Twenty minutes walking from the main
square of Fiesole along via Giuseppe Verdi, after a while you enter the wood and reach the Grotta Braschi, the most spectacular stone quarry in the
Parco della Pietra of Monte Céceri, a beautiful protected natural area,
equipped with paths, benches and signs. The name derives...
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...
This
work belongs to a particular category of Street Art, close to Sticker Art. The
image, certainly made with the help of a computer, is printed on adhesive paper
then glued to the wall. The meaning is enigmatic and open to the most varied
interpretations, the references, which certainly exist,...
Admiring a work of art
and understanding a work of art are two very different things. Of course,
understanding art is not easy, but at least as far as the works of the past are
concerned, it helps that the artists often used a few recurring themes. Knowing
at least...
Right in the center of the Loggia del Porcellino, in the floor, there is a marble disk depicting a cart wheel.
It indicates the point where the "carroccio" (cart) was placed with
the insignia and flags of the Florentine Republic, where the army gathered in
case of war. But the...
Half
an hour by car or bus from Florence, above the Santa Brigida Village, you will
find the "Ring of the Burraie", a 16-kilometer equipped trakking
route through woods, meadows, rocks and beautiful landscapes. Along the path you
will meet many “burraie” in excellent condition. But what are the “burraie”?...
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...
In
these dark times of pandemic Goofy, the funniest Walt Disney character, loved
by all children and adults, greets us with a large and high quality fresco:
Goofy, Mickey Mouse’s faithful friend (actually, he is a dog).
Goofy,
in Italian Pippo, short for Filippo, is the opposite of the super-rational...
An original letter from Leonardo da Vinci has come down to us, we try to give here a translation. It speaks of wine, the wine he himself produced in Fiesole:"From Milan to Zanobi Boni, my farm manager. 9
December 1515. The last four jars were not as expected and I...
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...
