“La Befana
vien di notte
con le
scarpe tutte rotte
con le toppe
alla sottana:
Viva, viva
la Befana!”
(“The Befana comes at night/with
shoes all broken/with patches on the petticoat:/Long live the Befana!")
Thus the
children sing in nursery rhymes describing the Befana. An old woman...
Not only Renaissance, other times, other
architectures --- The VILLINO UZIELLI.
The original construction was built in 1870 on
commission of Guido Uzielli, a wealthy banker. The building was part of the
urban structure of the area according to Giuseppe Poggi's plan of 1865 Firenze
Capitale, when the residences of...
ANTONIO POSSENTI (Lucca, 1933 -
2016). Just a few words to mention the artists who animated the Tuscan, and especially Florentine, art scene in recent decades. Possenti, an autodidact, came to painting through the fascination of the magic
of drawing and illustration. After an initial “pink-blue Picassian” period, he
came...
This tower has the honor of being
the oldest building in Florence, miraculously remaining in its original
appearance. Built in the 6th century AD, almost surely by the Byzantines during
the war with the Goths (535 - 553), it was part of the second smaller city
walls, after the Roman...
The
pig is not one of the animals Florentine street artists prefer, but Lokote
(this is the author’s signature) offers us an unhappy blue pig with 4 eyes. Why
4 eyes and so much sadness? 4 eyes to cry twice as much? It might be that
Lokote is a vegetarian...
North of the city, on the hills between Fiesole and Settignano, 15 minutes
driving from the center, you find the Fattoria di Maiano, a large farm and and
family attraction. Within the vast park, you will find the Laghetto delle
Colonne (Pond of the Columns). Built between 1870 and 1893...
As fireplaces disappeared from the houses, the florentine,
and tuscan in general, tradition of the “Ceppo” (Christmas stump) has also
gradually been lost. The elders called the day of Christmas and Santo Stefano
"Ceppo" and "Ceppino", referring to this very tradition.
The Christmas stump had a profound meaning, of strength...
Ten minutes walk from the bus no. 20 terminus, at the eastern border of the city you will find the Mensola
Park, named after the stream that crosses it, coming down from Fiesole. It is a
large open area of 20 hectares with pedestrian and bicycle paths, partly
being redeveloped with...
The
girl has a goat or ibex skull on her head, her eye makeup unmade (may be she was
crying), She holds the end of a thread between her fingers that seems to
support the goat's head. It is possible that the drawing, which is done on an
adhesive sheet...
Far from the madding crowd! If you
are attending one of our courses, take a break and stroll at --- PIAZZA MASSIMO
D’AZEGLIO. It is a large green space practically in the historic center, its
history is interesting from an urban planning point of view. Before 1865 it was
an...
