One of
Florence's jewels is the Opificio delle
Pietre Dure, founded in 1932, today one of the most prestigious restoration
centers in the world.
Its origins date back to 1588, when Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici needed
to train the craftsmen needed to build the Chapel of the Princes...
In summer it’s
possible to access the Torre di San Niccolò, Torre della Zecca and Porta
Romana, usually closed to the public.
The Torre di
San Niccolò usually opens to the public on the occasion of the celebrations
of Saint John's Day on June 24, to allow visitors to watch...
Palazzo Pitti is known as the residence of the Medici family, but the
name reveals its true origins. It was Luca Pitti, archenemy of Cosimo de'
Medici, who had it built in 1441 by the architect Luca Fancelli, a testament to
the merchant family's economic power.
A power they lost...
Piazza dei Ciompi is a small square in
the heart of the Santa Croce neighborhood. Many buildings in this area date
back to the 16th century and housed artisans' and artists' workshops, including
Cimabue's alleged workshop, where Giotto had worked, and Lorenzo Ghiberti's
house. Although seemingly ancient, Piazza dei Ciompi...
Little known in Florence is the Church of San Jacopo Soprarno, a structure of ancient origin built in Romanesque style. Dating back to the X-XI century, it gave its name to the borough that was built around it, Borgo San Jacopo, in the Florentine Oltrarno.
Giovanni Villani, Florentine historian and...
Villa
Salviati is located along the homonymous street, with an access on the main
road and one on via Faentina. This splendid villa is guarded like a precious
jewel, and is opened to the public only once a year on the occasion of Europe
Day.Alamanno
Salviati came into possession of...
Florence is beautiful even in the rain, but when it shines under the spring sun it becomes something spectacular. It is then that you have to go out absolutely for a walk in the center, or along the bank of the river Arno or better still go to visit one...
Next
to the entrance to the Basilica of Santa Croce, stands the monument to Dante Alighieri, made
in 1865 on the occasion of the celebrations for the six hundredth
anniversary of Dante, in the first year of Florence as Capital.
Enrico
Pazzi, a sculptor from Emilia, was called to make...
On February 9, 1858, Michelangelo Buonarroti’s house,
located at number 70 of Via Ghibellina, became a museum.Since he was young, Michelangelo had dreamed of
creating a patrician house to leave as inheritance to his descendants, a dream
that he never managed to realize during his lifetime.It was his grandson, Michelangelo...
The
Horticultural Garden is one of the
most beautiful green areas in Florence. The park is very big and extends to
communicate with the Parnaso Gardens above, from which you can admire
magnificent views.The
park is located near Piazza della Libertà, beyond the Mugnone stream, in a
residential area surrounded...
Via dello Studio is called this because here is where people actually used to study,
a name attested since the sixteenth century, which took into account how in
this street, at the civic number 1, where located the headquarters of the Studio Fiorentino. It is in fact the
street where...
The large Refectory of the San Marco Museum
has been reopened to the public since October 1st, after a long period of
closure that began last October, due to a lifting of the terracotta floor.
The vast room of the large Refectory, where the friars consumed meals together,
features architecture...
A short walk from piazza della Libertà, on a street named after the first Medici Pope, Leone X (famous for having excommunicated Martin Luther in 1521), stands a beautiful and unexpected architectural gem.
We're talking about the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ and Saint Nicholas, know to...
Beyond the Campo di Marte station, in the San Salvi area, lies one of the greatest
masterpieces of the sixteenth century: the Last
Supper by Andrea del Sarto, the "painter without errors", painted
between 1511 and 1530.Andrea del Sarto was twenty-five
years old when he began working on the fresco...
Summer can be cruel in
Florence for those who don't have the chance to get out of town for a few days,
away from the torrid streets of the historical center. Temperature rise higher
with each passing year, leaving the Florentines to melt away even in the
shade. If you...
Villa Bardini is
undoubtedly one of the most spectacular exhibition spaces in Florence, as well
as a beautiful green lung of the city.It
was originally Villa Manadora, built for Francesco Manadori in 1641 on a
pre-existing medieval building.
The property is located on the slope of the hill that descends...
One of the most ancient buildings in
Florence is certainly the Church of
Santi Apostoli. It faces Piazza del
Limbo, so called because here once stood a cemetery for all those children
that had died before they were baptized, who - as Dante described in the Divine
Comedy - remained...
Florence has changed its appearance
many times over the centuries, and a great number of buildings was lost due to
demolitions and renovations. This is the case of the Church of San Pier Maggiore, of which only traces of the arches of
the external portico of the church remain in...
Many
are the anecdotes and legends regarding the city of Florence, Piazza Duomo
alone is the protagonist of several of these interesting stories. Today we'll
tell about you some of them.
The
fall of the Duomo’s golden sphere was
indeed a shocking event.
We must start by saying that designing...
Ph: Giunti
Odeon
The historic Cinema Odeon in Florence is transformed
and becomes Giunti Odeon, a
multi-function space that will act as both a cinema and a bookshop.After several
controversies and doubts that arose among the Florentine population during the
renovation works, the 1,500 square meter space was inaugurated on...
In
via Sant'Antonino 11 in Florence, there is a building that immediately catches
the eye of passers-by as it features decidedly unusual decorative elements. It
is Palazzo Viviani, otherwise known
as the "Palazzo dei cartelloni” (Billboards Palace), due to the enormous
epigraphs with which the facade is decorated. Among these...
At
the moment of his death, English entrepreneur and collector, Frederick Stibbert
(1838-1906) left to the municipality of Florence his villa containg a spectacular
collection of more than 50,000 objects: armors, weapons, porcelains, furniture,
jewelry, paintings, sculptures and much more. This property included also a
beautiful park with sculptures, little...
While taking a stroll at
the Cascine Park, a very peculiar
structure might have caught your eye. We are talking about the pyramid that can be found along the tree-lined
avenu, looking rather out of place in the Tuscan capital.What on earth is a pyramid doing in Florence? Well,
it...
Many know the Orticoltura gardens because of the flower fair held here every year
and the majestic Rooster’s Tepidarium,
the large white iron greenhouse that dominates the surrounding landscape.However, not everyone knows of the existence of a
second garden overlooking the Orticoltura gardens, often frequented only by
residents, couples and...
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...
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...
In
the Florentine Oltrarno there is one of
the largest private gardens in Europe located within the walls of a city, the Torrigiani Garden, which with its
surface of almost ten hectares extends into the area between the ancient walls
that go from Porta Romana to Piazza Tasso, Via dei...
Casa Martelli is one
of those places that you'll visit and then ask yourself: "Why have I not
been here sooner"?
This unique museum was created by one of the most influential families of
Florence - the Martelli, bankers
that rapidly rose to power, also thanks to their connection with...
In
via Maggio at n. 26, there is a very
particular building, recognizable by its beautiful facade entirely decorated with grotesques.
First documented architectural work of Bernardo
Buontalenti, the palace was commissioned
by Francesco I de’ Medici and built, between 1570 and 1574, upon an old
fifteenth-century building.
Francesco
I,...
Florence
is a place full of history and stories, and sometimes, without even realizing
it, we find ourselves walking right upon them.
This might have happened in Piazza della
Signoria, where a large marble
plaque set in the paving of the square, right in front of the fountain of
Neptune,...
A good observer will discover that in Florence there are several astronomical instruments scattered around the city, not only great breeding ground for artists but also for scientists and scholars.
In ancient times, to know the time people used the sundial, a measurement tool based on the detection of the...
With
Brunelleschi’s Dome, Giotto's bell tower and the tower of Palazzo Vecchio to
reign supreme in the Florentine skyline, the beautiful bell tower of the Badia Fiorentina often goes unnoticed,
although clearly visible next to the tower of the Bargello museum.
It
indicates the position of one of the
oldest...
Not
much is known about the origins of Ponte
Vecchio, one of the most famous bridges in Italy, as well as the oldest
bridge in Florence.
We
only know that at some point, the Romans
decided to build a bridge over the narrowest point of the Arno River within the...
Benozzo Gozzoli (c.
1421 - 1497) was a Florentine painter, a pupil of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Beato
Angelico, known mostly for the frescoes in the Magi Chapel in Palazzo Medici Riccardi.
It
was to him that Cosimo and Piero de
'Medici commissioned the frescoes for the chapel, a work that...
After
two years of restorations carried out by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, we can return to admire the
Terrace of Geographic Maps of the Uffizi, a place rich in history
from which visitors can enjoy a beautiful view of the city.
Giorgio Vasari had designed this
space...
The Medici Chapels of Florence are one of the most famous and
fascinating complexes in the city. Built by Michelangelo and Buontalenti
between the 16th and 17th centuries, the chapels are the mausoleum of the Medici family and
include the Chapel of the Princes
and the New Sacristy (so called...
The Medici Chapels complex is part of the Basilica of San Lorenzo and includes the New Sacristy designed by Michelangelo in 1519, and the grandiose Chapel of the Princes built in the seventeenth century.
Hard to decide which space is the most beautiful, the first emblem of formal purity, the...
Eastern suburbs of
Florence, in Rovezzano, a public park with a large villa in the center, Villa Favard (not to be confused with
the homonymous villa in via Curtatone, home of the Polimoda Fashion School).
The history of this place
begins at the end of 1200, in a Florence...
Built in a cloister of
the Basilica of San Lorenzo there is
one of Florence’s invaluable treasures: The
Medicean-Laurentian Library.
The complex was designed
by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1519 for the cardinal Giulio de Medici,
who later became Pope Clement VII. Michelangelo supervised the works in person
until 1534, when...
About 60,000 people transit
through the Santa Maria Novella station
in Florence every year, and yet, not everyone notices the huge 25-meter fresco placed on the south
wall of the large arrivals and departures hall.
A work created with an
ancient technique, for which Italian and in particular Florentine art...
The Renaissance palace where the Odeon is located, now called Palazzo dello Strozzino, was a property
of the wealthy Strozzi family, this
was true for the majority of the buildings that surrounded Piazza Strozzi and
for those in the street that is now via Monalda. It does not come as...
For those interested in
architecture, Sorgane is a district
of Florence definitely worth visiting. In 1957
it was decided to build here a satellite city of public housing, a very
ambitious project. Initially designed for 12,000 inhabitants, the project is
entrusted to a group of young architects coordinated by Giovanni...
The history of this
district north of the center has always been linked in some way to art. Legend
has it that in 1520, when here there was only countryside crossed by the
Mugnone stream, the Madonna appeared to two seriously ill patients who were
praying in front of one...
The fish market was once located
in today's Lungarno degli Archibugieri, then Piazza del Pesce, right next to Ponte Vecchio. In 1565, on the occasion of the marriage between the son of Grand Duke
Cosimo I, Francesco, and the Archduchess of Austria Giovanna of Austria, the
famous Vasari Corridor was...
One of the most
well-hidden churches in all of Florence is probably Santo Stefano al Ponte.
However, the name suggests where we can find it: in the small Piazza Santo Stefano,
near Ponte Vecchio.
Founded before 1116, the
year in which the first documentations mention it, the church of Santo...
The New Opera Theater has replaced the old Municipal Theater, the work of the engineer Telemaco Bonaiuti,
which dated back to 1862. The old
building was no longer considered to be up with the times, especially from
a technical and safety point of view and was no longer able to...
A large square near the Santa Maria Novella
station and the boulevards. The rich vegetation, composed of linden and holm
oaks, has recently been enriched by cherry trees and 500 white iceberg roses in
the flower beds.It was part of a huge area of vegetable gardens and meadows
that until...
On June 24, Florence
celebrates its patron saint, San Giovanni, but this has not always been the
case. Back in the day, when the religion was still pagan, the city was devoted
to the god Mars. Many believe that
the current Baptistery of San Giovanni
was built from the ruins...
This time the title "Beyond
the Renaissance" should be interpreted as "Renaissance beyond itself", that is, at the top of its
idea of the world and of the rediscovery of classical culture. The facade of
Palazzo Rucellai, designed by Leon Battista Alberti and completed in 1465, is
celebrated as one...
There is no better place to find inspiration for your art projects than in the Rose Garden, just under Piazzale Michelangelo.
This garden was created in 1865 by Giuseppe Poggi, who also designed the piazzale, and it houses a collection of about 400 varieties of roses, lemons, and other plants...
The Manifattura Tabacchi: a district of 16
buildings on an area of 100,000 square meters, next to the Cascine Park. Pure
modernist rationalist architecture, designed by architects Giovanni Bartoli and
Pier Luigi Nervi in 1933, completed in 1940. According to modernist architectural
canons, the structure had to be functional to...
Leonardo Ricci died in 1994, construction began in 2000 and
the work was inaugurated in 2012.It is the second largest Palace of Justice in Italy, after the
one in Turin, covers 3 hectares of land and has a useful area of 126,000
square meters. The measurements are: 230 m by...
In
1988 Leonardo Ricci presented the preliminary project alone, but many ideas,
elaborated with Michelucci and contained in the beautiful sketches preserved in
the Michelucci Foundation in Fiesole, are maintained:-
The circular square in front of the entrance, also equipped with a "reflecting pool", a large body of
water to...
The New Palace of Justice is the most demanding, spectacular
and interesting work of recent decades. And of course it was a source of
endless controversy, like everything in Florence.The need to bring together the judicial functions dates back
to 1867, at the time of Florence Capital (1865 - 1870)....
The
cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens) has
been part of the Tuscan landscape for millennia, particularly in the provinces
of Florence and Siena, together with the olive tree and the vine. Originary of Iran,
it thrived in the Mediterranean because it loves a hot and dry climate. Very
hardy, it can live...
Is it possible to find an oasis of peace and quiet right in the middle of the city traffic? In Florence, you can.
If you venture outside the historical center, in Piazza Donatello, you will find the English Cemetery. Originally called Protestant Cemetery of Porta a Pinti, it was renamed...
Le Cascine Park, the largest in Florence, was built in 1563 as a
hunting reserve and agricultural farm of the Grand Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici. The name Le Cascine derives from the ancient
Tuscan word "cascio", from cacio, meaning cheese. The cascio was the place where cows were milked and
cheeses were processed. “Cascino” was...
The Florentines are famous for being polemical and disagree on everything,
since the time of Guelphs and Ghibellines. This side of the citizen character
has historically been very negative because many initiatives end up in nothing
due to discussions and disputes and, if they are successful, they still leave a...
Whether installed to celebrate an event, a personality of relevance for the city or just to decorate a piazza, Italian cities have always loved their fountains. Florence is no exception. There are many beautiful fountains scattered around the city, so let's see some of the most famous and unique fountains...
San Donato a Novoli, the
dream of every urban planner: an area of 32 hectares to be structured for
public use, in the middle of one of the most densely populated town districts. Each place has its own
history, sometimes very long and interesting. In 1935 - 1939, the largest...
Not all cities have a "belly button", an exact
center marked by a column, but Florence does. It is the Column of Abundance in
Piazza della Repubblica. Florence was founded by the Romans in 59 BC and all
the surrounding land assigned to the veterans of Julius Caesar as a...
Far from the madding crowd! If you are attending one of our
courses, take a break and stroll at - VILLA FABBRICOTTI A short walk from Piazza della Libertà, in via Vittorio Emanuele
II, there's a beautiful green space, a luxurious villa on top of a terraced hill, a
rich vegetation...
The Orticoltura Garden was established for
botanical scientific experiments in 1859 by the Georgofili Academy, an
association founded in 1753, in the Enlightenment climate, for the study of
agricultural techniques. Vineyards, fruit trees, vegetables and eccentric and
rare ornamental plants were planted in the area. In 1876 the whole park...
Not only Renaissance, other times, other
architectures --- The VILLINO UZIELLI.
The original construction was built in 1870 on
commission of Guido Uzielli, a wealthy banker. The building was part of the
urban structure of the area according to Giuseppe Poggi's plan of 1865 Firenze
Capitale, when the residences of...
This tower has the honor of being
the oldest building in Florence, miraculously remaining in its original
appearance. Built in the 6th century AD, almost surely by the Byzantines during
the war with the Goths (535 - 553), it was part of the second smaller city
walls, after the Roman...
Ten minutes walk from the bus no. 20 terminus, at the eastern border of the city you will find the Mensola
Park, named after the stream that crosses it, coming down from Fiesole. It is a
large open area of 20 hectares with pedestrian and bicycle paths, partly
being redeveloped with...
Far from the madding crowd! If you
are attending one of our courses, take a break and stroll at --- PIAZZA MASSIMO
D’AZEGLIO. It is a large green space practically in the historic center, its
history is interesting from an urban planning point of view. Before 1865 it was
an...
This
garden is 100 meters far from the Duomo Square, just in the center. It is part
of the large Oblate complex, owned by the Municipality of Florence since 1936,
which houses the Municipal Library and various cultural and academic
institutions. The building was the first Florentine public hospital, founded...
Florence too has a triumphal arch like Paris, even if few
people notice it, as it is isolated in a sea of traffic, in Piazza della
Libertà. Any time of the day, gas and noise prevent passers-by from stopping
for more than a few seconds, just long enough to wait...
The villa and the large park were one of the private
residences of the Strozzi family, built in the mid-16th century by Giovan
Battista di Lorenzo Strozzi. The Strozzi were a family of bankers, perhaps the
richest of the time, long enemies of the Medici. Their palace in the center...
Mainly formed by a
wood of beautiful white poplars, it extends for several kilometers on the left
bank of the Arno, on the eastern city outskirts. Very popular, it offers
beautiful views of the river, at that point continuously crossed by the rowing
boats of the Municipal Rowing Club, based...
We very often talk about Brunelleschi's
spectacular Dome - an unrivaled architectural enterprise- the largest masonry
dome ever built to date. Sometimes, however, we forget the other architectural
masterpiece that sits right next to it: Giotto's
Bell Tower!
It was July 18, 1334 when Giotto began to lay the...
Built in 1911 by the architect
Giovanni Michelazzi (1879 - 1920), it is considered one of the most significant
Italian Art Nouveau buildings, certainly the most interesting in Florence.
Michelazzi was a very refined architect, even if unfortunately he
designed very few works, committing suicide in 1920 at the age...
In the largest public park in Florence, Le Cascine, unexpectedly
you meet a monument dedicated to an Indian prince! The young Indian prince
Rajaram Chuttraputti of Kolhapur, returning from England where he had visited
the queen, suddenly died in Florence on the 30th November 1870, at the age of
21....
These are certainly difficult times to travel and fully enjoy the beauty of
a city like Florence. Especially because much of what it has to offer is
enclosed within those very precious jewelry boxes that are its museums and
churches.
If you prefer to avoid as much as possible to...
On the wall of Palazzo Vecchio, behind the statue of Hercules and Cacus
by Baccio Bandinelli, you will notice, if you look closely, the face of a man
engraved in stone.
According to the legend, Michelangelo Buonarroti himself is the author
of this artwork.
Michelangelo was an excellent artist, but...
The
meter is an object that we all have at home, to which we do not give much
importance; often forgotten at the bottom of a drawer under the batteries and
the rolls of adhesive tape. We certainly cannot consider it a luxury item.
But
what if we told you...
The Fortezza
da Basso, or fortress of San Giovanni Battista, today the main Florentine
exhibition venue, has a long history, which began after the experience of the
siege of 1529.
At the time, Duke Alessandro de’ Medici
commissioned to the artists and architects Pier Francesco da Viterbo and
Antonio da...
Florence is well-stocked with oddities, just look
around while walking down the street to catch some of them. One of these, which
strikes the eye of the most attentive ones, is the balcony located in Borgo
Ognissanti, at number 12.
It certainly stands out: all the architectural elements that compose...
Finally, after
30 years of restoration, the 3 monumental doors of the Baptistery of Saint John
have been brought together on display at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
The first
restoration work on the portals, carried out by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure,
began in 1990 with the removal of...
The Bargello, today
a museum that houses one of the most important Renaissance collections of
sculptures in the world, as well as a vast collection dedicated to the applied
arts, was originally built as a residence of the Potestà in the 13th century. Subsequently
it housed the Otto di Guardia...
It is
wonderful to stroll down the streets of the historic center of Florence and
enjoying the city from every point of view, but during the summer months, being
able to bear the stifling heat that grips the Tuscan capital can be difficult.
Fortunately, many
are the museums where to...
Fiesole is the perfect destination
for a day trip from Florence, easily reached from the city center by bus or
car.
The city was formed in the
Hellenistic age (late 4th - early 3rd century BC), and became a typical Roman
city towards the second half of the 1st century....
Coming out polished from a two-year restoration, Sala degli Elementi reopens in Palazzo Vecchio, part of the Quartiere degli Elementi where each room is dedicated to a mythological divinity to which corresponds a character of the Medici family. The hall, included in the private quarters of the Grand Duke Cosimo I, was...
In the second half of the Nineteenth Century, after Florence had become the capital of Italy, the city changed its appearence due to the work of architect Giuseppe Poggi, in charge of the so-called urban Restoration. The city walls were demolished, the viali (avenues) were created inspired by Parisians boulevards,...
At the time of Dante, Piazza del Duomo was very different from how we know it today.
There was the Baptistery but there was no Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, which was built starting in 1296 on the foundations of the ancient church of Santa Reparata. Furthermore, on the...
Palazzo Vecchio, with its high tower is one of the symbols of Florence, and the tower, which stands 95 meters high above the roofs of the city, is what marks the location of the ancient Palazzo della Signoria even from afar.
The tower of Arnolfo was built at the beginning...
In Piazza Santissima Annunziata, the atmosphere is almost always very quiet, tourists tend to stay away from this part of the historic center, preferring the area of the nearby Academy of Fine Arts or the Duomo. It is precisely the scarce presence of people that gives this wide Florentine square...
We have said it before; the Stibbert Museum is a very unique place to visit. It probably won’t make your top 5 list of places to see in Florence, but that’s just because you don’t know what you’re missing!
Once the home of possibly the most eccentric man in town,...
Summer nights in Florence can be very hot, too hot to stay home watching a movie. So why not take your movie night outside?
Here is a list of outdoor cinemas in Florence that might intrest you.
First one on our list is Apriti Cinema, the summer cinema arena in...
The Santa Maria Novella Church is one of the most beautiful churches in Florence as well as one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture in Tuscany, and yet, it is too often neglected by tourists, drawn to more famous places of interest.
Do not make this mistake. You...
The Abbey of San Miniato al Monte has just celebrated a thousand years since its foundation!
The church was built in honor of St. Miniato, the first martyr of Florence. He was allegedly an Armenian prince who was passing through Florence around the year 250. After refusing to venerate the...
A new modern art museum has opened in town: the Roberto Casamonti Collection.
Art dealer Roberto Casamonti, developed a passion for art as a child and in the course of his life acquired a vast number of art works of exceptional value that he never placed on the market.
Part...
The restoration of the Capponi Chapel in the Santa Felicita Church, founded by the Friends of Florence Foundation, recently came to a close. The works, which lasted about a year, involved the entire architectural complex and the extraordinary works of art contained in it.
Visitors will now marvel at the...
Brunelleschi's dome, with its red tiled roof and white contrasting marble ribs, is one of the most distinctive architectures of Florence. Admired and known for its exterior appearance, it is actually an architectural masterpiece that is equally astonishing when viewed from the inside. Brunelleschi had left the interior of the...
Finding yourself in front of Florence’s breathtaking masterpieces such as the David of Michelangelo or Botticelli’s Primavera or even stepping inside the stunning Chapel of the Princes in San Lorenzo, can cause some serious dizziness. But what if what you felt was more than simple dizziness and excitement? What if...
As of March 1, 2018, the Uffizi ticket allows free entry into Florence’s Museum of Archaeology (MAF), so now is your chance to go pay a visit to its wonderful collection of ancient manufacts.
The museum, located in piazza Santissima Annunziata, inaugurated in 1870 in the buildings of the Cenacolo...
Last week the Gucci Museum opened the doors of its freshly redesigned spaces; not merely a museum anymore, it is now called Gucci Garden, Alessandro Michele’s new eclectic creation.
Situated in the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia in Florence, Gucci Garden is a bazar-like museum where you can find a bit...
Trades between Florence and the Flanders began in the 15th century. Many Florentine families commissioned works to Flemish that once arrived here in Florence, greatly influenced local artists.
In addition to the works, many artists from Flanders also arrved, many of whom were involved in the Medicean Tapestry Manufactory founded...
THE LEGENDOnce upon a time in Florence, lived a Young man called Michele who dedicated his life to his work and to charity works he did around the neighborhood, he had such a good heart that people had started to call him “San Michele”.
He owned a stable and horses...
