Categoria: History

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Mag 15, 2024

Cozzone and its strange job

The reason for this presence was for the so-called "Contract Fair". Imagine seeing hundreds of farmers dressed up for the occasion, hoping to arrange some marriage contract known as "paterazzi". The whole situation was under the watchful eye of the "cozzone"

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Mag 13, 2024

Bischeri word’s origin

Bischero is an adjective that only we in Florence have and we can decline it in various ways, depending on the use we want to make of it. Little joker, little joker, little joker, little joker.

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Mag 12, 2024

Roman Amphitheater of Florence History

The Roman amphitheater of Florence is an authentic historical treasure, dating back to the 2nd century, whose remains are practically no longer visible between Piazza dei Peruzzi, Via dei Bentaccordi and Via Tòrta. Imagine walking among the ancient ruins and breathing in the atmosphere of a bygone era that marked the history of Florence.

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Mag 11, 2024

Equestrian statue of Ferdinando I de’ Medici

The equestrian statue of Ferdinando I de' Medici is located in Piazza Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The statue is scenically placed in line with Via dei Servi, so as to be visible from Piazza del Duomo framed by the central arch of the portico of the Santissima Annunziata.

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Mag 5, 2024

Academy of Drawing Arts in Florence

The Academy of Drawing Arts is a private association based in Florence. It is the heir institution of the oldest artistic academy founded by a public authority in the world. Its creation with the name of the Academy of Drawing dates back to January 1563.

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Mag 4, 2024

Brunelleschi and its Peposo origin or leggend?

It is now a rather well-known dish, an authentic evergreen of Tuscan cuisine appreciated by residents and tourists. Those coming from outside, however, often do not imagine that Ser Filippo Brunelleschi was behind the birth of the Impruneta peposo and that the occasion was the construction of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence. For almost six hundred years, in fact, a legend has it that Filippo Brunelleschi used "peposo" to feed and heat his artisans who worked at the Santa Maria del Fiore factory.

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Mag 3, 2024

Frescobaldi wine in Tusany and Florence

The history of the Frescobaldis begins around the year 1000, when the first members of the family moved to Florence from Val di Pesa, where we still find the Castiglioni estate today, the family's oldest agricultural possession. The Frescobaldis settled in the Oltrarno part of the city in Piazza de' Frescobaldi where they built the loggia, the tower and the palace. The first news of the Frescobaldi winemaking activity dates back to 1308.

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Mag 2, 2024

Palazzo Spini Feroni curiosity in Florence’s City

During the period of Florence as capital Palazzo Vecchio became for obvious reasons the center of power of the new Italian State. Inside, due to the size of the various rooms, the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were placed. But at that point the problem arose of the municipal offices, where to place all the aforementioned rooms with the staff? As often happens in our times, even at the time the Municipality owned various properties in the city, a medieval building was chosen for its size and proximity to the city's center of power: Palazzo Spini Feroni.

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Mag 1, 2024

Frescobaldi family and business

The Frescobaldi family of Florence is one of the oldest and most prominent noble families in Italy, with a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages. They gained wealth and influence through banking, commerce, and land ownership, becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Renaissance Florence.