Florence by Denis

SUNDAY, FEB 7th - FREE ENTRANCE IN ALL STATE RUN MUSEUMS OF FLORENCE

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Sunday, Feb 7th, 2016 (the first sunday of the month) the state run museums of Florence will be free of charge !!!

There is no need to make reservationS, just queue up and in few minutes you will enter the museum.

Here is the list of the state run museums that you can visit:

Galleria degli Uffizi,

Galleria dell'Accademia,

Galleria Palatina e Galleria d'Arte Moderna,

Museo degli Argenti, Galleria del Costume, Museo delle Porcellane,
Giardino di Boboli e Giardino Bardini,

Museo del Bargello,

Cappelle Medicee,

Museo Archeologico,

Palazzo Davanzati,

Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto.

VINTAGE SELECTION n. 27

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VINTAGE SELECTION n.27: “V Generation”, the Vintage Generation

From Wednesday Jan 27th to Sunday Jan 31st, 2016, the venue that was formerly Florence’s first railway station [Stazione Leopolda] will be hosting the 27^th edition of VINTAGE SELECTION, the market-fair featuring vintage fashions, accessories, miscellanea and remakes, that logged over 13,500 visitors at the previous winter edition.

Vintage Selection has earned itself a special status amongst the Italian and European fairs that have fashion, design and vintage culture at their heart. This is a result of the various special features that have so powerfully contributed to its success to date: first and foremost the scouting and selection of the exhibition proposals, but also the fact that it is held concomitantly with Pitti Filati, the key international event featuring yarns for the knitting industry organized by Pitti Immagine at the Fortezza da Basso from Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 January. A unique synergy has been established between these two events which, for five days, will transform the city of Florence into a big yarn and quality clothing exhibition-event.

Similarly the title-theme of Vintage Selection 27 will be “V Generation”: the “Vintage Generation”, the multi-generations of very young men and women, as well as the young and not so young people who love to wear clothing and accessories from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s, mixing them according to their own personal style of dressing and creating new trends.

“V Generation” will be the guiding-theme inspiring the fair’s latest layout in the Stazione Leopolda curated by Alessandro Moradei and will inspire VVV VERY VINTAGE VISION, an exhibition-installation occupying the area at the center of the two aisles, along both sides of which all the stands will be arranged as well as the other areas devoted to entertainment, meetings and refreshments that characterize Vintage Selection.

It is open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and it cost €5 to enter the fair area.

Tickes are available on web site www.stazione-leopolda.com

facebook.com/vintageselection
Tel. +39/055-212622

Here you can find more useful infos http://vintageselection.blogspot.it/

NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERTS - 2016

2015-12-27T10:00:00.000+01:00

Are you thinking to visit Florence and you will be in town for the New Year night ??

Then you will be one of luckiest people to enjoy some nice concerts in the most importants piazzas.

Here is the program:

Capodanno 2016 a Firenze

POP ART PONTE VECCHIO

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Some of the Florence monuments are getting lighted these days and I got some pictures of Ponte Vecchio.

Amaizing !!!

REOPENING OF THE BAPTISTERY

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After 2 years of renovations the baptistery of Florence is becoming ready for the new opening
on Oct 25th, 2015.

The scaffolding is beeing dismantled these days while the north gate builded by Lorenzo Ghiberti in years 1403-1424 has moved and is visible in the new Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.

It took Ghiberti 21 years to complete these doors. These gilded bronze doors consist of twenty-eight panels, with twenty panels depicting the life of Christ from the New Testament. The eight lower panels show the four evangelists and the Church Fathers Saint Ambrose, Saint Jerome, Saint Gregory and Saint Augustine. The panels are surrounded by a framework of foliage in the door case and gilded busts of prophets and sibyls at the intersections of the panels. Originally installed on the east side, in place of Pisano's doors, they were later moved to the north side.

Check this video to see how they mooved this heavy door into the museum !!!

They did it twice one for each side on the door. The weight of each side is 4000 kilos...

EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS

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On Saturday Sept 19th and Sunday Sept 20th during the European Heritage days the Accademia Museum and the Uffizi Museum will stay open until 11pm.

And on this occasion the Uffizi Gallery will have a symbolic €1 entrance cost.

So go and visit one of the most beautiful and important museums of Florence !!!

Denis is back in Florence

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Dear Florence lovers, I'm back in town !!!

I have been away for more than one year now and I really missed this city.

Lets keep on touch !!!

If you need any recommendation dont hesitate to ask me !

Best,
Denis

BLOG IS TEMPORARILY PAUSED

2014-12-11T10:17:00.001+01:00

Dear followers,

In the next months I will live and work in Rome :-)), so this blog will be tomporarirly paused... :-((

But lets keep in touch, if you need infos, advises or tips about Florence I'll be more than glad to help...

Best,

Denis

ENJOY THE SUNSET

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I just want to share with you this sunset I pictured today while having a walk around.

Have used no filters, only an iPhone camera.

RAINY BUT STILL BEAUTIFUL

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Rainy days in Florence but the rain can't hide the beuty of this city.

Santo Spirito church

Santo Spirito square

Old arch near Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio and its jewelries

A jewelry and a balcony on Ponte Vecchio

Corridoio Vasariano from Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio

Palazzo Pitti

STREETS OF FLORENCE

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Look that tiny balcony over that fountain... Amaizing!!!

Lucky people who owns it!!!

Do you wanna know where it is???

FIRENZE MUSEUMS OPENING TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

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Christmas holidays are coming and some of the most important museums and churches of Florence have a different opening time.

For all the other days not mentioned below, the museums operate according to their usual opening and closing time.

Uffizi Gallery / Accademia Gallery / Pitti Palace / Boboli Gardens

- Tuesday, December 24th - open from 8:15am to 1:50pm
- Wednesday, December 25th - closed
- Thursday, December 26th - open from 8:15am to 6:50pm
- Monday, December 30th - closed
- Tuesday, December 31st - open from 8:15am to 6:00p,
- Wednesday, January 1st - closed

ArtTour FOR A LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFT

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In Piazza degli Strozzi, until sunday december 22nd at 7pm, ther's a really cute market where you can find a lot of nice things...

If you're a last minute person and still havent buy any christmas gift for your lovers... this is the place you need!

I went there by myself and found some intresting ideas...

GIARDINO DELLA GHERARDESCA

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The "Giardino della Gherardesca" is the biggest private park of Florence (4,5 hectares) and now it is property of the Four Seasons Hotels Firenze.

For this reason it is open only for the guests of the hotel.

But once a year the Four Season organize an open day for charity and the money collected are devolved to the kids of the "Istituto degli Innocenti" of Florence.

I went there and I took some pics of the gardens... wich are breathtaking.

FOGGY FLORENCE

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The fog has dressed up Florence in these days.

It is breathtaking isn'it??

***Thanks to Simone Razzino for the photo***

FLYING UMBRELLAS

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Via Romana - Firenze

Go and see these flying umbrellas in via Romana, next to Palazzo Pitti.

Via Romana - Firenze

THE LAST GERMAN MARKET IN SANTA CROCE

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Santa Croce: l'ultima volta del Mercatino di Natale. Le 'casette' fino al 23 dicembre
„Weihnachtsmarkt“

Potrebbe interessarti:http://www.firenzetoday.it/cronaca/mercatino-natale-tedesco-santa-croce-2013.html
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Probably this will be the last german market in Santa Croce square.

In Florence the temperatures are very low this days, so what a better opportunity to escape the ice tasting a mulled wine, sausages, bretzel or simply buying a christmas present in the picturesque square until December 23rd, 2013??

As the Councillor for Culture of the city of Florence and the organizers said: the market will be moved elswhere (but still dont know where - maybe Santa Maria Novella square).

MAKING A MOVIE IN S. SPIRITO

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Santo Spirito went back in years '800. There were some scenes from a film based on a story of Giacomo Leopardi.

Soon you'll see it in the television.

TRIPPA ALLA FIORENTINA

2013-10-07T19:15:00.000+02:00

The "Trippa alla Fiorentina" is one of the most famous recipes of the florentine cousine and it is very very easy te prepare.

For those who dont know what it is, I found these tranlations on wordreference.com: tripe, chitterlings

HOW TO PREPARE:

First of all buy at any supermarket a sliced trippa. Wash and dry it very well.

Peel the onion, the celery and the carots and cut them in small cubes.

In a soucepan brown the olive oil, the butter, the garlic and the laurel and add the vegetables that you have prepared before. After a few minutes add the trippa and when it is dry pour some white wine and let it evaporate completely.

At this point you can add tomatoes sauce, salt and peper and let it cook for about 35/45 minutes over a low heat.

When you finish cooking let it stand for about 5 min, put some grated Parmesan cheese on it and serve hot !!!

Trippa alla Fiorentina

Prepare it at home and enjoy the taste of Florence in you conuntry !!!

CONCORDIA HAS BEEN STRAIGHTENED

2013-09-17T23:05:00.000+02:00

The miracle is done thanks to capitain Nick from South Africa

In 2014 the Concordia will definetely move from the Giglio Island to a big port to be demolished

Costa Concordia

A NEW DUDE

2013-09-13T22:56:00.000+02:00

There's a new street signal in Florence made by Clet.

Have you seen it??

THE TERRACES OF THE CATHEDRAL

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Duomo

The feast of the "Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore" better known as the DUOMO to the florentines, was established in 1985 and is celebrated on 8 September each year, in memory of the laying of the foundation stone of the cathedral, which occurred on the day dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, in 1296 (or 1298 according to other sources).

The main event (from 1pm to 4pm) of the day is the free opening of the outdoor terraces of the cathedral with the traditional walk of thirty-two meters high, walk that gives to the Florentines and to the guests of our city a unique and unusual overview of Florence.

Also can visit for free the Duomo (1:30pm - 4:45pm), the Baptistry (8:30am - 2pm), Giotto tower (8:30am - 7:30pm) and the museum (9am - 1:45pm)

Battistero

VOGUE FASHION'S NIGHT OUT 2013

2013-09-06T13:59:00.000+02:00

VFNO 2013 - Firenze

*** Save the date***

***September 12th, 2013*** - *Florence historical city center***

Like last year, the global celebration of fashion will be back in Florence.

Don't loose the chance to show to the city how fashion you are!

Check out the official web site: http://vfno2013.vogue.it/it

STREET SIGNALS

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THE MARVELOUS CITY

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Florence, Italy - 13 June 2013