Epiphany in Florence
January 6th is Epiphany: three wise kings (Magi) visited baby Jesus in Betlehem. In Italian this is called Epifania, celebrated as the “Cavalcata dei Magi”. This is an historic procession, represented in Benozzo Gozzoli’s frescoes inside the...
HAPPY 2014!!
Sparkling, happy, creative new year to everybody!! See you around in Florence soon!!! Buon anno a tutti gli amici vicini e lontani!!...
Christmas in Florence 2013
The city undergoes such a magical transformation that every night in December feels like a holiday. Christmas lights, in all of their elegant variety, dangle over the city’s otherwise dark streets; trees set within wooden boxes line the wide Via Callimala; and nearly...
Accademia Gallery – new setting
The Galleria dell’Accademia features the redevelopment of the so-called Hall of the Colossus (which takes its name from the chalk of an ancient statue, one of the Dioscuri of Monte Cavallo,no longer present in the gallery). The great altarpiece painted in 1500...
