Friday 13 – Sunday 15: ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO CRAFTS FAIR. Corsini Palace and Garden, via della Scala 115. Open 10 am – 7:30 pm. Admission: €8, €6 reduced, and no admission is charged for children under 12. Free catalogue included. The Artigianato e Palazzo fair returns to the Corsini Gardens with its 29th edition. The three-day fair will reflect artisan culture from craftsmen to art designers, showcasing both traditional and contemporary works. Guests [...]
Sunday 8: FIERUCOLA DEL PANE (Bread Fair). Piazza Santissima Annunziata. 9 am – 7 pm. Since its first edition in September 1984, la Fierucola del Pane (a bread market) has been a landmark event for organic farming and traditional handicrafts. This year’s celebration, which will take place in Piazza SS Annunziata (Holy Annunciation square) on September 8 involves bread-making workshops for the entire family, the presentation of gluten-free recipes for biscuit and pasta [...]
Until September 30: GATES AND TOWERS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Some of the gates, towers and fortresses that call Florence home are once again welcoming visitors as part of a summer program encouraging exploration of the medieval structures. Working to provide the public with opportunities to learn more about Florentine history and urban development, the seasonal monument visits are made possible by a collaboration between the municipality of Florence and Mus.e. Porta San [...]
August 11 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Florence from retreating Nazi-Fascist forces thanks to the Italian resistance fighters (partigiani) and the Allied soldiers. One of Palazzo Vecchio’s three bells, the “Martinella,” will toll at 7 am as it did on August 11, 1944. A laurel wreath will be placed on the plaque on the via dei Gondi wall of Palazzo Vecchio (City Hall) with statesman Piero Calamandrei’s words on the [...]
In Florence, August 10 is celebrated as the feast day of San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence) in the characteristic neighborhood near the Central Market that comprises the basilica of San Lorenzo, which was once the Medici family parish church. The day will start with a parade of Florentines in traditional medieval dress walking from the Palagio di Parte Guelfa to Piazza Signoria (9:45 am), where they will be joined by flag-bearers as they continue [...]
The Villa Bardini Gardens, accessible via Costa San Giorgio 2, offers a guided walk through the greenery, accompanied by music, on Monday, August 5 at 5 pm. The live performance, presented by the musicians of Xenia Chamber Music Course, includes pieces by Carl von Dittersdorf, Franz Schubert, Haydn, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Bartok Elgar and Rachmaninoff. The gardens, comprising the villa are located on top of a hill and offer one of Florence’s best [...]
A youth ensemble from Germany, the Junge Blaserphiharmonie Ulm, conducted by Josef Christ, will perform a lively selection of 20th century music on Friday, August 2 under the Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza Signoria, starting at 8:30 pm with free admission. The musicians, who all play wind instruments, are the recipients of numerous international awards, including first prized at the sixth annual World Youth Music Festival. Florence is one of the stops on an [...]
CINEMA NEL CHIOSTRO. Sant’Orsola (near San Lorenzo). Admission: €8; €6 for season bus pass holders. 9:30 pm. On Sunday, July 28, the courtyard of the Sant’Orsola complex will screen Kinds of Kindness by Yogos Lanthimso starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe. The plot centers on three, unrelated tales: how a man tries to challenge his fate, which seems to him predestined; the wife of a policeman returns home a changed [...]
Cultural awareness and understanding will always be a relevant topic in today’s world of ever-increasing globalization. Balagan Cafe was founded in the Synagogue of Florence 11 years ago by musician Enrico Fink with precisely this precept in mind; the cafe strives to create a permanent space of cultural dialogue centered around Florence’s Jewish community. Through presenting a highly nuanced view of the contemporary Jewish world, this cultural and musical fair aims to [...]
The Florence Dance Festival welcomes the return of the Lewis Major Projects on Tuesday, July 23 with a dance performance that will showcase the collaboration between Australian choreographer-director Lewis Major and English choreographer Russell Maliphant OBE. Taking the stage of the Cloister of Santa Maria Novella at 9:30 pm, the dancers will perform five uniquely captivating pieces that explore different rhythms, meanings, and poetic possibilities. A central theme of the performance is [...]
