The Medici balls: Origins of the family’s coat of arms
Scatter all around the city, the Medici coat of arms can be seen everywhere from residential buildings to churches. Ever wonder what’s meaning of the tri-dimensional balls in it?
Santa Maria Novella reunited: Complex now free to visit for Florentines
Visitors and locals now can visit the church of Santa Maria Novella and its cloister and refractories for the price of just one ticket.
Guide to good reads: Exploring Florence through literature
Whether it is for its historical and artistic importance or its jaw dropping beauty, Florence has draw the attention of many fiction and non-fiction writers. See the city from the perspective of these authors, and learn more about the city.
Get lost, will you? Finding Florence with the Ataf bus game
Visitors of Florence sometimes struggle to find traces of the “authentic” Florentine life. Thanks to a young local you can find a game that will help you do that.
LdM Event: The FluIDentity Exhibit
Running from May 12 to 15 in piazza Mentana, FluIDentity explores the universal human experience of change as expressed by nine young artists selected from the Lorenzo de’ Medici International Institute advanced art courses. Transformation is interpreted from an individual, psychological point of view as well as from a sociocultural standpoint. Consistently with the contemporary [...]
Notte Bianca
The fourth annual Notte Bianca takes place tonight.
