In this blog you find a collection of stories, anecdotes, curiosities and information about what you can discover with our walking tours and our tailor made itineraries in Florence and Tuscany
2017-04-11
A visit to the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important museums in the world whit a rich collection of Renaissance masterpieces by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and many other artists.
2021-03-24
Medici Masters of Florence is a TV series on Netflix about intrigues and tragedies of this powerful family of wealthy Florentine bankers who were the patrons of the most important Renaissance artists such as Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
2017-07-21
Florence, the city of flowers, beside Art, Fashion and Food traditions, is linked to the history of fragrances.
2017-07-21
David: by Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio ... Arriving in Florence it seems that an illustrious citizen known by everyone is the protagonist of this city. But who is the David that everyone talks about?
The greatest artists in town have challenged in representing this young hero.
2017-07-21
Botticelli's model for Venus was the most beautiful woman in Florence. She was admired by everybody and loved by the two most powerful brothers of her time, Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici, as Marylin Monroe centuries later
2017-04-04
The red stripes of the American Flag were inspired by the coat of arms of the first ruler of Tuscany
