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The Loggia dei Lanzi houses a famous bronze statue depicting Perseus while holding Medusa’s head in one hand, and a s […]

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Recently, underground rooms and corridors were discovered below the Basilica of San Lorenzo. They probably belonged to an […]

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On the façade of Palazzo Vecchio, left of the entrance, behind the statues of Hercules and Cacus, there is a face carved […]

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The head of a bull is embedded in the side of the Cathedral overlooking Via Ricasoli. Behind the mystery, hide two […]

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Ten years after the flood, in 1975, the Medici Chapels were restored. After the restoration works, a concealed corridor […]

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The Church of San Miniato al Monte is perched on the hill, south-east of the historical center, just above Piazzale […]

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The beauty of Ponte Vecchio is undeniable. It is so beautiful that even Hitler himself was enchanted by it when he […]

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For us Florentine citizens, “Palazzo Vecchio” is that magnificent palace that we admire, photograph but we maybe don […]

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A cemetery dating to the late Roman Age (V-VI century AD) resurfaced below the Uffizi Gallery, during the excavation work […]

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The city of Florence satisfies many curiosities, but it also holds many mysteries that we have not been able to unravel […]

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Carrara marble is world famous, mention the name and immediately one thinks of Michelangelo’s Il David or Pietà; but no […]

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The painting “Madonna of the Roses”, by Titian, is so delicate that it had to be put in horizontal position to pre […]

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Bronze bas-relief by Pilade Giorgetti, “Kennedy” was inaugurated in June 1966 and placed in Piazzetta del Giglio, beh […]

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Go and See a Calcio Storico Fiorentino Match
Soccer (for the Americans), or football (for the rest of the world) has […]

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The tomb of Gian Gastone is right behind the altar in the Medici Chapels. Gian Gastone was the last Gran Duke of the […]

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Domenico Bigordi, born in Florence in 1449, was the first of five children. The nickname «Ghirlandaio» came from his […]

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When in 1559 Cosimo I de’ Medici organized a contest to design the first public fountain in Florence, he hoped to g […]

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The representation of the Last Supper is a primary theme in art history, often encountered in convents along with other […]

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Go and See the Explosion of the Cart Easter Morning in front of the Florence Duomo
The explosion of the cart is the […]

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This little know trail, at least from the touristic perspective, is a very pretty and makes for a very pleasant bike […]