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La Sala Bianca: dove la Moda Italiana ha avuto inizio.

2012-01-10T10:24:00.004+01:00

È il 12 febbraio 1951 la data ufficiale in cui la Moda Italiana, grazie all’idea di Giovanni Battista Giorgini, prese l’avvio, sia pure in modo poco eclatante se è vero che avvenne nel salone di casa Giorgini, Villa Torrigiani, in via de’ Serragli a Firenze, dove Giorgini presentò a cinque compratori americani le creazioni di alcuni importanti stilisti: Carosa, Fabiani, Marucelli, Simonetta,

Pitti Palace

2012-01-10T09:50:00.002+01:00

Palazzo PittiPiazza Pitti 1This enormous palace is one of Florence's largest architectural monuments. The original palazzo was built for the Pitti family in 1457, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and built by his pupil Luca Fancelli. The original construction consisted of only the middle cube of the present building (the middle seven windows on the top floor). In 1549, the property was sold to

Vegan "Fettunta"

2011-11-30T15:21:00.004+01:00

Fettunta (Toasted bread with olive oil)Preparation time: 10 minutes.Cooking time: 10 minutes.Bread.Extra-virgin olive oil.Garlic.Salt.Black pepper.This dish is generally associated with the month of november, when the olives have been gathered and the oil is newly pressed. Obviously it is eaten all year round, but in other seasons in lacks that characteristic pungent flavour of the new oil. Cut

Tuscan villas and gardens by Pinsent

2011-10-27T09:48:00.004+02:00

Cecil Ross Pinsent FRIBA (1884 - 5 December 1963) was a British architect and garden designer noted for his Tuscan villas and gardens. Pinsent and his friend Geoffrey Scott, when touring Tuscany, met the American art historian Bernard Berenson. Berenson employed Scott as his librarian, and Pinsent assisted with work on the Villa I Tatti. Through Berenson, Pinsent gained access to a rich clientele

Winetown Firenze 2011

2011-09-20T11:21:00.004+02:00

Arene estive e cinema all'aperto a Firenze

2011-07-28T16:19:00.001+02:00

Arene Estive Estate:Le notti di CabiriaSpettacolo unico ore 21.30Piazza della Resistenza, ScandicciTel: 055/210764Arena CastelloSpettacolo unico ore 21.30Via R. Giuliani 374, FirenzeTel: 055/451480-055/450749Poggetto (Flog)Spettacolo unico ore 21.30Via Mercati 24/b, FirenzeTel: 055/4220300Cinema Estivo ModernoSpettacolo unico ore 21.30p.zza Garibaldi, Lastra a Signa, FirenzeTel 055/8720058Arena

The Treasure of Cremlino - An exhibition between Florence and Moscow

2011-07-05T10:04:00.003+02:00

When: 27 May – 11 September 2011 Where: Museo degli Argenti (Palazzo Pitti) Time: Every days from 8.15 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. Tickets: Full ticket 9€. The

The Cricket Festival

2011-05-26T15:37:00.005+02:00

Festa del Grillo, or the Cricket Festival is performed on the first Sunday after Ascension at the park of Le Cascine, in Florence. The huge park to the west of Florence, where Shelley wrote Ode to the West Wind, is the setting for this event, a celebration of the joys of spring.Stallholders used to sell live crickets, which were then released to bring good luck.Festa del Grillo (Ascensione di N.S

White Night in Florence

2011-04-28T17:19:00.005+02:00

After the huge success of last year’s “test edition” of the white night (notte bianca) in Florencewith late-night openings, performances, shows, installations, concerts, and exhibits involving more than 150,000 people, the City of Florence is gearing up for the 2011 edition. The date has been chosen: April 30 2011. This year, the idea is to focus on what’s “contemporary”. The goal? help

THE TRIBUNE IN THE GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI

2011-03-28T16:05:00.003+02:00