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Jan 9, 2024

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.

Jan 8, 2024

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.

Jan 6, 2024

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. […]

Jan 6, 2024

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.

Jan 5, 2024

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.

Jan 4, 2024

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 […]

Jan 3, 2024

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.

Jan 2, 2024

2024 night train from Rome to Barcelona

It is the year's biggest novelty, a new connection that will undoubtedly delight the young: it will soon be possible to go by rail at night to Barcelona, one of Europe's most beautiful cities (and with an unrivaled nightlife!). The Nightjet railway company, which currently operates in our nation, is also planning to open the Rome-Barcelona route, thereby expanding its market.

Dec 31, 2023

5 Best panoramic points to see Florence from Fiesole

Is Fiesole only a lookout point for Florence? -Certainly not. In fact, in addition to having a spectacular view of Florence, Faesulae […]

Dec 30, 2023

London Best City in Europe for 2023

The Big City London, Smoke beat Paris, Barcelona and Berlin, and many other beautiful city in all Europe. We may not have the nicest weather or the most affordable rent, but it turns out that none of it matters! London has been named Europe's best city for 2023.

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