Volterra, dramatic and atmospheric, is a place which has been immortalized in international literature. The first to put this walled village to paper was Read more [...]
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Pistoia
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Pistoia has ancient Roman origins, where, in 62 BC the battle Read more [...]
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Medici Fortress, Arezzo
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is one of the few remaining Italian “borgos”or walled medieval hamlets that remains intact, capturing its feudal character and spirit and 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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“My Friends”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. “Amici Miei” (“My Friends”, in English) is an Italian cult comedy-drama movie – the first of a Read more [...]
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Michelangelo Baits Raffaello in the Villa Farnesina
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In the beautifully decorated Loggia of the Galatea in the Villa Farnesina, one particular image Read more [...]
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“Superheroes” in Florence
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. If you walk along the streets of Florence, you will probably see a strange and super colored Read more [...]
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“Il Toni”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Another common expression used by old and new generations in Florence and the environs is “Il Read more [...]
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Fibonacci Series Hidden on Pisa Church
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In September 2015, Professor Pietro Armienti found, embedded in the façade of Saint Nicola’s Read more [...]
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Anglo-Florentines and the British Institute
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 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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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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Battle of 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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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 [...]




