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Michelangelo’s tomb: five fun facts you probably didn’t know
Oct 12, 2017 · When Michelangelo died on February 18, 1564, he was initially laid to rest in the SS. Apostoli church in Rome. However, when Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici heard about this development, he declared that since he was not able to employ Michelangelo and honour him in Florence during his life, he would honour him in death with a …
A chat with Sarah Winman | The Florentine
Dec 1, 2021 · An instant Sunday Times bestseller with stellar reviews in the New York Times and the Guardian, Still Life is the one of the most spellbinding reads about Florence in recent years. Sarah Winman speaks to The Florentine ahead of an author’s event at …
San Lorenzo Church in Florence | The Florentine
Sep 19, 2018 · San Lorenzo is broken up into three distinct areas for visitors to enjoy. The Medici Chapels, round the back of the church, are a separate site bureaucratically speaking.The basilica complex comprises the other two elements: the church itself, and its adjacent cloister which gives access to the famed Laurentian Library, whose staircase and reading room were designed by …
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Best events in Florence this week | The Florentine
Nov 21, 2024 · Here’s our round-up for November 14-21, 2024. Marking 150 years since the birth of the movement in 1874, a major exhibition dedicated to Impressionism features works by artists of the caliber of Monet, Renoir, Delacroix, Bonnard and Courbet, capturing the moody skies, sparkling waters and verdant ...
Giunti Odeon opens tomorrow | The Florentine
Nov 3, 2023 · Reopening to the public tomorrow, Giunti Odeon turns over a new leaf in its 109 years of culture. Open seven days a week, from 8.30 in the morning to the end of each night’s film, Giunti Odeon, or GO, as it is styled, maintains its mission as a cinema.One screen guarantees night-time movie projections, while a LED wall, unique in central Italy, ensures daytime entertainment in Italian and ...
Memories of the 1966 Florence flood - The Florentine
Nov 2, 2016 · Florence today is a vastly different experience from my first visit 50 years ago. I arrived by train, from Rome, on Sunday, November 6, 1966, two days after the city’s most severe floods.
Best events in Florence this month | The Florentine
Nov 4, 2024 · L’eredità delle Donne. Future is the theme of the 7th edition of the woman-focused fest, as artistic director Serena Dandini elaborates, “Today, more than ever, women are capable of revolutionary ideas and do not ask to participate in the world as it is, but aspire to be an active part in reforming it”.
Gran Crema Caffè Vivoli: that affogato! | The Florentine
Sep 12, 2023 · Vivoli’s exquisite cream gelato is spread into a pre-chilled cappuccino cup, leaving a square in the centre. Placed under the nozzle of the coffee machine, espresso flows directly into the gap before the barista pops the cup atop a saucer lined with a distinctive white doily styled with blue writing stating the bar’s name and phone number.