Tag: Agasias (son of Dositheus)

Borghese Gladiator

The Borghese Gladiator is a Greek sculpture dating to the first century.

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Broken Coins of the Innocents

The Hospital of the Innocents in Piazza Santissima Read more [...]

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Berta, the Petrified Head

Embedded in the wall of Santa Maria Maggiore Church, Read more [...]

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The Iris Garden

Should you be in Florence between April and May you Read more [...]

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The Hidden City below San Lorenzo

Recently, underground rooms and corridors were Read more [...]

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La Certosa

La Certosa is an impressive castle complex perched on Read more [...]

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Kennedy

Bronze bas-relief by Pilade Giorgetti, “Kennedy” was Read more [...]

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Little wine windows

The so-called buchette del vino were little windows Read more [...]

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Florentine Leather Tradition

Already during the XIV century, Florence was famous for Read more [...]

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“Facciatone”

Perhaps the most memorable part of the Siena’s Read more [...]

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Gino Bartali

Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 – May 5, 2000) was Read more [...]

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The “Ugly” Queen

When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she Read more [...]

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“A Ufo”

In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear Read more [...]

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