Florence under the stars. Evening lecture tours

Florence under the stars is an initiative borne of the partnership between Florence’s Tourism Agency and the Tour Guide Association of Florence and surrounding areas. The event is aimed at tourists and those living in Florence.
The evening lecture tours are conducted by professional tour guides and illustrate the hidden and curious aspects of the town, following the footsteps of famous figures, historical memories and myths to narrate under a starry sky.


Cool and pleasant routes following the roads and piazzas of the town centre with the guidance of passionate and competent professionals.

Choose your tour, book and enjoy the charm of Florence’s summer evenings!

How to join
The evening tour-lectures take place every Wednesday and Friday from August 18th to October 20th 2010.

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The death penalty in Florence in the modern era and the role of the ‘Compagnia de’ Neri’
Rima Amalo (French)
Friday, September 3 - Piazza della Signoria, near the statue of Cosimo I on horseback

The origin of wool-working in Florence
Serena Galigani (French)
Wednesday, September 8 - Piazza della Repubblica, Colonna dell’Abbondanza (column)

Sant’Antonino Pierozzi and the Buonomini Company of San Martino
Chiara Migliorini Fantechi (English)
Friday, September 10 – The Oratory of San Martino, piazza San Martino

Leon Battista Alberti in Santa Maria Novella – traditions and modernity
Fiammetta Sordi (Spanish)
Wednesday, September 15 - Piazza Santa Maria Novella, near the facade

Leonardo da Vinci in Florence
Luciano Niccolai (English)
Friday, September 15 - Piazza della Signoria, near the statue of Cosimo I on horseback

Crimes and justice in the history of Florence
Ghislaine Tiozzo (French)
Wednesday, September 22 - the Bargello Museum

Giovanni da San Giovanni and the facade of Palazzo dell’Antella in Piazza Santa Croce
Giovanni Tenucci (Spanish)
Friday, September 24 - Piazza Santa Croce, near the statue of Dante

The mechanical arts that made Florence’s fortune: discovering Florentine art and its corporations
Wanda Pattacini (English)
Wednesday, September 29 – Giotto bell tower, entrance

Dostoevskj in Florence
Sonia Davila (Spanish)
Friday, October 1 - Palazzo Pitti, in front of the main entrance

Cosimo the Elder
Arianna Marconi (English)
Wednesday, October 6 - Piazza San Lorenzo, in front of the church

The siege of Florence - 1529
Ugo Primadei (English)
Friday, October 8 - Piazzale Michelangelo, near the monument to Michelangelo

Dante: literature, history and popular tradition
Barbara Vestrini (English)
Wednesday, October 13 - Piazzetta in front of Dante’s house

Giorgio Vasari, Cosimo I’s artistic entrepreneur
Laura Amerighi (English)
Friday, October 15, the Uffizi’s Loggia in front of San Pier Scheraggio, via della Ninna

Ginevra degli Almieri
Francesca Gargani (French)
Wednesday, October 20 - Piazza Duomo, in front of the Baptistery, the door of Paradise

The Church of Santa Felicita and its illustrious parishioners: Machiavelli, Guicciardini, Cardinal de’Rossi
Maria Grazia Zatti (French)
Wednesday, October 22 – the Church of Santa Felicita

dates of the programme