My Florence: Early Morning Stroll
My Florence by Florentine Ann Antonini… These are two entrances to private gardens in via dei serragli that I pass in the...
The Journal
Stories, historical archives, and cultural dispatches from Florence and beyond.
Florence Artisans at Risk
There is an increased demand for hand-crafted products around the world, but at the same time the centuries-old artisan culture is seriously...
Florence's Rich and Famous Remain Rich and Famous
Two Bank of Italy economists attempted to answer the question of how Florentine rich and famous families from centuries ago remain rich...
The Rape of the Sabines
Sitting in Florence's "open air museum" known as The Loggia di Lanzi is one of the most famous and moving works of...
The all-new lungarno Acciaiuoli
The lungarno Acciaiuoli, in its heyday back in the nineteenth century, was a walkway along the Arno which was paved in stone....
Where was the first opera performed?
It is said that the opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings, but guess where she first sang? The first opera...
Welcome to Palazzo Vecchio, Cosimo I de' Medici’s Humble Abode.
Everyone who has ever been to Florence has marveled at the Palazzo Vecchio, the medieval palace constructed from 1299 to 1302: it...