What better way to avoid summer’s heat than to dive in a fresh outdoor swimming pool? Here’s a list of them. Let’s start from the city center: in the Cascine park there’s a beautiful pool, immersed in [...]
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the Perugino (1523), one of the most important Italian painters between the 15th and 16th centuries. He was particularly active in Florence [...]
The Porta alla Croce gate, at the centre of Piazza Beccaria, has undergone various transformations over time, the most evident being in the 16th century when it was reduced in height during the siege [...]
Textural and sculptural jewellery, born from the research of organic surfaces, analysing their textures and structures in the multiple combinations of biochemical and environmental textures. The use [...]
The Oratory, dating back to 1602, was built based on a design by Matteo and Giovanni Nigetti; it is a large hall entirely covered in frescoes. The ceiling paintings are by Giovanni Martinelli, Lorenzo [...]
In ancient times, along the Mugnone torrent, the curandaie were dedicated to the 'cure' of linen and hemp cloth, which consisted of washing and bleaching them. In the district, located outside the [...]
Since 1956, we have been producing and decorating 100% handmade Florentine artistic leather creations in Florence, using vegetable-tanned leather from Tuscany, dyed and processed according to the [...]
A music enthusiast from an early age, Tommaso Pedani dedicated himself to the study of contemporary composition. At the Scuola di Liuteria - Bottega di Parma, under the guidance of maestro Desiderio [...]
Ombretta Maffei has been making made-to-measure, formal wear of the highest quality for women in her tailor's shop since 1978. She is constantly researching new and customised working techniques. She [...]
Made in Sipario is a social cooperative whose artisans are 'Special Artists': young adults with mental disabilities who have been training for years in paper, wood, ceramic and fabric decoration. The [...]
Stefano Bacati is a restorer and in his handicraft workshop he creates furnishing objects and decorations of various kinds, according to the styles that most characterised the Florentine Renaissance [...]
Aure was born from a passion for fabrics and colours. Two collections a year of garments are produced, of which hand-painted garments such as Artwear are unique and special. They are presented with [...]
We are at the gates with stones! According to the Vocabulary of Contemporary Florentine (Accademia della Crusca): “trovarsi in prossimità di una scadenza, aver pochissimo tempo a disposizione; essere [...]
The Latin inscription “A MATRE ET FILIA AEQUE DISTO” between Via della Piazzola and Via delle Forbici explains that exactly that point is equidistant from the mother, Fiesole, and the daughter [...]
Guido Polloni founded his company in 1919, designing and producing stained glass windows, mosaics and sacred furnishings. With his son-in-law Sergio Papucci, a graduate of the Art Institute of Porta [...]
In 1947 a small artisan company was founded in Florence, thanks to Vittoria Camerino Martinetti's passion for fabrics. Since 1969, Paola Martinetti has been the creator and designer of the collections [...]
The Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani is located in Via Guelfa, in the historical centre of Florence. Founded in 1965 by Renato Viviani, it has distinguished itself throughout its history for the elegance [...]
