The Abbey of San Miniato al Monte has just celebrated a thousand years since its foundation!
The church was built in honor of St. Miniato, the first martyr of Florence. He was allegedly an Armenian prince who was passing through Florence around the year 250. After refusing to venerate the...
The much anticipated Florence Experiment has finally opened to the public!
The project by Belgian artist Carsten Höller and Stefano Mancuso, taking place at Palazzo Strozzi, merges art and science in a unique and much fun experience.
It is not surprising that the two have decided to collaborate considering the...
A new modern art museum has opened in town: the Roberto Casamonti Collection.
Art dealer Roberto Casamonti, developed a passion for art as a child and in the course of his life acquired a vast number of art works of exceptional value that he never placed on the market.
Part...
Recientemente concluyó la restauración de la Capilla Capponi en la iglesia Santa Felicita, fundada por la Fundación Amici di Firenze. La obra que duró casi un año, se realizó en todo el complejo arquitectónico y las magníficas obras de arte que ahí se contienen.
Los visitantes podrán admirar los colores...
La cúpula de Brunelleschi, con su cubierta de tejas rojas y la nervadura blanca de mármol como contraste, es una de las obras arquitectónicas más características de Florencia. Admirada y conocida por su aspecto exterior, es en realidad una obra maestra de la arquitectura que resulta igualmente maravillosa vista desde...
Last week at Palazzo Strozzi opened another great temporary show, Dawn of a Nation – from Guttuso to Fontana and Schifano. The exhibition curated by Luca Massimo Barbero gives us an insight on Italy after World War II.
Eighty works by Italian masters such as Renato Guttuso, Lucio Fontana, Alberto...
Finding yourself in front of Florence’s breathtaking masterpieces such as the David of Michelangelo or Botticelli’s Primavera or even stepping inside the stunning Chapel of the Princes in San Lorenzo, can cause some serious dizziness. But what if what you felt was more than simple dizziness and excitement? What if...
As of March 1, 2018, the Uffizi ticket allows free entry into Florence’s Museum of Archaeology (MAF), so now is your chance to go pay a visit to its wonderful collection of ancient manufacts.
The museum, located in piazza Santissima Annunziata, inaugurated in 1870 in the buildings of the Cenacolo...
Una iglesia poco conocida en Florencia es la Iglesia de San Jacopo Sopr’Arno, un edificio de orígenes antiguos construido en estilo románico. Data del siglo X y XI, y le dio nombre a la aldea que fue construida a su alrededor, Borgo San Jacopo, en el Oltrarno florentino.
Giovanni Villani,...
La vista de Florencia es muy particular, y se reconoce facilmente por todo el mundo. La enorme cúpula de Brunelleschi sobresale entre los techos de tejas rojas, junto al campanario de Giotto, la torre del Palazzo Vecchio y su río Arno y al famoso perfil del Ponte Vecchio.
Desde el...
