Category: History

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Jun 10, 2024

Orange tree in via Cavour the origin

In May 2023, Florence's Via Martelli was home to an innovative art installation known as the "Orange Tree." This installation, by artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, featured a towering sculpture of an orange tree set in the middle of the street

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Jun 9, 2024

Via della Mosca original street in Florence

Via della Mosca is a historically significant street in Florence, Italy. Its name, "Mosca" (meaning "fly" in Italian), has a debated origin, possibly relating to a family name or a sign. Situated in Florence's historic center, it has evolved through centuries, closely tied to the city's development.

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Jun 8, 2024

Via Osteria del Guanto Firenze

Walking on the streets of Florence, via dei Neri area, famous for the sandwiches place, Antico Vinaio is the small road that cuts via dei Saponai with via dei Neri.

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Jun 7, 2024

Florence door hinges in Santa Croce

In Piazza S.Croce, on the side on the corner with via dell'Anguillara there was a door hinges (small secondary door of the city walls usually adjacent to the main door) called the "Garbo" name taken by a surname of a family that had some houses nearby.

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Jun 6, 2024

Salvatore Rosa

In a building in via dei Banchi at n.5, the great Neapolitan painter Salvatore Rosa lived for a period of time. Arrived in the city of Florence around 1640 was immediately taken under the protective wing of Cardinal Giovan Carlo de'Medici second son of Cosimo II.

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Jun 5, 2024

Disneyland of Florence

The entryway to the "Tivoli" garden was visible on the right side of a stairway with two different types of towers on either side as we approached Villa Cora from Viale Machiavelli in the direction of Piazzale Michelangelo. Yes, Florence had a garden that was somewhat modeled after a Vauxhall garden; the Vauxhall trend originated in England and expanded throughout Europe

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Jun 3, 2024

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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Jun 2, 2024

Verrochio gold Ball and its singular story

Even though it has had many mishaps throughout the ages, Brunelleschi's dome's golden ball has never failed to put on a spectacular performance. Andrea di Verrocchio, a goldsmith and artist, created the initial design and oversaw its construction beginning in 1468.

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Jun 1, 2024

Coffee House

Thanks to the great import and distribution of coffee, in Europe of the eighteenth century, meeting and socialization places are created. In spite of the local citizens crowded by the various social classes, especially when the coffee and chocolate drink becomes famous, the aristocracy creates its own spaces in their residences.

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May 31, 2024

Francois Vase in Florence a monument

November 3, 1844, Tenuta Granducale di Dolciano, at Fonte Rotella (three kilometers from closed) one day like any other? Perhaps .... the war commissioner of the Grand Duke, Alessandro Francois is intent on recovering near two Etruscan mounds what remains of the looting by ancient Tombaroli. From the numerous fragments found, it was immediately understood of the importance of the vase in this case a penthouse with black figures of the 6th century BC.