The Cinquecento in Florence.
So much happened in the 1500’s: the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation (aka Catholic Revival), […]
So much happened in the 1500’s: the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation (aka Catholic Revival), […]
Last June 24th the Innocenti Museum was reopened after extensive renovation work and just after […]
Italy’s Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione), or simply April 25 is a national Italian holiday […]
After one year of intense work (and some 10 years planning!) the Duomo Museum finally […]
Palazzo Strozzi in Florence hosts a winter exhibition Divine Beauty dedicated to modern sacred art […]
The Red Lily is the symbol, the emblem that represents Florence and is inspired by […]
Federico Giannini is a young art historian who wrote this article on his popular website […]
It is April 26th 1478 and the setting is the Duomo of Santa Maria del […]
From the seventh century the Catholic Church officially celebrates the Annunciation (and the Incarnation of […]
Between the City of Florence, the Museums, Expo and Palazzo Strozzi we expect a year […]
The magnificent altarpiece by Rosso Fiorentino on display at Palazzo Strozzi summarizes the meaning and […]
The restoration of the fountain on Ponte Vecchio A few months ago the restoration of […]
The Origin The steak has an old and fascinating story, truly a legend. According to tradition […]
This is of course a work in progress, we will try to keep the list […]
The anniversary Once upon a time there was …..an anniversary! Well, my dear readers […]
The Tuscan landscape has been charming travelers since the Middle Ages: the construction of villas, […]
If you have decided to stroll in the Oltrarno, maybe after a tour of the […]
The offer of art in Florence is unrivalled, but tickets and entrance fees can become […]
The Three Kings and the beginning of the story The origins of The Ride of […]
A first approach to Michelangelo as sculptor and architect should focus on the most famous works visible […]
Markets of Florence A visit to Florence markets allows the visitor an opportunity to experience […]
A new exhibit on Renaissance In mass media and popular culture there is a […]
Spring has finally arrived, more and more events are held on weekends and most of […]
On February 19th Florence celebrated the 500th anniversary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s imprisonment with an historical […]
As Florence with guide we have put together activities in museums and in the city […]
That Florence is still overwhelmingly full of artistic masterpieces we owe in greater part to the […]
“He was given to us by Heaven to give new form to architecture” said the biographer Giorgio Vasari about Filippo […]
Florence in the movies: locations, movie theaters, actors As far as we know the […]
Many people visiting Florence stop quizzically to look at some strange road signs scattered around […]
The Spanish Chapel was originally planned around 1345 as the chapter room of Santa Maria […]
On November 4th 1966 Florence was ravaged by a flood that covered the city and […]
The exhibition in Palazzo Strozzi this winter calls attention back on a controversial and complex […]
But do not let us quarrel any more, No, my Lucrezia; bear with me for […]
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