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The Vasari Corridor
The Vasari Corridor “Corridoio Vasariano”, was commissioned in 1565 by Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici to celebrate the wedding of his son Francesco I with Joanna of Austria. It took Giorgio Vasari only...
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When the gilded ball fell off the Dome
The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (Duomo) is surely one of the most important and famous monuments in Florence and Italy. The construction works began in 1294 on the project of Arnolfo di Cambio and...
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A Naval Battle In Pitti Palace
On the 11th of May 1589, the de’ Medici family and an exclusive group of International guests, gathered to assist to a unique event: a naval battle (Naumachia) in the courtyard of Pitti Palace. The...
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Bistecca alla fiorentina
The “bistecca alla fiorentina” or simply “fiorentina” is a traditional and worldwide famous dish from Florence. It is a thickly cut and very large Tuscan T-bone steak cooked on a charcoal grill. It is...
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Easter in Florence, an explosive tradition
The “Scoppio del Carro” or the Explosion of the Cart is a traditional ceremony held on Easter morning in Piazza del Duomo, right between the Cathedral and the Baptistery. This ritual goes back to the...
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Under the Ponte Vecchio: a boat trip on the Arno river
You might have been to Florence many times but most likely never experienced a boat trip on the Arno river with the “Renaioli”. The “Renaioli” (sand digger) take their name from rena, sand in Italian...
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Giardino Torrigiani
Behind the unassuming facades of Via de’ Serragli lies a vast and secret garden, the Giardino Torrigiani. With nearly seventeen acres (7 hectares) hidden in the heart of Florence, this is the largest...
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The wine windows of Florence
Walking around the centre of Florence, it’s easy to get lost admiring the masterpieces of the Renaissance and to overlook the tiny “Buchette del vino”. The buchette del vino (wine windows) are small...
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The Window Always Kept Open
At the corner of Via dei Servi and Piazza Santissima Annunziata, stands a red brick Palace facing the square, Palazzo Grifoni – Budini Gattai. Looking at the Palace from the square, on the right side...
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The 1966 Flood Of Florence
In the early morning of November 4th 1966, the Arno River broke over its banks and flooded Florence, devastating the Renaissance city’s artistic and historical treasures. Approximately 600,000 tons of...
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