Michelangelo's David, the best known and most admired man in Florence The colossal statue, sculpted by a young Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1504, depicts David preparing to strike Goliath with a...
“From the Alps to the Pyramids… ”, thus Alessandro Manzoni describes the lightning-quick conquests of Napoleon I in continental Europe in his poem “The Fifth of May” . The kingdoms he conquered were...
When shops close their shutters, via Palazzuolo turns into an art gallery. This street, close to Santa Maria Novella square but outside the touristic routes, and for the most part unknown to...
Green hills covered in vineyards and olive groves, small medieval villages dotting the countryside between Florence and Siena: Chianti has always been the land of good living. Beloved for its...
Three centuries of artistic creation, social history, employment and work: it is the time when the Manufacture of Doccia has shaped since 1737 the territory of Colonnata and Doccia, two adjacent...
With the arrival of the tramway the center of Florence has expanded its beauty beyond the area where once the ancient walls were. To raise awareness and enhance this wealth, the Tram-e-d’Arte,Florence...
Do you think Florence is only a city of Art? Well, actually no… it is also an amazing city of Science! There are many science museums in town: zoology, astronomy, mathematics and more! That's perfect...
Following a route on the subject of water is a theme that can seem peculiar in a city so rich in art, like Florence. Nevertheless fountains are, besides a useful tool for citizens and tourists, an...
An itinerary to learn about the musicians who were born in this area, or who chose it as their home, among composers, singers and instrumentalists. First of all, we must remember the fundamental...
“ Florence RockinArt” is a web-app created to deepen the knowledge on the natural and artificial stone materials of which the monuments of Florence are made up. The web-app, in addition to brief...
