Leith Steel

Embedded in the wall of Santa Maria Maggiore Church, overlooking Via Dei Cerretani, there is a petrified head that is thought to belong to Berta, a Florentine woman who lived in the city in Read more [...]

A cemetery dating to the late Roman Age (V-VI century AD) resurfaced below the Uffizi Gallery, during the excavation work (2014) under the Magliabechiana Library. Workers found nearly sixty Read more [...]

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 known Read more [...]

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” Read more [...]

The Church of San Miniato al Monte is perched on the hill, south-east of the historical center, just above Piazzale Michelangelo. The church takes its name from the saint who centuries ago was Read more [...]