number of tower houses which defined its skyline: in the 13th century, they were about 160, up to 213 ft-high [...]
Strolling around Florence, it is easy to come across numerous commemorative plaques placed on the walls of palaces, churches and tower-houses. Many of these are Dante's plaques, real commemorative [...]
Fiesole still keeps many traces of its ancient past that can be discovered with a pleasant walk. One of the main cities in northern Etruria since the 4th century BC, Fiesole became a Roman colony in [...]
February 18th is the death anniversary of Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, the last heir of her family, who bequeathed the Medici’s extraordinary art collections to the city of Florence. The princess - [...]
Among the many available itineraries in the enchanting Impruneta area, there is a very unique one which leads us to know the small hamlet of San Gersolè, where the teacher Maria Maltoni, famous for [...]
The area of the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona and Campigna National Park, at the border between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, offers several very interesting routes, among which certainly are the [...]
The world of l eather goods is strongly linked to the history of Florence. An ancient bond, since leather tanning was already known in this territory at the time of the Etruscans. But it was in 1400 [...]
Do you like practicing golf? Then, you are in the right place! High quality golf parks are available in Florence and its surroundings. Even in the city centre, golfers can practice their favourite [...]
The relationship between gold and Florence is an ancient bond that dates back to Etruscan times. From this mysterious people the Florentine goldsmiths inherited taste and techniques, which then [...]
