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WEBNews features: Find out the latest news from Florence, Italy, with a particular focus on all the cultural ongoings in the Renaissance capital. We take you through art, food and wine, latest openings, changes to the city’s contemporary landscape, and updates on Covid-19 as well as everything else you need to know.
Donatello, The Renaissance opens in Palazzo Strozzi and the …
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Director General of the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, Arturo Galansino, opened the press conference for the highly-anticipated exhibition, Donatello, The Renaissance, by stating “Some exhibitions are once in a lifetime, but this show is the first time in history”.Offering a unique chance to see so many of Donatello’s masterpieces together, around 130 works from 60 locations are displayed ...
The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline | The Florentine
WEBThe Italian Risorgimento: A timeline. The process of Italian unification was the result of nearly 60 years of events, daring action and revolutionary ideas. Here is a timeline of the key moments leading to and sealing Italy’s unification. 1815. At the Congress of Vienna, the powers that had defeated Napoleon-Austria, Russia, Prussia and Great ...
Best events in Florence this week | The Florentine
WEB1 day ago · Forte Belvedere. The external spaces of Forte Belvedere are open to the public for free from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm, until September 30, with guided tours at 5pm and 6.30pm on Friday and Sunday afternoons, bringing you to discover the fortresses’ fascinating past. The tours cost 5 euro, 2.50 reduced.
The new Alinari Foundation - The Florentine
WEBFeb 16, 2021 · The new office and archive of the Alinari Foundation will be housed in Villa Fabbricotti (via Vittorio Emanuele II), which is owned by the Region of Tuscany. The villa, first documented in the fifteenth century, takes its current nineteenth-century appearance from Giuseppe Fabbricotti, who possessed a leading marble quarry in Carrara.
7 gardens in Florence that you have to see | The Florentine
WEBJul 16, 2015 · Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 2. 055/2342426, 055/240115. Open from May to September, 9am – 8pm; in October, 9am – 5pm; from November to February, 9am – 5pm; from March to April, 9am – 6pm. Free. 2. Bardini Gardens. In the lovely setting of the Villa Bardini, this garden boasts one of the prettiest views of the historical center of Florence.
145 years of good grub: Florence’s central market - The Florentine
WEBWed 04 Dec 2019 1:52 PM. The cast iron and glass structure opened with an impressive horticultural show in May 1874 and has remained the core of the San Lorenzo neighbourhood for 145 years. Now, the ground floor of Florence’s central market is changing things up a gear. Florence’s Central Market, on the ground floor / ph. Leo Cardini.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence | The Florentine
WEBJan 9, 2019 · Scholars and architecture enthusiasts will know that Palazzo Medici Riccardi is something of a prototype for all Renaissance architecture to come, designed by Michelozzo to represent the emerging ideals of this new era. Our visit starts outside the building, where this concept is most evident. The facades of …
Transport in Florence: how to move around - The Florentine
WEBAug 3, 2022 · Florence’s fleets can be seen lined up at the taxi points all over the city, as well as hailable around the city. One option is to call 055 4242, or order via AppTaxi.They offer a nighttime Taxi Rosa (pink) for women seeking security, active from 9pm to 4am, with a 10% discount on the fee: +39 055 4378557. The Disco Taxi is a youth-aimed nighttime service from 8pm to 6am, Thursday to ...
Michelangelo’s tomb: five fun facts you probably didn’t know
WEBOct 12, 2017 · Michelangelo like a saint. Bust of Michelangelo on tomb. Chronicles often report that after saints die, their bodies remain in good condition and they smell good. This phenomenon could last for years after a saint’s death. People saw this as concrete proof of the unique, divine nature of a saint.