Right in the center of the Loggia del Porcellino, in the floor, there is a marble disk depicting a cart wheel.
It indicates the point where the "carroccio" (cart) was placed with
the insignia and flags of the Florentine Republic, where the army gathered in
case of war. But the...
Half
an hour by car or bus from Florence, above the Santa Brigida Village, you will
find the "Ring of the Burraie", a 16-kilometer equipped trakking
route through woods, meadows, rocks and beautiful landscapes. Along the path you
will meet many “burraie” in excellent condition. But what are the “burraie”?...
Mainly formed by a
wood of beautiful white poplars, it extends for several kilometers on the left
bank of the Arno, on the eastern city outskirts. Very popular, it offers
beautiful views of the river, at that point continuously crossed by the rowing
boats of the Municipal Rowing Club, based...
In
these dark times of pandemic Goofy, the funniest Walt Disney character, loved
by all children and adults, greets us with a large and high quality fresco:
Goofy, Mickey Mouse’s faithful friend (actually, he is a dog).
Goofy,
in Italian Pippo, short for Filippo, is the opposite of the super-rational...
An original letter from Leonardo da Vinci has come down to us, we try to give here a translation. It speaks of wine, the wine he himself produced in Fiesole:"From Milan to Zanobi Boni, my farm manager. 9
December 1515. The last four jars were not as expected and I...
We very often talk about Brunelleschi's
spectacular Dome - an unrivaled architectural enterprise- the largest masonry
dome ever built to date. Sometimes, however, we forget the other architectural
masterpiece that sits right next to it: Giotto's
Bell Tower!
It was July 18, 1334 when Giotto began to lay the...
Built in 1911 by the architect
Giovanni Michelazzi (1879 - 1920), it is considered one of the most significant
Italian Art Nouveau buildings, certainly the most interesting in Florence.
Michelazzi was a very refined architect, even if unfortunately he
designed very few works, committing suicide in 1920 at the age...
In the largest public park in Florence, Le Cascine, unexpectedly
you meet a monument dedicated to an Indian prince! The young Indian prince
Rajaram Chuttraputti of Kolhapur, returning from England where he had visited
the queen, suddenly died in Florence on the 30th November 1870, at the age of
21....
Here we see a mural with a strong effect
and large dimensions, fresh paint and very current, dated 2020: the Covid-19
represented as a scary slobbering monster, in his hand a can of poison to
spread disease and death.
You read at the base of the wall: pandemic
underway! face...
Until recently, the park of Villa
Fabbricotti was dominated by a wonderful example of a Lebanon Cedar, right
at the top of the hill. The trunk 8 meters wide, almost 25 meters high and 200
years old. For its beauty and monumentality it was chosen by the District
Council of...
