Do not miss the opportunity of experiencing an evening tour to the Uffizi Gallery. The museum will be open every Tuesday until 10,00 pm during Summer 2011. From now advance booking is available on request. Book your evening visit to the Uffizi Gallery without queueing up! Contact us and ask for this special reservation. No […]
Author: Marianna Caporali
The Vasari Corridor in Florence
This fantastic architectural project connects the palazzo vecchio to Palazzo Pitti and was built in 1565 in just five months for the marriage of Cosimo’s son, Francesco, to joan of Austria. The longo corridor crosses the Arno river over the Ponte Vecchio and ends in the Boboli Gardens next to the Grotta del Buontalenti. Almost […]
Visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence – Botticelli
The paintings by Botticelli are displayed in rooms 10-14. They represent the height of the Uffizi collections. The large profane allegories painted for the Medici, with advice from the poet Poliziano, are the symbol of humanistic culture in the 15th century. With the Allegory of Spring (1478), Botticelli breaks with the tradition of religious paintings […]
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence
Among the major museums in the world, the Gallery of the Uffizi is one of the oldest. The building was projected by Giorgio Vasari and commissioned by CosiMo I de Medici. The palace became the seat of the magisterial and administrative offices, the Uffizi of the Medici’s family. The architect chose the Doric style and […]
Ponte Vecchio, The Old Bridge in Florence
The name “Ponte Vecchio“, which means the “old bridge” derives from the fact that the bridge is the oldest in the city. Moreover, this bridge is the only one not destroyed by the German mines in World War II. The Ponte Vecchio crosses the Arno river at its narrowest point where, in Roman times, a […]
La Traviata at the Boboli Gardens in Florence
Do not miss this unforgettable event, the most beautiful and prestigious garden in the city of Florence, once the garden of the Medici’s family residence, Palazzo Pitti, will be now the gorgeous scenario of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The concert will take place in this suggestive location next August 3rd at 9,15 pm. We […]
Uffizi Gallery Tickets
Skip the line at the Uffizi museum with a pre-booked ticket! BOOK NOW By Tickets Florence service you can comfortably buy your ticket in advance before leaving home and enjoy your visit inside the museum without queueing up! The Uffizi Gallery houses many masterpieces of famous painters, displayed in chronological order. From Cimabue, the greatest […]
Calcio Storico in Florence – 24 June 2011
The Calcio Storico was played by the aristocratic young noble men in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce in celebration of the Feast of St. John. The traditional districts to identify each of the four teams are the blue team from St. Croce, the red from St. Maria Novella, the white fro St. Spirito […]
NOTTARNO – the 5th edition of the Notte Bianca in Florence
NOTTARNO – the 5th edition of the Notte Bianca in Oltrarno city district in Florence will be celebrated next June 25th. This is a long night rich in events and street shows, a large variety of performances which will take place in every shop, café, square, garden, art gallery and artisan bottega of this characteristic […]
Vasari, the Uffizi and the Duke
NEW EXHIBITION AT THE UFFIZI GALLERY IN FLORENCE This temporary exhibition can be visited at the Uffizi Gallery from june 12 to September 27. The exhibition has been planned to celebrate five hundred years on from the birth of Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Actually the Uffizi direction wanted to celebrate Vasari and Cosimo the Medici Duke […]