Monte Ceceri above Florence preserves the historic Pietra Serena quarries that supplied generations of Florentine builders and stonecutters. Discover the quarries, the scalpellini, Renaissance architecture and the wooded landscape just outside Fiesole. […]
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Florence is famous for Renaissance art, but its history of science is just as fascinating. Discover Galileo, Medici scientific patronage, La Specola, historic observatories and the scientific tradition that continues at Arcetri. […]
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Walk up Costa San Giorgio from the Oltrarno to Forte di Belvedere and discover a quieter Florence of historic houses, steep streets, Galileo and hillside views. […]
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Vasco Pratolini turned everyday Florence into literature. Discover how Via del Corno and San Frediano reached the screen in two remarkable Italian films of the 1950s. […]
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Dario Argento transforms the Uffizi Gallery and Florence into a disturbing world where beauty, art and psychological terror become inseparable in La Sindrome di Stendhal. […]
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Discover the Florence of Mario Monicelli’s Amici Miei, from Santo Spirito and Santa Maria Novella to the film’s famous zingarate and unmistakable Florentine humour. […]
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