PIANGENDO MI SGRIDÒ: “PERCHÉ MI PESTE? SE TU NON VIENI A CRESCER LA VENDETTA DI MONTAPERTI, PERCHÉ MI MOLESTE? ...UN ALTRO GRIDÒ: “CHE HAI TU, BOCCA? NON TI BASTA SONAR CON LE MASCELLE, SE TU NON [...]
...I' FUI NATO E CRESCIUTO SOVRA 'L BEL FIUME D'ARNO ALLA GRAN VILLA DANTE, INF., XXIII, 94-95 …BORN WAS I, AND GREW UP IN THE GREAT TOWN ON THE FAIR RIVER OF ARNO These are Dante’s words in [...]
SE MAI CONTINGA CHE 'L POEMA SACRO AL QUALE HA POSTO MANO E CIELO E TERRA SÌ CHE M' HA FATTO PER PIU' ANNI MACRO, VINCA LA CRUDELTÀ CHE FUOR MI SERRA DEL BELLO OVILE, OV' IO DORMI' AGNELLO NIMICO AI [...]
. . . NEL MIO BEL SAN GIOVANNI. DANTE, INF., XIX 17. ….IN MY BEAUTIFUL SAINT JOHN “ my beautiful St John” is the affectionate nickname Dante gave the Baptistery of Florence, the church where he was [...]
From 5 to 13 September, the Florence Jazz Festival returns, once again bringing one of Florence's most anticipated music events to the city. Now in its tenth edition, the festival presents nine days [...]
Founded in 1908 by Gilda Bacci, the pharmacy is located on the ground floor of the fifteenth-century Palazzo Dati. The property changed hands a few times during the 20th century ( Dante Castellani [...]
The Farmacia Pitti opened in 1810, but documents from the land registry testify to the existence of a "spezieria" (pharmacy) in Piazza San Felice as early as 1427. The owners were first Mr. Cenni di [...]
Founded around 1880, the pharmacy occupies the ground floor of a building on the corner between Via della Chiesa and Via de’ Serragli. The original furnishings have been preserved in accordance with [...]
In 1561, the apothecary Domenico di Vincenzo Brunetti, a member of the Physicians and Pharmacists Guild, moved his shop to these premises, which had previously housed another “spezieria”, managed by [...]
Founded in the 14th century, it is one of the oldest pharmacies in the world and, as you can read on the plaque inside the shop, “the apothecary Matteo Palmieri - historian, moralist and poet, an [...]
This pharmacy - whose foundation dates back to 1752 - owes its name to the wild boar statue “Fontana del Porcellino”, which once stood at the entrance of the shop, and now is located on one side of [...]
The Molteni pharmacy, whose existence was well documented since the late 13th century, is still situated in its historic building, between Via Calzaioli and Via Porta Rossa, at the corner formerly [...]
The pharmacy is located on the corner between Via dei Ginori and Via Guelfa, formerly known as " Canto alle Macine", in the same area where Boccaccio set his tale about naive Calandrino. An [...]
Since February 1953 , the Farmacia della Stazione is located in Via Panzani; entra nce is through two shop windows framed by round arches. Its original furnishings , dating back to the '50s, feature a [...]
The German pharmacist Müstermann , who introduced for the first time homeopathy to Florence, founded this pharmacy in 1897 . It was a successful business, this is why, in 1908, the pharmacy moved to [...]
The ancient pharmacies are among the historic shops, which the Municipality of Florence protects and supports. These unique places have undoubtedly kept their charm intact over the years , as they are [...]
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 [...]
Florence historic gardens are located in the city centre, but they stretch towards the hills overlooking the river and the city, especially on the left bank of the Arno River. Here we suggest you an [...]
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 [...]
To celebrate Epiphany, on January 6th, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore organizes a historical re-enactment called “ Cavalcata dei Magi” (literally “The Ride of the Three Kings”). This glorious [...]
