On the occasion of the Christmas holidays the Parish Community of Santa Brigida, under the patronage of the Municipality of Pontassieve, organises the traditional Living Nativity scene, taking place...
This route winds through a few places, mainly located in the Empolese Valdelsa area, that recall events and characters linked to the Supreme Poet. Let's start with the capital of the Empolese area...
Every year, on May 23rd, a celebration in memory of Fra' Girolamo Savonarola is held in Piazza Signoria. On the same day in 1498, the famous Dominican friar was hanged and burned, along with two other...
Among the wonders provided by nature in the Gambassi Terme area, in addition to the large woodland stretches rich with Mediterranean scrub, you can find some thermal springs phenomena, a little over a...
Break down prejudice, promote mutual knowledge, overcome cultural differences using the extraordinary instrument of beauty. All this is at the basis of AMIR, an innovative project of cultural...
Glass production in Florence has been active since the Renaissance; there were many glass workshops inspired by Venetian craftsmen, summoned to the Medici court. The shapes, models and colours are of...
The history of woodworking is significantly intertwined with the history of the city. It is here, in the cradle of the Renaissance and the new forms proposed by Humanism, that wood is worked in...
The working of gemstones finds in Florence points of excellence recognized worldwide. The working of the traditional mosaic and of the Florentine commesso, that particular technique born and realized...
Among the materials that have made the history of Florence there is certainly silver, which for centuries has been worked with special techniques that make the silverware of our city among the most...
The Cascine Park is the green lung of Florence and PARC (Performing Arts research centre) is the heart of this park. Settled near Piazzale del Re, in the complex of the former Grand Ducal Stables, it...
