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Apr 27, 2024

Statues in Signoria square with simbols

The sculptor's mature work invites the viewer to walk around the statue in order to appreciate all the details, a new concept compared to the classic way of seeing the statue from the front. After the expulsion of the Medici family in 1494, the Florentine government decided to place this work in front of Palazzo Vecchio, but why all this? It was the image of a power that in a certain way tended to limit the true republican independence of Florence, therefore Giuditta represents the Florentine Republic which cuts off the head of Holofernes who embodies tyranny, a true model or "manifesto" which speaks of the political reality of the city.

Apr 24, 2024

Legend of Fountain in Florence

Piazza Signoria, in front of the Fountain of Neptune, allegory of the Florentine power on the seas (it was to remember the grip of Pisa and the foundation of the order of the Knights of Santo Stefano). The Grand Duke Cosimo I decided as well as embellishing the square, to build a Fontana, given that there was nothing in the area (we must remember as well as for the water approval, the water also served for personal cleaning what not so much in vogue at the time, just think of the various diseases due to dirt in general).

Apr 23, 2024

Nine Best Walking Tours of Florence in 2024

Many treasures, Florence stands out as a jewel of the Renaissance. Every street, piazza, and palazzo tells a story of artistic genius and cultural innovation. One of the best ways to experience the enchantment of Florence is through walking tours, where the city reveals its secrets with every step.

Mar 28, 2024

Antico Vinaio at the train station SMN

Rather sorty, without great ads on the eve, All' Antico Vinaio inaugurated a few minutes ago a new place in the city where it all was born, clearly in Florence. At 11:00 today, Friday 22 March, the owner Tommaso Mazzanti removed the card that hid the new shop, literally opening the door to those present, waiting, more with smartphones in hand to immortalize the scene.

Mar 13, 2024

Best things to see in Santa Maria del Fiore

Santa Maria del Fiore, commonly known as the Florence Cathedral, is one of the most iconic landmarks in Florence, Italy. Here are some of the best things to see and explore about Santa Maria del Fiore.

Mar 12, 2024

The best brunch in Florence

Love is the secret ingredient of the tastiest Cinnamon Roll in Florence. At first reading it could perhaps seem trivial, almost obvious, but that of Melaleuca is a (beautiful) story that makes love its cornerstone. That of a couple, Marco Cappellari and Chloé Guest, first of all: two entrepreneurs, Italian-American he and Australian Lei, who have chosen to become partners in life and also in work after a long series of work experiences in the catering sector/ Cafeteria between Australia and London.

Mar 11, 2024

A secrets underneath the Square

Piazza della Signoria was the subject of various excavation campaigns. In the square between Palazzo Uguccioni and the door of the customs of Palazzo Vecchio, several medieval buildings were found, including a large foundation of a home home with well. Perhaps we do not realize that in Piazza Signoria it was dotted with several-twitting houses belonging to various Ghibelline families including the largest one belonging to the Uberti family.

Mar 10, 2024

Big secrets door back to the Uffizi Gallery

Now we want tell something about a place were people and tourist probably walk in front. On via Lambertesca at n.4, in the direction of the Uffizi square, we passed in front of the large green color door, and we wondered .. but what will it be inside? Soon said, what remains and we can see currently consisted of various home belonging to the Pulci family, these finding themselves very close to the large complex of the new pole of the city power, were acquired for the new structure used for the mint, very important for coining of the coins.

Mar 8, 2024

8 March Women Holiday…

Many movements, such as the American National American Woman Suffrage Association, that sought to grant women the right to vote and ensure greater participation in political life were born in the Anglossassone world between the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, particularly in that region. or the Women's Social and Political Union, headed by Emmeline Pankhurst, and the British National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, led by Millicent Garrett Fawcett.

Mar 7, 2024

a Hold theater at Baglioni hotel

Today, we wanted to relate the story of, or recall a portion of, the Gran Hotel Baglioni, which was held by Prince Carrega de Lucedio in the nineteenth century. The Baglioni hotel's lateral half is visible from Piazza dell'Unità Italiano to Via del Melarancio. At first sight, everything appears normal, but if you look closely, you can see a coat of arms at the top on the left. Nothing new can be seen here, so what? Examining the previously described heraldic coat of arms, we observe a cabinet with a finger close to the mouth, indicating that it is intended to contain a mouse trap.

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