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The Florentine: English News Magazine in Florence. The news magazine for Florence lovers: Art, Culture, Food & Wine, Things to do and Classifieds.
Issue 318 - Embracing Florence | The Florentine
Jan 8, 2025 · Description. I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions, let alone keep them. As we embark on another trip around the sun, with winds of change guaranteed to blow in from across the Atlantic, writing a list of promises would only add unnecessary stress, followed by the disappointment upon breaking them.
Opera, concerts + more: 2025 season announced at Maggio …
Sep 6, 2024 · 27 concerts make up the music season at Teatro del Maggio, starting on January 3, 4 + 5 with family-friendly Fantasia Live in Concert based on two Walt Disney films that sees cartoons projected onto a screen while music is performed by the resident orchestra. The long concert season moves in parallel with the opera performances, bringing important names such as Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti ...
The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline | The Florentine
Mar 10, 2011 · The process of Italian unification was the result of nearly 60 years of events, daring action and revolutionary ideas. Here is a timeline of the key moments leading to and sealing Italy’s unification.
The Vasari Corridor reopens on December 21 | The Florentine
Dec 6, 2024 · History of the Vasari Corridor. Designed by Giorgio Vasari to allow the Grand Dukes to move safely from their private residence in Palazzo Pitti to the seat of government in Palazzo Vecchio, this overhead walkway remains unique and was built according to the wishes of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1565 on the occasion of his son …
Giorgio Vasari’s end | The Florentine
Nov 27, 2024 · Over the course of his long and prolific career, artist, architect and artist biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) left an indelible mark on the city of Florence.In addition to designing the Uffizi and the elevated corridor that connects it to the Palazzo Pitti, he renovated Florentine churches and transformed the interior of the Palazzo Vecchio from the seat of a Republic into a ducal residence.
How to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Florence and Tuscany 2025
Dec 20, 2024 · This New Year’s Eve bid farewell to 2024 in true Cecchini style (€175 per person for aperitivo, dinner and party).Start with a glass of Franciacorta and a bite of Chianti butter bruschetta before diving into Dario Cecchini’s signature dishes.From Chianti sushi with truffle to Panzanese steak with porcini mushrooms or Fiorentina steak with truffle, every dish is a celebration of Tuscan ...
All that jazz: Firenze Jazz Festival 2024 | The Florentine
Aug 30, 2024 · A wine corner by main sponsor Ruffino can be found in piazza del Carmine from September 13-15 with an event at their picturesque estate in Poggio Casciano starting at midday on September 15 featuring a fabulous jazz festival buffet brunch that sees Catalan singer Magalí Sare and multifaceted musician Manel Fortià perform on the platform in the garden from 2pm, with instruments like the flute ...
Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici
Dec 18, 2024 · Palazzo Vecchio’s Salone dei Cinquecento is currently home to the Sala Grande exhibition that brings us back to when Giorgio Vasari went about enhancing the most magnificent of the Palazzo’s rooms. On display until March 9 will be La Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari per Cosimo I De’ Medici, a small but significant display to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the architect and the Grand ...
Layered polenta with broccoli rabe | The Florentine
Nov 21, 2024 · Some people like to serve polenta pasticciata as a vegetarian main course, but we also serve it cut into small portions as an appetizer. Either way, polenta as lasagna is virtually unknown in America, and always sparks a conversation about how delicious it is! The broccoli rabe filling is wonderful, but consider other vegetables like grilled eggplant, sautéed mushrooms or steamed and squeezed ...