This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. With the substantial increase in population at the end of 1800s and the destruction of the Old Market to make way for the grand Piazza Repubblica, Florence needed new markets in addition to the small read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The painting “Madonna of the Roses”, by Titian, is so delicate that it had to be put in horizontal position to prevent it from being damaged. This is the reason why this painting is less read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Recently, underground rooms and corridors were discovered below the Basilica of San Lorenzo. They probably belonged to an ancient city that remained hidden through centuries. On the walls, there are drawings and maps of all read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. La Certosa is an impressive castle complex perched on the peak of Monte Acuto (now called Monte Santo) just outside of Galluzzo, a small town on the outskirts of Florence. A working monastery, the walled read more
La Loggia dei Lanzi alberga una famosa estatua de bronce que representa Perseo que tiene la cabeza de Medusa en una mano y la espada que utilizó para decapitarla en la otra. La parte más interesante, y quizás menos conocida, de la estatua es que en la parte de atrás read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. On the façade of Palazzo Vecchio, left of the entrance, behind the statues of Hercules and Cacus, there is a face carved in stone. It is not easy to spot. It is thought to be read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Bronze bas-relief by Pilade Giorgetti, “Kennedy” was inaugurated in June 1966 and placed in Piazzetta del Giglio, behind Via del Corso. Below the work of art, you can read “Siamo uomini liberi” (we are free read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Make an Appointment with the Owners for a Guided Tour. Deep in the heart of Florence, hidden behind walls, the Torrigiani Gardens, measuring 7 hectares (over 17 acres) is the biggest private garden in Europe. read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. “If you know where to look, Florence is paradise” cit. Itinerary: PORTA ROMANA (Roman Gate) GIARDINO DI BOBOLI (Boboli Gardens) CORRIDOIO VASARIANO (Vasari Corridor) PALAZZO VECCHIO PIAZZA SIGNORIA CASA DI DANTE (Dante’s House) BATTISTERO (Batptistry)
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Go and See a Calcio Storico Fiorentino Match Soccer (for the Americans), or football (for the rest of the world) has ancient origins, spreading over many times and places. As early as the eleventh century read more