On January 26th, in Florence we celebrate San Zanobi (Saint Zenobius) so you might see a garland of flowers at the base of the column in Piazza Duomo - if you ever even noticed the column in the first place.
Many people, including Florentines, pass by it every day not...
The ancestors of pizzaPizza, the most famous Made in Italy product in the world, has very ancient origins. Its first ancestor dates back to the time of the Ancient Egypt, when yeast was discovered, a fundamental ingredient for creating the dough for bread and focaccia which were then filled or...
Entering Palazzo Vecchio from the door that overlooks Piazza della Signoria on the side of the Loggia dei Lanzi, you will find yourself directly in Michelozzo's Courtyard, designed by him in 1453. Stuccos, paintings, grotesques, coats of arms and statues contribute to making the space spectacular, leaving all visitors in...
In Tuscany they are much loved and are often given as gifts to friends and relatives during the Christmas period, yet no one knows the exact origin of the Ricciarelli of Siena.According to a legend, it was the knight Ricciardetto Della Gherardesca who brought back from the Crusades these sweets,...
Tony Cragg, the
world-famous British artist, is on display at the Museo Novecento with his anthological exhibition titled Transfer.
Cragg's
interest has been oriented since the beginning of his career, in the seventies,
on matter and form, with assemblages
of objects reminiscent of the Duchampian ready-made.
He
later begins to...
Creator of visionary, ingenious,
impossible worlds, M.C. Escher was one of the most original artists of
the 20th century. His woodcuts, lithographies and engravings have now become
part of our collective imaginary and still manage to fascinate and amaze today.
The great Florentine exhibition, hosted in the halls
of the...
The
Chimera of Arezzo, was found on
November 15, 1553 during the
excavation works for the construction of the Medici fortification walls, near
the Porta San Lorentino.
Cosimo I de' Medici, great
collector and art estimator, fell in love with this work so deeply that he decided
to personally take...
Between
October and November is the season
of the Olio Nuovo or Novello (New Oil), and every
Florentine lover of this green gold can't wait for this time of year to arrive
in order to get a bottle of it. In fact, getting a large stock of it is no...
Villa Bardini hosts
another major exhibition dedicated to photography, Elliott Erwitt. Photographs,
which celebrates the long career of one of the most famous photographers in the
world.
A collection of about 70 images personally selected by Ewitt, who celebrated his
94th birthday this year, which capture the perfect moment as...
If you have been to
Piazza Santissima Annunziata you might have noticed a window that remains open
all year round, whether it's summer or winter, so much so that the Florentines
have renamed it "the window that is
always open". It is located on
the top floor of Palazzo Grifoni,...
