By walking through the halls, visitors witness how Florence’s artistic heritage continues to influence modern style, making it a must-visit for anyone passionate about the intersection of art, history, and design.
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!
After a long restoration the Vasari Corridor has finally reopened! Designed in 1565 this elevated passageway was the ultimate VIP fast track, connecting Palazzo Vecchio—then the Medici family’s headquarters—to the Pitti Palace across the Arno.
“Salvatore Ferragamo 1898-1960” is the richest and most comprehensive exhibition about Salvatore Ferragamo ever held. The exhibition runs until April 27, 2025
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…
Italy’s Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione), or simply April 25 is a national Italian holiday commemorating the end of the Italian Civil War (started September 8th 1943) and the end…
Federico Giannini is a young art historian who wrote this article on his popular website Finestre sull’arte (and who kindly allowed us to translate it. If you read Italian you…
It is April 26th 1478 and the setting is the Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore where a mass is being celebrated. The Medici have been in charge of the…
On February 19th Florence celebrated the 500th anniversary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s imprisonment with an historical parade that followed his footsteps from via Guicciardini, where Machiavelli lived, to the Palazzo Vecchio,…
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