The Loggia del Pesce (fish loggia) which is located today in Piazza dei Ciompi, is a project by Giorgio Vasari commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in 1567. The loggia was intended to house [...]
Within the large Oltrarno area - approximately in the zone between Ponte Vecchio, the Lungarni up to Piazza Ferrucci, the slopes of Piazzale Michelangelo and Forte Belvedere – you can discover one of [...]
Starting March 4th, 2026, the symphonic concerts presented by the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina are back at the Museo Zeffirelli. Artistic Director and Violin Soloist: Marco Lorenzini. The program [...]
Starting in February 2026, symphonic concerts resume every Saturday, presented by the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina at the Auditorium Santo Stefano al Ponte. Artistic Director and Violin Soloist [...]
From April 27th to 30th, 2026, the Fortezza da Basso in Florence will host the 10th edition of the Art and Restoration Fair, one of the most important events in Italy dedicated to the protection and [...]
Don't wait for Valentine's Day, but test our romantic itinerary in and around Florence, where the beauty of the city is the inspiration for love and not just the background for a banal selfie. Surely [...]
The program ranges from films in their original language to film festivals, special events, exhibitions, and even theater and musical performances.All details can be found on the Spazioalfieri website [...]
From February 7 to May 31, 2026 at the Cantieri Goldonetta - Cango, La democrazia del corpo ( The Democracy of the Body) is back! A project by Virgilio Sieni that brings on stage national and [...]
Not many among the Florentines know about Quercione trough, called Fountain of Boccacce, situated in the middle of one of the vast lawns of Cascine Park, The structure standing in the middle of the [...]
At the far end of Cascine Park, stands an oriental-style and eccentric-looking funerary monument, in memory of the sad and short story of a traveler coming from remote India. In 1870, young Indian [...]
The Palazzina Reale, or the Grand Ducal Villa is located in the exact center of Cascine Park, on a large square guarded by four lionesses-sphinxes, neo-egyptian decorations added at the end of the [...]
The pyramid-shaped ice house, built to keep the cold inside even in the warmest seasons and which nothing has to do with Egypt, is located near Pavoniere, in viale degli Olmi. It’s a ten-meters high [...]
Among the numerous fountains that can be found in Cascine Park, one of the most significant ones is the Fountain of Narcissus, realized in 1791 by florentine architect Giuseppe Manetti who added to it [...]
Piazza Vittorio Veneto was, in Giuseppe Poggi’s project, the access point to Cascine Park. In its center, the Vittorio Emanuele II’s equestrian statue stands tall. Originally, this monument, designed [...]
Cascine Park is the green heart of the city, and being only a few steps far from the city center, it’s the ideal place to go for a walk or for a bicycle ride. It’s Florence’s largest park, measuring [...]
The Florence Short Film Festival, an international short film festival, will take place at Cinema La Compagnia from February 5th to 7th, 2026, featuring 21 short films in competition and numerous [...]
Five unmissable new events in the Glorytellers series, taking place between April and May 2026 in the splendid Sala Vanni in Florence. The series kicks off on Saturday 18 April with Bianco and [...]
Florence, the city of art and the Renaissance. But how is this creativity expressed today? With this itinerary, we would like to take you on a discovery of some of the contemporary and avant-garde [...]
Nature nourishes us and encourages us to live. We are confronted with nature every day, and it is increasingly necessary to strike a balance between the anthropomorphic presence and the sustainability [...]
