Walking through the historic center of Florence is always a pleasure, but doing it in the advent period becomes enchanting. We are organizing a Free Walking tour of Florence for this Christmas. We are starting our tour from Santa Maria Novella square next to the train station, and we are touching the most important site of Florence and we are ending our tour in Santa Croce where you have the possibility to find this special market.
Even in a country like Italy, which has strong culinary traditions, brunch has swiftly established itself as a trend and become part of our habits. This tempting meal, rich in a simple but less demanding breakfast than a conventional Sunday lunch, symbolizes a new ritual, a moment of leisure and taste with Pancakes and French toast, yogurt Bowls and detox, avocado toast and eggs in all their variations.
New owner for Villa Michelangelo, on the hills of Florence, the only building still existing in its entirety, where he lived and worked Michelangelo Buonarroti. The historic residence, built between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, was recently sold for 8 million euros to a foreign investment fund.
There are many beautiful sights to see in Florence, Italy. Click here for a guide to the best tours in Florence in 2023.
The so-called “Michelangelo’s secret room” will be open to the public on November 15th, a small room housed in the complex of the Medici Chapel Museum in Florence that displays studies and drawings ascribed to the famed Renaissance painter and sculptor. The room had been neglected for years and had never been seen until now: it is believed that Michelangelo Buonarroti secretly stayed there for a few months in 1530, sketching some of his works on the walls.
