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Florentine Secrets

Get inspired by my latest original tours. Why not doing your classic Florence sightseeing with an additional theme of discovery? The Florentine Guilds A discovery talking about arts, trades and crafts. This tour will take you to various historical sites related to the major and minor guilds of Florence. You will discover how these corporations […]

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Bargello City Walks Dante Alighieri Florence Museum

Dante walking tour and Bargello museum visit

On the occasion of the 7th centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1321-2021) I would like to talk to you about this important Italian poet who also played a political role in his city during the controversial medieval struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines . We will be walking around Florence and imagine how difficult […]

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City Walks Florence

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Half-day walking tour for fascinating discovery of the Roman city of Florence Some of you might remember the funny Monty Python British comedy group in “Life of Brian” film most famous phrase: “Alright! – but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, fresh water system and public health, what have the […]

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Article Castello Sesto Fiorentino Villas & Gardens

Pinocchio is stretching his legs …

Traces of this well -known wooden puppet stretch beyond locations like Castello, Peretola, Sesto Fiorentino only a few km away from Florence. Whenever we go back to life and be able to move around again, hopefully very soon, I would suggest some itineraries easy to do even with children. One of these on the outskirt […]

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Exhibition Florence Palazzo Strozzi

Natalia Goncharova

An extraordinary exhibition in Florence after the success in London and Moscow (until 12th January 2020) You can’t miss this unique collection of some of the most influential 20th century painting by Cezanne, Piasso, Matisse and Boccioni that have inspired the great Russian artist Natalia Goncharova. This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life of the eclectic […]

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Florence Galleria dell'Accademia Museum

Meet David & Michelangelo

Everyday open from 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM. Closed on Monday. 12€. One of the most famous museums in the word with more than a million visitors a year. It was founded in 1563 by Cosimo I dei Medici as an Accademy of Arts and in 1784 it became an Art Gallery thanks to Pietro […]