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Gianfigliazzi Palace and its history

The big Gianfigliazzi family, who were involved in banking and commerce, owned several properties in the Lungarno Corsini neighborhood as well as via dei Tornabuoni.

The Gianfigliazzi purchased the residences on the Tornabuoni side, particularly the house that was once the tower of Guolfa family of the Ruggerini. A stone seat in the roadway was assigned a specific location, as was customary in front of the major aristocratic palaces.

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Calcio Storico In Florence origin

Calcio storico fiorentino, often referred to as calcio in livrea or calcio in costume, is an ancient football variant that has its roots in medieval Italy.[1] The sport is said to have originated in Florence’s Piazza Santa Croce. There it was called the giuoco del calcio fiorentino (“Florentine kick game”) or just calcio, which is currently the Italian term for association football. It’s possible that the game originated as a harpastum resurgence, a Roman pastime.

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San Salvadore church in Florence

At the corner of via S.Gallo with via degli Arazzieri we find a small church initially called S.Salvatore, then became the oratory of the Congrega of Jesus Salvatore around 1311, when the, bishop Antonio d’Orso and some Florentine priests had simultaneously A vision in which Jesus dressed as a pilgrim urged them to found a hoped called “Domus dei”, where all the priests of the surrounding area or foreigners were welcomed who, out of necessity, should stop in Florence.