We are not at the 9 ¾ track and this is not the Hogwarts Express. We are in Florence in the Santa Maria Novella station and this is the Befana train. A real steam train like the one on which Harry Potter on to reach the most famous magic school in the world. It is a tradition that has lasted for 31 years! The historical convoy with steam traction is directed to San Piero a Sieve in Mugello.
Gennaio 2024
Starbuks in Florence
Starbucks has recently opened a location in Florence, Italy. In Via dei Cerretani in front of Santa Maria Maggiore church in the main street that is going from the train station of Santa Maria Novella directly to the cathedral of Florence with the iconic Brunelleschi Dome the biggest dome made in bricks.
Berta’s Santa Maria Maggiore Church
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Italy, is a historically important religious site. It is one of the city’s oldest churches, with a long history extending back to the eighth century. The church is a combination of Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles that has been renovated multiple times throughout the years. Here its the place of Berta. The Florentines refer to her as ‘La Berta’, and it is a woman’s visage around which legends have grown over the centuries.
Coffee shop opened for 300 years in Florence
It’s difficult not to notice them, next to one other in the middle of Florence, defining the edge of Piazza della Repubblica. I’m referring to coffee Gilli and coffee Paszkowski concert, which dominate the entire area with their windows and outdoor space. Two desks with desk buddies, rivals and allies at the same time, mirror and flag of an increasingly heated Florence who lives at the counter from morning to late evening.
Alchermes Medici’s Liqueur
The Alchermes came to Italy thanks to the Spaniards, who had inherited the recipe from the Arabs. Many derive, erroneously, that its origins are Italian, more precisely that it had been born in Florence; It was here instead that Alchermes began to spread, during the regency of the doctors, who were great admirers. At the time, he was defined as “elixir of the long life” and was produced by the Florentine nuns of the Order of Santa Maria dei Servi, founded in 1233.
Free entrance at the Museum
Florence’s state museums will be open to the public on January 7, 2024, as they are every first Sunday of the month. Access to the key state art sites is free, from the Uffizi Gallery to the Palazzo Pitti and the Medici chapels, with no need to book. In short, situate oneself in a decent …
Where is the best library in Florence?
The new Giunti in Firenze’s Via Degli Anselmi, near Piazza Strozzi, is vying to become one of Italy’s most beautiful bookstores. After the closure of the historic Odeon cinema-theatre, the debates continued, but the former venue has been reopened, becoming a true and functional cultural and political center. “A one-of-a-kind bookstore in the world, an artistic haven,” Giunti says. The stage and the large screen have remained in place, as has the gallery with its magnificent ocra-colored poltroncine.
Pugi Bakery lost its master
his Schiacciata, true specialty, he claims, is the crushed with oil: “which is certainly not our invention, but we have changed and improved the recipe by transforming it into an even tastier, all natural product.” The true makeup is found in the manuality of kneading and spreading everything. Since the 1970s, we’ve been churning out the dunk for a snack around 5 p.m. People wait outside today, as they did before, to buy it warm and eat it like this, without anything.
Panoramic wheel in Florence
Among the various Christmas initiatives of this 2023 there is also the Florence Ice Village in Piazza Vittorio Veneto alle Cascine with a panoramic wheel of 55 meters high, 1350 m.q. ice skating rink and Christmas market. A novelty for the Florentines, who in recent years have been used to seeing the attraction at the …
Winter specialties from Tuscany
As such, the Tuscan agricultural powerhouse deserves to be protected because it is sustained by many small family-run businesses that take pride in their work. BuyFood Toscana’s agenda includes promoting economic sustainability, assisting customers in trusting the excellence in which they invest, and supporting the rural economy in a market rife with large-scale manufacturing and counterfeits of genuine products.