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Beyond the Renaissance in Florence - The Opera di Firenze and the Maggio Musicale

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...

Street Art in Florence - Lorenzo Orsetti, Orso, Tekoşer Piling, a Florentine hero

This mural refers to a tragic story of our day. Orso, i.e. Lorenzo Orsetti (1986 - 2019) was a Florentine boy who died on March 18, 2019 in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, in northern Syria (Rojava), where he had gone to fight against ISIS, together with the Kurdish militia Popular Protection Unit...

Photographic exhibitions at Forte Belvedere: Ieri, oggi, domani. Italia autoritratto allo specchio

After a year of pandemic and social distancing, Forte Belvedere reopens with Ieri, oggi, domani. Italia autoritratto allo specchio, a project of the Museo Novecento born under the artistic direction of Sergio Risaliti. The project includes two photographic exhibitions, open simultaneously at the Forte Belvedere from 25 June to 10...

Street Art in Florence - Angels and gods in Sorgane

We're at a bus stop in a suburb of Florence, very far from the center. But it's not just any neighborhood, it's Sorgane. A large suburb of public housing built between 1962 and 1968 by the most famous Tuscan architects of the twentieth century: Giovanni Michelucci, Leonardo Ricci, Leonardo Savioli...

Piazza Indipendenza and its stories

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...

The Baptistry of San Giovanni in Florence

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...

Street Art in Florence - Two strange companions

A strange pair of companions on the railroad wall in viale Corsica. On the one hand, we have what looks like a strange and menacing walrus, with huge eyebrows, which could also be wings, and a cigarette in his mouth that draws a monster of smoke in the air. On...

Recipes of the tradition: Tuscan crostini neri

Tuscan crostini, also known as crostini neri (black), are the Tuscan appetizer par excellence. Exceptionally tasty, they are perfect for all seasons as they can be consumed both warm and cold, and are perfect for a light aperitif with a glass of good red wine, or as a snack before...

Street Art in Florence - a color explosion

Another large-scale work from the Varlungo Viaduct, which occupies an entire pylon of the bridge. The mural would appear to be a writing or an elaborated tag (a signature), a type of work that actually makes up the majority of graffiti and Street Art in general. Made with airbrushing and...

Excursions out of Florence - The Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie al Sasso

At 20 km north of Florence, in the beautiful Protected Natural Area of ​​Monte Giovi (992 m), in the valley of the Sieci stream, in a forest of chestnut, pine, ash and oak trees, we find, isolated and in a panoramic position at 565 m., the Sanctuary of the Madonna...

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