Florence beyond the crowds
In time of overtourism Florence anyway offers you equally remarkable places that don’t require elbowing your way through selfie-sticks. We have many suggestions and can help to avoid the busiest spots!
Florence and tourism in COVID time
We all know too well that our lives have radically changed starting from February 2020 and the outbreak of the COVID pandemic. This post is an account of how COVID…
The Cinquecento in Florence.
So much happened in the 1500’s: the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation (aka Catholic Revival), Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the worldwide geographic discoveries, not to mention Ariosto and…
Divine Beauty at Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Strozzi in Florence hosts a winter exhibition Divine Beauty dedicated to modern sacred art that is part of a program of initiatives related to the Ecclesiastical National Congress, including…
Pontormo and Rosso at Palazzo Strozzi
The magnificent altarpiece by Rosso Fiorentino on display at Palazzo Strozzi summarizes the meaning and sense of the exhibition: in spite of the celebrity and notoriety of the works it…
Springtime of the Renaissance at Palazzo Strozzi
A new exhibit on Renaissance In mass media and popular culture there is a trend to identify the Renaissance with Botticelli, Da Vinci and Michelangelo and this creates a…