Cela fait de nombreuses années que la cuisine asiatique est devenue populaire en Europe. Les restaurants japonais sont la nouvelle mode chez les jeunes, comme si le sushi avait remplacé le rendez-vous avec la pizza que nous “moins jeunes” avaient il y a quelques décennies. D’un côté on craint l’Orient, read more
En marchant dans les rues de Florence, il arrive souvent de voir un taxi bizarre et très coloré conduit par une dame également colorée et toujours souriante. Eh bien, il s’agit du taxi “Milan 25” de Tante Catherine, qui rend un service exceptionnel, pour dire le moins: elle accompagne gratuitement read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. “The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate underbrush of rosemary, lavender and Chinese roses, the shimmering meadow of spring daffodils and wild orchids, and here and there the busy buzz of the bees, read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. What do Florence, Palermo and the English throne have in common? Let’s go back in time to the Medici era to discover this little known curiosity, for which we have the written chronicles of Giorgio read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Already during the XIV century, Florence was famous for the production of leather, from tanning to selling. Therefore, leather craftsmanship has very ancient origins. Around 1282, the Arte dei Cuoiai o Galigai (curriers and tanners read more
Gino Bartali (18 juillet 1914 – 5 mai 2000), appelé “Ginettaccio” par ses amis à cause de son caractère bourru et réservé, est un inoubliable champion cycliste, il a été trois fois gagnant du Tour d’Italie et deux fois gagnant du Tour de France. Son nom est indissolublement lié à read more
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 Renaissance palaces in the historic city center, just outside from where the indoor cellars were. These windows are made read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The event that more than anything else fueled rumors and aroused the curiosity of historians, scriptwriters and even video game makers (e.g. Assassin’s Creed) is the Pazzi conspiracy. The Pazzi family aimed at overthrowing the read more
Dans le centre historique de Florence, à quelques pas de la Piazza della Signoria et du Bargello, on trouve l’un des plus anciens bâtiments de Florence: la Tour de la Castagna (châtaigne). Cette tour a été bâtie en 1038 comme cadeau de la part de l’empereur Corrado II à la read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be named Villa Chigi, in honor of the powerful and wealthy Sienese banker and art lover, Agostino Chigi, who commissioned the building and decoration of the impressive palace. read more