La Fiorita is an ancient tradition in Florence dating back to Renaissance. On May 23rd 1498 the Dominican friar and preacher Fra Girolamo Savonarola was hanged and burned in Piazza della…
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Festa del Grillois a traditional festival in Florence, celebrating the singing crickets. It is an ancient tradition and when I was a kid I loved spending the afternoon at the…
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This is going to be a loooong weekend with loooots of events all around Tuscany. So let’s the best events in Tuscany for the weekend. In Pescia starts Sunday the Medieval…
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Prato is a nice city in Florence surroundings and its famous for its textiles’ companies and for a holy relic attributed to the Virgin Mary that is exposed five times per…
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This weekend we celebrate Easter and in Tuscany there will be lots of events. On Friday there will be several celebrations commemorating the Passion of Christ and the Way of the…
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Florence Easter Celebrations: The Explosion of the Cart in Florence
This is an ancient folk tradition that takes place every year on the Easter Sunday in Piazza Duomo, when a cart full of fireworks explodes. A brief history The Explosion of…
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The Stations of the Cross, or Via Crucis in Latin, is the representations of Christ carrying the Cross to his crucifixion. In Florence surroundings you can admire one of the most…