Discover the history of Florence through the Renaissance, the Medici family, historic churches, palaces, famous landmarks, art, architecture, and the people who shaped one of Italy’s most influential cities.
Florence and the Islamic world were connected by trade, art and cultural exchange. Discover how textiles, luxury goods, merchants and artistic ideas linked Renaissance Florence with the wider Mediterranean. […]
Florence and the Islamic World – Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange Read More »
Religion in Renaissance Florence shaped politics, art and everyday life. Discover the Medici relationship with the Church, the rise of Savonarola and how faith became inseparable from power in the Renaissance city. […]
Religion and Power in Renaissance Florence Read More »
Discover Jewish Florence through the story of its historic community, the lost Medici ghetto and the magnificent Great Synagogue. Explore a fascinating chapter of Florence that disappeared from the city map but remains part of its history. […]
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The Black Death devastated Florence in 1348, killing a large part of its population and transforming society. Discover the plague through Boccaccio’s eyewitness account and explore what happened to medieval Florence during one of the greatest catastrophes in its history. […]
The Black Death in Florence – The Devastating Plague of 1348 Read More »
Hidden behind high walls near Porta San Frediano, the Historic Jewish Cemetery of Florence preserves an important chapter of the city’s Jewish history. Its tombs, monuments and quiet paths tell the stories of families who helped shape Florence during the nineteenth century. […]
Historic Jewish Cemetery of Florence Read More »
Discover Cimitero Evangelico agli Allori, Florence’s international cemetery and the resting place of artists, writers, collectors and cultural figures from Italy and abroad. […]
Cimitero Evangelico agli Allori: Florence’s International Cemetery Read More »
