From Via del Cocomero (watermelon) to the Horto (vegetable garden) dei Semplici
The first street on the left from Piazza del Duomo (today via Ricasoli) was called “Via del Cocomero” until 1847. The strange name, which for the Florentines indicates what throughout Italy is called “Watermelon”, is due to the large crops of watermelon and pumpkins that were from the cathedral to the field where there is…
