In Florence, there are works that you will not find on display in the galleries of the city's prestigious museums. These works are less eye-catching and less celebrated. But they are equal in terms of [...]
The Londa path is a 12 km circuit, with a 300 m difference in altitude, starting from Londa and touching the surrounding hamlets of Caiano, Fornace, Rincine and Petroio.. This is an easy trek [...]
Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla (the real name of the artist Andrea del Castagno) was one of the leading painters of the Florentine Renaissance He was born in 1423 in a village in the Apennines on the [...]
On Good Friday evening, in the hamlet of Grassina, a few kilometres from Florence, in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, a large religious performance takes place. The scenes of the Passion of Jesus [...]
Looking back and searching for traces of our past is an activity that works well when exploring our territory. Etruscans, Romans, Middle Ages: do you know the archaeological sites around Florence [...]
An unusual route, definitely out of the popular tourist destinations. Cemeteries invite us to silence - even if sometimes immersed in the city traffic – and worthy of being visited as authentic [...]
The Via Romea Sanese is one of the Cammini (walkways) di Toscana and joins the city of Florence with the city of Siena, crossing one of the most iconic territories of this region. It follows the [...]
The Ring of the Renaissance (in Italian Anello del Rinascimento) is an amazing route to be taken on foot or by bicycle, a unique historical-artistic itinerary designed to unite the treasures of [...]
Let's take a closer look at the two groups (the Historical Procession of the Florentine Republic and the Bandierai degli Uffizi) that are the protagonists of the Florentine historical pageants [...]
Italian fashion as it is known around the world today originated in Florence, in the White Hall of Palazzo Pitti to be more specific, with the runway shows organised by Giovanni Battista Giorgini [...]
