Curiosities of Florence
A Legend Was Born – Leonardo da Vinci
Who would have thought that the boy born in the small village of Vinci, Tuscany, in 1452 by an unmarried peasant called Caterina would become
Secrets of San Lorenzo
I simply love my neighbourhood San Lorenzo! Though it’s right downtown, only some few minutes away from the Cathedral of Florence, it seems that many
Sandro Botticelli – A Real Renaissance Artist
One of the most exciting things to do in Florence is to admire the iconic artworks from the Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli’s masterpieces “the Birth of
Food in Florence
Everyone knows how important food is to an Italian. This is even more true in Florence. If you’ve ever had dinner with a Florentine, you know that at the dinner table
My Florence
It’s sometimes easy to take all the beautiful sites in Florence for granted. They’re just there.
Cosimo I and Eleonora of Toledo
When Cosimo I (not to be confused with Cosimo the Elder) was born in 1519 the Medici had already run Florence for quite a while.