Tag: coat of arm

Looking for the Pitti’s lost coat of arms

Everyone knows the Pitti Palace; everyone associates the Pitti name to that particular building. But the coat of arms? Do you mean to tell me that the Pitti, one of the most noble and powerful families in Florence, did not have its own coat of arms? In a city where read more

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Palazzo Vecchio

For us Florentine citizens, “Palazzo Vecchio” is that Read more [...]

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Broken Coins of the Innocents

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

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Inferno di Dan Brown

“If you know where to look, Florence is Read more [...]

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The Hole in the Cupola of the Cathedral

The XV century’s mathematician and cartographer Paolo Read more [...]

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The Pantheon

“The most beautiful Roman vestige is undoubtedly Read more [...]

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Il Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Go and See a Calcio Storico Fiorentino Match Soccer Read more [...]

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Florentine Leather Tradition

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

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“La Rificolona”

The “Rificolona” is a paper lantern festival that takes Read more [...]

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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.

Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione Read more [...]

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Il Gallo Nero del Chianti

The black rooster on a gold background is the historic Read more [...]

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The “Sweet” Taste of Ballot

In the old city center of Florence, very close to Read more [...]

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Lorenzo the Magnificent….prankster

It is said that despite his nickname, Lorenzo ‘de Read more [...]

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