One of the most interesting personalities of the 20th century, Don Lorenzo Milani, hailed from Florence and always carried out his activities in this area. Born in Florence in 1923 to a wealthy and [...]
The Weihnachtsmarkt, the traditional Christmas market, is back from 14 November to 20 December 2026, with over fifty stalls housed in characteristic wooden houses that will bring to Florence the [...]
The Istituto Geografico Militare occupies part of the basilica of Santissima Annunziata which belonged to the Servite monastic order suppressed by the Italian government in 1866. In 1872 the Istituto [...]
St Mark’s English Church is an Anglican church in Florence, Italy. We are a chaplaincy of the Church of England in the Diocese in Europe and serve all English-speakers who find themselves in Tuscany [...]
The Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence, ideally located in the city centre, is the gateway for many travellers. It is a terminus station, with many services and rooms inside, whose design [...]
The bicycle is the means of transport supporting the sustainable city we are building, in environmental, social and economic terms. In order to ensure the rebirth of the country and our city, it will [...]
Where do we eat today? A frequent question we ask especially as we are on holiday. Florence offers a wide range of possibilities: lampredottai, vinaini, osterie, trattorie... but where can we taste [...]
Discover here which travel agencies and associations offer tourist services (all-inclusive packages, but also individual and last minute services) to facilitate the visit of Florence to tourists with [...]
“ Florence RockinArt” is a web-app created to deepen the knowledge on the natural and artificial stone materials of which the monuments of Florence are made up. The web-app, in addition to brief [...]
“VID’IO FIORENZA IN SÍ FATTO RIPOSO CHE NON AVEA CAGION ONDE PIANGESSE. CON QUESTE GENTI VID’IO GLORIOSO E GIUSTO IL POPOL SUO, TANTO CHE ‘L GIGLIO NON ERA AD ASTA MAI POSTO A RITROSO, NÉ PER DIVISION [...]
“. . . SE PER QUESTO CIECO CARCERE VAI PER ALTEZZA D'INGEGNO, MIO FIGLIO OV'È? PERCHÉ NON È EI TECO?” ED IO A LUI: “DA ME STESSO NON VEGNO: COLUI CH’ATTENDE LÀ PER QUI MI MENA, FORSE CUI GUIDO VOSTRO [...]
“· · · FU’IO SOL COLÀ DOVE SOFFERTO FU PER CIASCUN DI TORRE VIA FIORENZA, COLUI CHE LA DIFESI A VISO APERTO." DANTE, INF., X, 91-93. "... BUT THERE I WAS ALONE, WHERE EVERY ONE CONSENTED TO THE [...]
OH QUALI IO VIDI QUEI CHE SON DISFATTI PER LOR SUPERBIA! DANTE, PAR., XVI,109-110 O HOW BEHELD I THOSE WHO ARE UNDONE BY THEIR OWN PRIDE! Among the noble families that Dante and Cacciaguida review [...]
. . . COM'IO RIGUARDANDO TRA LOR VEGNO, IN UNA BORSA GIALLA VIDI AZZURRO, CHE D'UN LEONE AVEA FACCIA E CONTEGNO. DANTE, INF., XVII, 58-60. … AND AS I GAZING ROUND ME COME AMONG THEM, UPON A YELLOW [...]
“VERGINE MADRE, FIGLIA DEL TUO FIGLIO, UMILE ED ALTA PIÙ CHE CREATURA, TERMINE FISSO D'ETERNO CONSIGLIO, TU SE' COLEI CHE L'UMANA NATURA NOBILITASTI SÌ, CHE ‘L SUO FATTORE NON DISDEGNÒ DI FARSI SUA [...]
. . . IN SUL PASSO D'ARNO. DANTE, INF., XIII, 146. …ON THE PASS OF ARNO With this verse, Dante reminds us the Ponte Vecchio, the most famous bridge crossing over the Arno River. It is the only one in [...]
"NOW GO," HE SAID, "FOR HIM MOST GUILTY OF IT AT A BEAST'S TAIL BEHOLD I DRAGGED ALONG TOWARDS THE VALLEY WHERE IS NO REPENTANCE. FASTER AT EVERY STEP THE BEAST IS GOING, INCREASING EVERMORE UNTIL IT [...]
