Yes, Florentines bathed back in the Renaissance. Some more luxuriously than others.
Oftentimes, I stand staring at Cosimo de' Medici’s elaborate bathing chamber in his Palazzo Vecchio and imagine the flow of servants bringing...
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Stories, historical archives, and cultural dispatches from Florence and beyond.
Florence’s Il Porcellino, as seen in a Harry Potter movie, brings luck to snout rubbing visitors.
A sculpted bronze wild boar fountain called Il Porcellino, dating back to 1634, is located outside the Mercato Nuovo. Visitors place...
Some people get a toaster for a wedding gift. Francis & Joan got a fountain.
The Fountain of Neptune in front of Palazzo Vecchio was inaugurated in 1765 to celebrate the wedding between Francis I de' Medici...
Today's rich families in Florence, Italy, were rich 700 years ago
A lot has changed in the Italian city of Florence in the roughly 700 years since the 1427 census, but a striking...
Florence is at my feet
Stepping out of the safety of my little Italian apartment, curiosity, excitement and new possibilities consume me. Left or right? Left will...
Fast Food. Italian Style.
A photo of one of the fast food restaurants at the Santa Maria Novella train station. Everything is so fresh and delicious...
A visit to Villa il Roseto
The Florentine recently paid a visit to Villa il Roseto, the former home of Giovanni Michelucci, during Invasioni Digitali, an annual event...