The Befana arrives with the three Kings
After the night of the Yule Log (Christmas Eve), the Florentines passed by to celebrate December 30t…
The “Yule Log"
Was the Christmas tree born in Florence? As in many European countries (Germany, Croatia, Greece,…
Autumn in Tuscany has the flavor and aro…
A scent that can be smelled in the air The olive tree, together with cypresses and smooth hills, …
5 - 14 October 1582: the ten days that n…
In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued the bull Inter Gravissimas with which he introduced the modificatio…
Florentine love stories: wishes and wind…
On the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, we cannot forget his love story, his most…
Go on vacation!
The term “villeggiare”(vacation) originated in Venice and Florence during the Renaissance to define…
From Via del Cocomero (watermelon) to th…
The first street on the left from Piazza del Duomo (today via Ricasoli) was called "Via del Cocomero…
J like JUMPSUIT born in Florence, 101 ye…
The Tracksuit Model, one-piece universal jumpsuit, was attached to the newspaper La Nazione at a cos…