Palio of Cocchi in Florence
Since the Middle Ages, the square has been the site of festivals, rides, and other races. In 1563, Grand Duke Cosimo I […]
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Miracle’s broth of San Frediano
All this to introduce the famous Sanfrediano broth broth. What does the tripe broth have to do with it? It has to do ... it has to do with why, the only antidote for the above was the nourishment. This black hole in the food space was soothed by the hand of a saint: San Brodo di Trippa. Why San Brodo di Trippa? Well ... I am jokingly say this but, behind ... behind it is not a great petty thing this definition, since, if we consider saint who has made miracles and given love for others during his life, I am not so much outside if I call saint A substance, which gave all this
Orsanmichele best church in Florence
Talking about Orsanmichele is usually reductive… The stories that pervade this structure, and the symbols that are sprinkled throughout it, are so many that an entire volume may not be sufficient to describe them. In the seventh century, a tiny church dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo was built on the site of the former female monastery dedicated to San Michele, which had huge plots of land cultivated with vegetable gardens.
Andrea del Castagno was a killer?
We can be sure of one thing: at Vasari Andrea del Castagno was not nice, just at all. In his "lives of the most excellent architects, painters and Italian sculptors", in the chapter dedicated to Andrea del Castagno, Vasari indulges himself: he speaks of the bad character of the painter, calling him "...
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.
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. […]
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.