This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Sammezzano Castle, surrounded by a large park, is in a spot of Read more [...]
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Schlacht von Campaldino
The battle of Campaldino, fought not far from the Conti Guidi’s Castle in Pioppi, on June 11th, 1289, day of Saint Barnaba, between the Guelph army of Read more [...]
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Karneval von Viareggio
It doesn’t have the samba or the hot summer heat of Carnival in Rio De Janeiro but in terms of color, costume and individuality, Viareggio’s “Carnevale” Read more [...]
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Lucca
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Fiorentina Football Club
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In order to get to know deep inside the grumpy and polemic Florentines, we must know something Read more [...]
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The “Ugly” Queen
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she brought to her new Country Florentine Read more [...]
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Little wine windows
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The so-called buchette del vino were little windows built outside the main entrance of the old Read more [...]
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“A Ufo”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear the expression “a ufo”. This expression Read more [...]
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Radio CO.RA.
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. CO.RA. is the acronym for Commissione Radio. Radio CO.RA. was an illegal radio created by the Read more [...]
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„La Rificolona“
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The “Rificolona” is a paper lantern festival that takes place in Florence between September 7th Read more [...]
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Il Gallo Nero del Chianti
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The black rooster on a gold background is the historic symbol of Chianti Classico. The mascot Read more [...]
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Gino Bartali
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 – May 5, 2000) was nicknamed “Ginettaccio” because he was grumpy Read more [...]
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Badia a Passignano
This historic fortified abbey in Passignano has a dramatic position in the Chianti hills. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout history, Read more [...]
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Greve in Chianti
The residents of Greve in Chianti are born and grow up around the central square, which since the middle ages, has been a vital marketplace; the crossroads Read more [...]
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Il Ponte del Diavolo (Die Teufelsbrücke)
In the small town of Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca, there is a famous humpbacked stone bridge, so dramatic, and so admirable, that it was said Read more [...]