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welcome
Amerigo Vespucci
A man of science
and adventure
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f the arrival of Columbus in the Bahamas
(October 12th 1492) was the first significant
episode in the discovery of the New World,
without doubt Amerigo Vespucci was the first to realize
that these new lands were not parts of the Asian continent, but instead part of a completely new one; in spite
of this, it was not until the twentieth century that his role
in the history of the discovery of America was finally recognized. Amerigo Vespucci was one of the earliest and
most important transoceanic navigators and explorers of
the new world. Born in Florence on March 9th 1451,
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the third son of Ser Nastagio, a Florentine notary, he first studied
literature and philosophy and only later devoted himself to the
study of physics, geometry, astronomy and cosmography, making
rapid progress in these sciences.
After his father’s death in 1483, Amerigo became the supervisor
for the commercial interests of the Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’
Medici bankers, best known for having commissioned the Birth
of Venus and the Spring by Botticelli. Backed by the Medici,
he moved to Seville to deal with the family’s financial affairs
in 1492. The successful voyages of Christopher Columbus increased Vespucci’s desire to take a part in the general European
above:
Universalis
Cosmographia,
Waldseemüller’s
1507 world map
which was the
first to show the
Americas separate
from Asia
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movement to seek a western passage to
the Indies. The discovery of America was
due to the failure of the crusade against
the Turks attempted by Pius II. At that point
Europe felt the necessity of reaching the
East by another route, in other words, by
travelling westwards, an idea that became
the guiding star for navigators in that period. Spain and Portugal realised that the
time had come to take Italy’s place as the
commercial intermediary between Europe
and Asia and this was the starting-point
for many navigators and adventurers, seduced by the desire of being the executors
of this great enterprise. Columbus was the
first to reach land to the west, though he
was convinced that he had reached one
of the islands of eastern Asia. He was
followed by Vespucci, Cabot, and many
others, each hoping to be the one to reach
the land of spices, in other words, India.
Amerigo Vespucci’s transoceanic journeys
proved the existence of the new American
continent. The first journey was perhaps
really a trading trip that came to land on
the Guajira peninsula in Colombia and
later reached the lagoon of Maracaibo,
which Vespucci describes as follows:
“We entered a bay and found a city-like
village built on the water like Venice; it
was composed of twenty large houses,
fairly close together, that were built and
founded on strong stilts. Each house had a
drawbridge in front of the entrance, which
could be used to pass from one house to
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the next, as if they were joined together.”
This description may have given rise to the
name - Venezuela - that was later given to
this country. The 1499 expedition was the
first real exploratory journey. Vespucci left
Cadiz on May 16th 1499 and reached
the coast of what is now Guyana. Turning
south, he is believed to have discovered
the mouth of the Amazon River and to
have gone as far as Cape St. Augustine.
On the way back he reached Trinidad,
sighted the mouth of the Orinoco River,
and then made for Haiti. He landed again
in Cadiz on October 15th 1498. Vespucci thought he had sailed along the
coast of the far eastern peninsula of Asia.
As soon as he was back in Spain, he
equipped a fresh expedition with the aim
of reaching the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of
the Ganges and the island of Ceylon. But
the Spanish government did not welcome his proposals and,
at the end of 1500, Vespucci offered his services to Portugal.
Backed by Portugal, Vespucci completed a second expedition,
which set off from Lisbon on May 13th 1501. After a halt at
the Cape Verde Islands, the expedition travelled southwestward
and reached the coast of Brazil near Cape St. Augustine. The
remainder of the voyage is disputed, but Vespucci claimed to
have continued southward, and he may have sighted Guanabara Bay (the bay of Rio de Janeiro) and sailed as far as the
Rio de la Plata, making him the first European to discover that
estuary. Vespucci’s ships anchored in Lisbon on July 22nd 1502.
As he continued to travel further and further south alongside the
American continent, he was able to observe the enormous size
of the South American coast and thus deduce the vast land mass:
a “New World”, unknown to the geographers of antiquity and
above:
Portrait
of Amerigo Vespucci
previous page:
Statue of Amerigo
Vespucci in the
Uffici Arcade
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below:
Waldesmüller was
the first cartographer to identify
America as a
separate continent,
and named it after
Amerigo Vespucci.
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the Middle Ages and, up until then, identified as the far limb
of Asia. It is uncertain whether Vespucci took part in any more
expeditions for the Portuguese government (though it is said that
he may have accompanied Gonzalo Coelho). In any case, that
particular expedition contributed no fresh knowledge. Although
Vespucci subsequently helped to prepare other expeditions, he
never again joined one in person. The accounts of his travels,
published in the first decade of the 16th century, satisfied a
desire for knowledge that was stimulated by the geographical
explorations of time and provided an initial response to the key
questions posed by the Columbian discovery. The first account,
“Mundus Novus” in Latin, describes Vespucci’s voyage of 1501
and emphasised the physical or anthropic geography of the
New World, with a description of the American natives that also
repeats and unifies the impressions of other travellers. When it
was printed the little booklet was such a success that it became
one of the first real best-sellers in history; we only need remember
that twelve editions in Latin and thirteen in other languages were
carried out in only four years. When Martin Waldseemüller
reprinted the “Quattuor Americi navigationes” (Four Voyages of
Amerigo) in 1507, he gave the the New World the name of
America, saying that, as the three continents then known, Europe,
Asia, and Africa, bore the names of women, it was only right to
give the newly-discovered continent the name of a woman too,
and took it from Vespucci, the baptismal name of the discoverer
of the new world. Vespucci was certainly held in high esteem
in Spain, where he settled after his voyages in the service of
Portugal. A royal decree of April 14th 1505 gave him Spanish
naturalization and later, in a decree of August 6th 1508, he
was nominated “Piloto mayor de castilla”, a title corresponding
to our modern Lord of the Admiralty, that made him responsable
for organising expeditions and training mapmakers and pilots,
which included teaching them how to use the sextant and the
astrolabe. Vespucci’s third voyage to the New World was his
last because he contracted malaria and died in 1512 in Spain
at the age of 58, far from his native Tuscany, Amerigo, a tertiary
Franciscan without descendants, left all his worldly goods to his
Andalusian wife, Maria Cerezo.
below:
Map of the
New World
by Sebastian
Münster, 1561,
showing the name
“Atlantic Island”
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EVENTS
PItti uomo
Pitti Immagine: Fashion in Florence
P
itti Uomo once again confirms the level of its proposals, thanks to the presence of over 950 brand
names, plus another 70 collections for women
presented at the Customs House by Pitti W.
The greatest fashion houses choose Pitti Uomo and Florence to present their collections and special projects in order
to consolidate worldwide strategies at the beginning of the
season.
Patricia Urquiola’s arrangement for this edition of Pitti Uomo
contains an increasing number of transversal proposals and
the birth of new Pop Up Stores, with a focus on specific products that, yet again, offer buyers new display models.
On the one hand we can find the Lower Floor, with collections
that express a refined fusion between classical research and
deluxe sportswear and, on the other, the Penthouse Floor,
whose protagonists are the leading names in the new classic
styles, like Kiton, Herno, PT01 and Sartorio, who stand out
for their exclusive materials and workmanship. Then there is
the Ground Floor, which offers a route through the various
collections that partly interacts with the world of sportswear
(Cavaniglia Pavilion), and partly with research into fashion
district collections (in the Futuro Maschile, Touch!, L’Altro
Uomo sections).
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These range from accessories, like
footwear, handbags, jewellery and
eyeglasses, to perfumes and beauty, without however forgetting pocket
technology, now an integral part of the
wardrobe of the contemporary male.
The Pop Up Stores respond to the needs of discerning buyers looking for
personal combinations of products and
styles and aim to facilitate the dialogue
and interaction of products with the
fashion collections.
The Touch! monogram is a combination
of research and internationalisation:
from the first this sector has concentrated on the more eclectic proposals
for the contemporary man’s wardrobe
and on more visionary styles, capable
of mixing materials in demand from the
past, plus traditional contents with a
touch of eccentricity.
Touch! proposes the best avant-garde
elegance for men today and presents
itself as a meeting point for research
fashion stores.
Pitti W
More at: < www.pittimmagine.it >
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pitti W 10°
DOgana
Via Valfonda
itti W10, the fair-event devoted to special projects
for women’s fashion will be held in Florence concomitantly with Pitti Uomo 82. An exclusive selection of around 70 international brands will present absolute
premieres of their 2013 spring-summer collections and capsule collections in the Dogana on Via Valfonda, next to the
Fortezza da Basso. Pitti W continues to keep ahead of the
game by strategically launching previews, specific projects
and capsule collections for women’s fashion at the beginning of the season when the buyers’ budgets have not yet
been allocated. Pitti W aims to consistently offer proposals
that are directed towards a high level target group of boutiques and stores with a high stylistic content from the world
of fragrances to vintage, to contemporary jewelry.
June19th-22nd
June19th-22nd
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Pitti uomo 82°
Fortezza da BAsso
Viale Strozzi, 1
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Pitti Bimbo
Pitti Filati
& Vintage Collection
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More at: < www.pittimmagine.it >
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itti Bimbo rules as the only
trade fair in the world that
presents a complete overview of children’s fashions combining it
with an extraordinary platform for presenting the new lifestyle trends for kids.
From the classic-elegant look of the big
names at Pitti Bimbo, to the sportswear
at Sport Generation, from the creativity
of the brands in the New View and EcoEthic sections to urban couture at Super
Street, plus design items and textiles for
the young set, up to the avant-garde collections at Apartment – it’s all here at Pitti
Bimbo and shown via the myriad links
connecting contemporary art, food &
design and fashion. The core offering of
Pitti Bimbois enriched with items that are
part of the young set’s lifestyle: jewelry,
fragrances, eyewear, furnishing items,
bags and travel accessories.
June 28th-30th
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PITTI BIMBO 75°
Fortezza da BAsso
Viale Strozzi, 1
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itti Immagine Filati is the main
international event for the knitting yarn industry. A research
lab and an observatory on global lifestyle trends, Pitti Filati presents world
scale excellence in yarns to an audience of buyers and designers and for
the major fashion brands who come to
Florence looking for new creative inputs.
This edition of Pitti Filati will be featuring
previews of knitting yarn collections for
the 2013/2014 Fall Winter season.
The experimental lab this year will explore the relationship between people
and the rural environment through FUTURURAL, the theme-title for this edition.
Pitti Filati will also host Vintage Selection
inside the Stazione Leopolda, Vintage
Selection is a research lab that looks to
the past, a huge archive that designers
dip into to find inspiration for their new
collections.
July 4th-6th
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PITTI FILATI 71°
Fortezza da BAsso Viale Strozzi, 1
VINTAGE COLLECTION 20°
STAZIONE LEOPOLDA Porta a Prato
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Exhibitions
JApan land of enchantment
A grand event dedicated to the arts and
culture of the Far Eastern archipelago
more at: < www.palazzostrozzi.org >
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alazzo Pitti will celebrate
Japan, her art, her culture,
and her traditions, in the most
representative rooms of its museums with
three exhibitions grouped under the title,
Japan Land of Enchantment. The event
will be articulated in three distinct shows,
each hosted in the different museums of
the Palazzo.
The Museo degli Argenti will host the
exhibition, About Line and Colour. The
show will trace the evolution of threehundred years of Japanese art through
works of exquisite quality. Painting,
calligraphy, sculpture, lacquer ware, ceramics, metals and fabrics, in a refined
kaleidoscope of “lines and colours”.
Japanese artists have indeed seduced
the Line, making it their own, as it dances in empty spaces and fills with joy in
full spaces, though without renouncing
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the cultivation of colour, which captures
space and imposes its rhythm. Among
the most important works on loan from
Japan are two splendid folding screens
and scrolls by Sakai Hitsu, Suzuki Kiitsu,
Ike no Taiga, and It Jakuch, a vase by
potter Nonomura Ninsei and costumes
for Noh Theatre, the famous “Murakumo” tea bowl by Hon’ami Koetsu,
and the series of twelve plates by Ogata
Kenzan. In the large cities of Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto), the peaceful
Edo Period (1615-1868) witnessed the
contemporary development of another
culture, it too, very refined and tied to
the merchant class. This was the Ukiyo
culture, the “Floating World”. A section
of the exhibition is dedicated precisely
to the artistic forms preferred by this category of citizens who were assiduous patrons of the Pleasure Districts and loved
beauty and elegance above all things.
The Sala Bianca in the Galleria Palatina
will host the excellence of modern and
contemporary Japanese art in the exhibition entitled, The Elegance of Memory.
Decorative Arts in Modern Japan, this
exhibition purposes to illustrate how the
legacy of the Japanese artistic tradition
has evolved until today, giving rise to a
new form of aesthetic expression. Almost
all of the artists represented in the show
have been designated “National Living
Treasures” by the Japanese government,
a recognition that the government has
assigned since 1950 in order to safeguard the artistic techniques and abilities
whose survival is at risk, through special
forms of protection and support. This
practise shows just how much the Japanese value preserving their origins and
artistic traditions. The Sala del Fiorino in
the Galleria d’arte moderna will host the
exhibition section dedicated to Japonism
entitled, Japonism. Suggestions of the
Orient between the Macchiaioli and
the 1930s. A group of works executed
between the 1870s and the 1940s by
absolute protagonists of Italian art, such
as Giovanni Fattori, Telemaco Signorini, Giuseppe De Nittis and Mariano
Fortuny, in which we perceive the clear
influence of Japanese art.
April 3rd - July 1st
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JAPAN:
land of charms
palazzo pitti - Piazza Pitti, 1 - 055.23885
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the tapestry gallery
More at: < www.unannoadarte.it >
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his tapestry exhibition is
designed to introduce the
general public to a valuable sector of the gallery whose ancient and noble reputation has suffered
somewhat from having been closed to
visitors in recent decades.
Several superb series of tapestries
were removed from the Gallery’s corridors for those very reasons in 1987,
after adorning them with their magnificent elegance for decades. They were
placed in storage rooms specially
equipped for their conservation, and
they are to remain there until the rooms
on the ground floor designed for them
to be displayed in rotation are ready.
For this exhibition we have picked seventeen tapestries from some of the most
impressive series in the grand-ducal
collections, which point up the quality
of the manufactories and illustrate festivities at the French court, mythological
scenes, the seasons and the Passion of
Christ, almost like sacred and profane
staging posts in a sequence of interwoven scenes and borders. Examples
of the celebrated Flemish 16th century
tradition sit side by side with local Florentine work, introduced by Cosimo
I de’ Medici in 1545 in a move to
establish an independent manufactory,
which was subsequently closed down
by the House of Lorraine in 1738. The
distinctive feature of these tapestries
lies in the richness of their weave and
of the materials used to produce them,
as a comparison between those already restored and those still awaiting
restoration clearly demonstrates.
Last but not least, the panels explaining both how tapestries are made and
how they are restored will allow you
to appreciate the complexity of each
single operation and the outstanding
skill of the Florentine school of restoration, which is quite simply one of the
best in the world.
March20th - June 3rd
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LA GALLERIA DEGLI ARAZZI
EPIFANIE DI TESSUTI PREZIOSI
Uffizi Gallery - Piazza degli Uffizi
055.2645155
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american dreamers
Americans in Florence
More at: < www.strozzina.org >
More at: < www.palazzostrozzi.org >
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oes the “American dream” still exist? Since 11
September 2011 the United States of America
has witnessed the collapse of its sense of invulnerability and security, but the ability to dream and the will to
believe in the future have maintained their central place in
the idea of “being American”.
The exhibition comprises a reflection on the work of artists
who use fantasy, imagination and dreams to build alternative worlds to the increasingly complex reality of life today.
Some condense the essence of reality into miniaturised systems while others expand outwards into space, and yet others feed on fantastic, dreamlike images or reflect on such
symbolic themes as the home and the family, or the mass
media imagery, which play even today a central role in the
construction of the myth of the American way of life.
he exhibition explores the American impressionists’ relationship with Italy, and with Florence in
particular, in the decades spanning the close
of the 19th and dawn of the 20th centuries. There was a
marked upswing in the number of American artists travelling
to Europe after the Civil War ended. Italy was an inescapable pole of attraction for most of them. Florence, Venice
and Rome had been at the heart of the Grand tour for centuries and had become legendary for all those eager to study
the art of the past. The exhibition will contain works by painters who were crucial masters for the younger generations:
men such as Winslow Homer, William Morris Hunt, John
La Farge and Thomas Eakins.These will be followed by the
great forerunners, artists who could boast of strong cosmopolitan leanings.
March 3rd - July 15th
March 3rd - July 15th
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americans
in florence
Palazzo Strozzi
Piazza Strozzi 055.2645155
american
dreamers
CCCS Strozzina
Piazza Strozzi
055.2645155
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from Fattori to ‘900
art returns to art
More at: < www.bardinipeyron.it >
More at: < www.unannoadarte.it >
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large and valuable collection
is on display at Villa Bardini
with over 100 paintings by
famous authors including Fattori, Signorini, Giuseppe Abbati, Eugenio Cecconi, Vito D’Ancona, Oscar Ghiglia,
Ulvi Liege, Llewelyn Lloyd. From the first
painting of the Macchiaioli group up to
the late from the first half of the twentieth century. The collection, begun Giovanni del Greco, and increased significantly by Alexander Olschki Roster
at the turn of the century, today boasts
beautiful works through which you can
recall a fascinating journey through the
Tuscan of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. A fascinating journey tracing
the fervor of the battles of the Risorgimento, and walking the landscape and
streets of a distant Florence, as well as
capturing beautiful scenes of family intimacy.
rt returns to Art is an expression
Luciano Fabro coined for a series of lectures he held between
1981 and 1997 at universities, academies and museums all over the world.
A discourse on the origins and the persistence of models in the History of Art. The
Academy Gallery will host this imaginary
route juxtaposing its important collection of
fourteenth-century Florentine painting next
to contemporary art masterpieces. The
shortlist of the artists who will be showing
include names of the highest level, such as:
Francis Bacon, Marcel Duchamp, Luciano
Fabro, Hans Peter Feldmann, Gilbert and
George, Antony Gormley, Yves Klein, Sol
Le Witt, Piet Mondrian, Giulio Paolini,
Claudio Parmiggiani, Giuseppe Penone,
Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo Pistoletto,
Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter,
Alberto Savinio, Thomas Struth, Bill Viola,
and Andy Warhol.
April 1st - November 4th
May 4th - November 4th.
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da fattori al novecento
villa bardini - Costa San Giorgio, 2
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art return to art
academy gallery
Via Ricasoli, 58-60 - 055.2388612
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Fabulae Pictae
More at:
< www.unannoadarte.it >
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useo Nazionale del Bargello proposes an
exhibition dedicated to
Renaissance “istoriata”
maiolica, the tin-glazed
earthenware
featuring
narrative scenes and/
or figurative subjects,
which dates from this
period, and its direct
dependency on literary,
historical and figurative
sources. The first section
is dedicated to themes
from classical mythology, and the other to several episodes
from ancient history. The exhibition will offer visitors the possibility to perceive the far-reaching and multiform dependency
of historiated maiolica on great Renaissance models, especially those borrowed from painting.
his year, the rooms on the main floor of the Galleria degli Uffizi will host an important exhibition
that intends to reconstruct the panorama of Florentine art in the wonderful and crucial period that extended
roughly from 1375 to 1440. The exhibition itinerary will
follow a chronological order and begin from works by the
greatest interpreters of the final phase of the fourteenth-century tradition. These artists include Agnolo Gaddi, Spinello
Aretino, Antonio Veneziano, Gherardo Starnina and Lorenzo Monaco. Following the death of Starnina, Monaco was
left the greatest Florentine painter to propose his own very
personal version of the late gothic style.
May16th - September 16th
June 19th - November 4th
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Fabulae Pictae Renaissance Maiolica
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Via del Proconsolo, 4 - 055.2388606
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THE GLEAM OF GOLD More at: < www.palazzostrozzi.org >
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THE GLEAM OF GOLD - THE INTERNATIONAL GOTHIC
STYLE IN FLORENCE. 1375-1440
Uffizi gallery - Piazzale degli Uffizi
055.2388606
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firenze gelato festival
more at: < www.firenzegelatofestival.it >
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irenze Gelato Festival will be
opening once again to the
delight of all the visitors to the
city as it means they can enjoy an unforgettable multi-sensory experience in the
world of taste. The varied programme of
events and initiatives include the chance
to taste many innovative experimental flavours by young master icecream makers,
lessons in the Carpigiani Icecream University laboratories or in more spectacular show cooking, and exhibitions dedicated to the history of icecream. Apart
from this there will be entertainment, music and plenty of surprises for all ages.
The route follows all the most important
squares in Florence: the Village of the
Master Icecream Makers can be found in
Piazza Santa Maria Novella and offers
a selection of the best master icecream
makers from Italy and abroad who will
prepare their special icecream flavours
in front of the public; Piazza Strozzi will
host the Fior Fiore Coop Village with a
choice of icecreams prepared with selectioned ingredients and following the
traditional preparation techniques; while
the Sammontana Village in Piazza della
Repubblica offers you the chance to taste
real Italian-made industrial icecream.
The festival will also evolve in the many
participant icecream parlours scattered
through the city where you can taste their
own exclusive and “specially invented”
flavours for the Festival. Icecream, Food,
Culture. You can taste icecream in all its
forms at Firenze Gelato Festival 2012:
from icecream cocktails to cool you off
on the warmest evenings, prepared with
taste and originality by the best barmen,
to gastronomic routes. Some of the most
famous names in cooking in fact will be
giving demonstrations at the Carpigiani
Icecream University laboratory every afternoon in Piazza Santa Maria Novella
on how it is possible to move on from the
traditional conception of the ice cream
in the cone and in the cup, to “cooking
icecream”, by integrating it in recipes
and with various matches. Real connoisseurs also have the option of buying the
best Italian products used as ingredients
in the flavours proposed at the Icecream
Shop on the Festival route. This year festival’s main sponsor Sammontana will
contribute to the recovery of one of the
landmarks of Florence’s artistic heritage:
the artistic lighting restoration of the
Great Buontalenti Grotto in the Boboli
Gardens, which will be inaugurated during the final days of the Festival.
March 23th - 27th.
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firenze gelato festival
Piazza Santa Maria Novella - Piazza Strozzi
- Piazza della Repubblica
055.47891225
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fabbrica europa 2012
more at: < www.ffeac.org >
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fabbrica
europa
STAZIONE
LEOPOLDA
Viale F.lli Rosselli
Porta Al Prato
055.2638480
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or the XIX edition the International Festival of contemporary stage arts Fabbrica Europa presents a particularly varied and complex programme with many
national premières and original creations. From its catalyzing
historical centre, the Stazione Leopolda, it will stretch out across
the city of Florence with events in other spaces and performing
actions. The objective is to bring alive a real map of the contemporary scenario in order to involve and spread cultural action
not only to the wide public of the Festival, but also to the still
wider “man-in-the-street” population. Thus, at Stazione Leopolda
the public will have the possibility to discover the most recent and
interesting contemporary expressions of dance, music, theatre.
The project POST ELETTRONICA investigates territories of “postelectronic” experimentation presenting performances by artists
who share a dramatic and gestural use of new technologies.
May 3rd - 13th
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Classical Music
DER ROSENKAVALIER
Music Richard Strauss, Conductor Zubin Mehta, Director Eike Gramss. Zubin
Mehta inaugurates the 75th edition of
the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino staging
one of the masterpieces of the musical culture of Central Europe, the Rosenkavalier
by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
4 May - 18.00 - 6 May - 15.30 - 8, 11
May - 19.00 - Teatro Comunale - Corso
Italia, 16 - Firenze
Radu Lupu
Radu Lupu Pianoforte in collaboratioon with
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
F. Schubert: Quattro Improvvisi op.142
D935. C. Franck: Preludio, Corale e
Fuga. C. Debussy: Préludes, Libro II.
5 May - 20.30 - Teatro Comunale Corso Italia, 16 - Firenzee
Zubin Mehta
Conductor Zubin Mehta, Orchestra e
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino celebrates the memory of Amerigo Vespucci.
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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras
n. 9 for coro solo. Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes op. 23. Antonín
Dvořák: Sinfonia n. 9 in E minor op. 95
From the New World.
10 May - 20.30 - Nuovo Teatro
dell’Opera di Firenze - Viale Fratelli Rosselli 1 - Firenze
FOUR | A NIGHT WITH JOHN CAGE
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino celebrates
the centennial of the birth of John Cage.
CAGE & DUCHAMP: Antoine Alerini
piano; CAGE & VOICES: Monica Benvenuti voice, Tempo Reale Electroacoustic
Ensemble directed by Fabio Lombardo
with live electronics by Francesco Ca
-sciaro; CAGE & NAM JUNE PAIK: Carlo
Failli clarinet, Duccio Ceccanti violin, Vittorio Ceccanti cello; Sergio De Simone
fender piano and Contempoartensemble
directed by Mauro Ceccanti; CAGE &
NUMBERS: Jonathan Faralli percussions,
Live electronics Francesco Giomi.
13 May - 20.00 - Stazione Leopolda Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5 - Firenze
THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS
VERKLÄRTE NACHT
Two masterpieces of the twentieth century for
MaggioDanza: Verklarte nacht op. 4 one
of the early composition by Arnold Schoenberg with the new coreography by Susanne
Linke. The Four Temperaments ballet in 4
variations by Paul Hindemith, in the classic
coreography by George Balanchine.
17, 18, 19 May - 21.00; 20 May 15.30 - Teatro della Pergola - Via della
Pergola, 18 - Firenze
Tuscan Sun Festival 2012: on Tuesday,
12 June, Eugene Kohn on the podium of
the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino will conduct a concert that will
have the soprano Angela Gheorghiu and
the tenor Saimir Pirgu. Director Eugene
Kohn, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino, In collaboration with The Tuscan Sun Festival 2012
12 June - 20.30 - Nuovo Teatro
dell’Opera di Firenze - Viale Fratelli Rosselli 1 - Firenze
LA METAMORFOSI
Premiere of the new contemporary opera
composed by the young italian composer
Silvia Colasanti based loosely on Kafkaesque Metamorphosis. Booklet Pier’Alli,
Music Silvia Colasanti.
22, 24, 25 May - 20.30 - Teatro
Goldoni- Via Santa Maria, 15 - Firenze
LA TRAVIATA
The highly anticipated debut on the Florentine stages of director Andrea Battistoni
is certainly another reason for the revived
interest in this Traviata. Not appreciated
on its debut on March 6, 1853, at La
Fenice in Venice, La traviata by Giuseppe
Verdi resourced quickly, gaining a huge
success making it perhaps the most beloved Opera of all time.
20, 21, 25, 26 June - 20.30; 23 June 15.30 - Teatro Comunale - Corso Italia,
16 - Firenze
Angela Gheorghiu
An event outside the Festival will create
a liaison between the 75th Festival of
the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and The
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Pop Music
Steven Stapleton
Nurse With Wound
International Feel Festival closes with an
Italian premiere, the performance of Nurse
With Wound’s Steven Stapleton, by 1978
the project of experimental music who in
recent years has made ​​over 100 albums
and put togehter an impressive list of collaborations including Coil, Current 93,
Whitehouse, Jim Thirlwell (aka Foetus),
Faust, Larsen, Stereolab, Jim O ‘Rourke,
Christoph Heemann, Cyclobe.
May18th - 21.30 - Museo Marino Marini
- Piazza San Pancrazio - Firenze
CURSIVE
Between the more influential and longest
standing american indierock band, one
of the real pillars of nowadays stars and
stripes indie rock, will return to italy for an
unmissable date, the band from Omaha,
Nebraska will stage its new (seventh) album (I am Gemini) out for the cult label
Saddle Creek.
May18th - 21.20 - Viper Theatre - Via
Pistoiese/Via Lombardia - Firenze
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bruce springsteen
Bruce Springsteen confirms the tour in Italy
for the summer of 2012 scoring 3 different events in Milan, Florence and Trieste.
The Boss will run the peninsula with his
famous E-Street band with his adrenalinebased show playing both the evergreen
from his repertoir and the new songs
June 10th - 21.00 - Stadio Artemio
Franchi - Viale Paoli - Firenze
madonna
During her phenomenal career, Madonna has racked up a record 37 top ten
singles in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Chart, and 40 number one on the Billboard Dance / Club Play Song Charts.
No other artist goes beyond these figures.
Madonna has sold over 300 million albums and has the record for most successful tour by a solo artist. This singer,
songwriter and producer, has won seven
Grammys and became part of the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame.
June16th - 21.00- Stadio Artemio
Franchi - Viale Paoli - Firenze
Chris Cornell
All European fans will have the chance to
see the famous grunge icon in a definitely
intimate atmosphere playing unplugged.
The much anticipated acoustic Songbook
Tour will be based on the format of “storyteller”, in which Cornell will interact with
the public by sharing emotions in music.
Considered “one of the best voices in
music history”, Cornell managed to maintain his unique identity over more than
two decades, winning several Grammys
and receiving several nominations at the
Golden Globe.
June 29th - 21.30 - Cavea del Nuovo
Teatro dell’Opera di Firenze - Viale
Fratelli Rosselli - Firenze
radiohead
Along 8 albums and a nearly 20 years
career Radiohead have fused alternative
rock to art rock, electronic to punk, pop to
psychedelia, becoming one of the most influential bands - for critics, musicians and
audience - in recent decades. Through
electronic rhythms, an alienating voice
and visionary lyrics, the Oxford band has
created a soundtrack for the current century. After 4 years the Italy will be the first
stop of their new european tour.
July 1st - 21.00 - Parco delle Cascine
- Firenze
morrissey
Morrissey, the British indie pop king will
be in concert July 11th at the Cavea of the
new Opera House in Florence, an event
that is part of the Live On Festival. Morrissey returns to Italy after a long absence,
the iconic British pop Oscar Wilde that,
thanks to his poetry and his musical genius started the indie scene as we know
it today. The British artist will perform the
hits of his solo career began in 1988
with the album “Viva Hate”, which still
represents a milestone indie pop made in
UK. An event that all lovers of good music
can not miss!
July 11th - 21.30 - Cavea del Nuovo
Teatro dell’Opera di Firenze - Viale
Fratelli Rosselli - Firenze
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folklore
calcio storico fiorentino
When real men play
T
he folklore and the history of Florence is most represented with the celebration of St. John the Baptist
which occurs every year in June. It is during this time
that the annual tournament of “Calcio Storico“ occurs. Calcio
Storico is a traditional game that many Florentines hold true to
their heart. The game dates back to the Reniassance times in
Italy and was used as a method to train troops by testing their
strength and endurance.
The tournament is now an all out battle between four different
squads that represent different areas of the city. The sport is a
mixture of soccer and rugby and the style of play attracts both
Florentines and visiting tourists who admire the “anything goes”
stategy of play. There are in fact, no rules for this game which
allows the players to do what ever they feel nececssary to win
for their neighborhood. The main goal of the match is to score
a “caccia“ or a goal, however there are fights during the game
where the ball is no where in sight. Games are typically about
50 minutes long and there are 27 players on each team.
For the matches, Piazza Santa Croce is filled with sand and
transformed into the site of play for the tournament. There are
two preliminary matches that are played and the championship
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piazza santa
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16th June:
Bianchi -Verdi
17th June:
Azzurri - Rossi
24th June:
Final Match
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takes place on June 24th concluding the festival. The matches
commence after a parade through the city. Viewing the parade
you will see each of the four squads donning Reniassance style
clothing for their uniforms. The teams each represent four different
quadrants in the city where the calcio players reside. The white
team is from Santo Spirito, blue is from Santa Croce, red is Santa
Maria Novella, and green is San Giovanni.
There are many differing opinions about Calcio Storico in Florence. Many believe that the fighting style of play represents the
city of Florence in a negative manner as many Florentines feel
that it represents the history and cultural roots of the city. If you are
in the city for the celebration, head over to Piazza Santa Croce
for the championship game. It is a sport unlike any other and is
something you will not want to miss!
the feast of St. John the Baptist
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oin the locals for Florence’s most important feast
day on June 24th. St. John was chosen as the city’s
Patron Saint in Lombard times, replacing its former
protector Mars. The day opens with the solemn procession of
the Cathedral clergy, followed by the offering of a candle for
the feast of St. John, a tradition that has survived to this day.
Other events include the rowing regattas along the Arno and
the San Giovanni Nocturnal Race, a marathon on Saturday
June 23rd at 9pm. The traditional fireworks over the Arno date
from the 17th century, they are always very popular among
the Florentines, who crowd the bridges and the banks of the
Arno to enjoy their own special event, though afterwards they
are quite capable of saying that the fireworks were nothing
like as spectacular as the year before!
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st. John
the baptist
JUNE 24th
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itinerary
boboli gardens
Enchanted
Gardens
more at: < www.uffizi.firenze.it >
W
e enter the magnificent boboli gardens from the
great square dominated by the Pitti Palace, royal
palace and home of all the reigning dynasties. The
Medicis resided here, followed by the Lorraines and lastly the
Savoy family, who lived in the palace when Florence was temporarily the Capital of Italy.It not only contains the Monumental
Apartments but also boasts six other museum collections.
The magnificent Boboli Gardens lie behind the Palace, with
Fort Belvedere, dedicated to St. George, at the top of the hill.
A stroll around the Boboli Gardens, especially on a sunny day,
make a very pleasant change between museums. The name
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of the Boboli hill probably derives from
the “Borgoli” or “Borgolini” family, who
owned houses and land in this part of
the Oltrarno beside the Church of Santa
Felicita. Luca di Bonaccorso Pitti however bought the area and the farm that
stood here in 1418 from the De’ Rossi
family in 1418 and then commissioned
Filippo Brunelleschi to build the palace.
The spectacular gardens cover 320.000
square metres of land and are full of rare
plants, grottos, fountains and statues laid
out along the slopes of the hill. The design
of the gardens, carried out by architect
and sculptor Niccolò Pericoli, known as
Il Tribolo, was used as a basis for all the
royal gardens in Europe, including Versailles. This artist had already shown his
worth by carrying out the gardens of the
Medici Villas of Castello and La Petraia,
where he also proved to be a master of
hydraulics, creating magical fountains
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above:
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci
View of Palazzo Pitti
from the Boboli Gardens
next page: The 18th century Kaffeehaus
center:
and plays of water. Il Tribolo created his
masterpiece of “landscape gardening”
at Boboli between 1550 and 1558,
the year in which he died.
The garden of the late Renaissance transformed the small and intimate garden
of the Middle Ages into a symbol of
princely power.
It became a theatre for festivities and
performances, somewhere for the Court
to relax, while providing an allegorical
itinerary through woods populated with
statues, grottoes and fountains, many
of them Mannerist inventions by Buontalenti. Typical examples are the Grotta
Grande or Large Grotto, the splendid
fountains and statues, among them the
Fountain of Neptune or The Abundance
(Joan of Austria, Cosimo I’s first wife was
the original subject for this statue), by
Ammannati, Giambologna and Tacca,
and the recently restored Gladiator, a
17th century restoration of a Roman copy
of Aristogitone, which was brought to
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Florence from Villa Medici in 1616. The
authors of the restoration of Aristogitone
have been identified as being two brothers Domenico (1600-1656) and Giovan
Battista Pieratti (1599-1662), Florentine
sculptors, who worked in the Boboli Gardens for the Medici Court during the first
half of the 17th century.
The two architects Giulio and Alfonso
Parigi, father and son, carried out the
stone Amphitheatre in the 17th century,
the unique setting for many celebrated
theatrical performances, the cypress alley
known as the “Viottolone” and the square
and the large square containing the pond
of Isolotto, with Giambologna’s Fountain
of the Ocean.
The last additions, built in 18th century,
like the Coffee house (1774-76, today
restored and functioning as a bar for visi-
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boboli
gardens
palazzo pitti
Piazza Pitti, 1
055.2388786
May 8,15-18.30
June 8,15-19.30
Entry is permitted
up to 1hr before
closing time.
Closed
1st & last Monday
of each month.
left:
Igor Mitoraj,
Tindaro Crushed
Boboli Gardens
tors to the gardens, who can admire a unique view of the city
from its tables), the Lawn of Columns (1776) and the Lemon
House (1785), were installed by the Lorriane family who, in
the 19th century, transformed some areas in the grounds into
an ‘English garden’, according to the latest romantic trends
then in vogue. Pietro Leopoldo decided to open the garden
to the public in 1776.
The Giardino del Cavaliere, or Garden of the Knight, a solitary
and private area in the grounds, can be found at the top of
the hill, close to Fort Belvedere, hiding the small palace that
today houses the Porcelain Museum.
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itinerary
A Day of Exploration
Siena & San Gimignano
W
ith views of rolling hills and beautifully colored
country homes, the ride from Florence to Siena
(only an hour by bus) gives you a look into the
picturesque landscape of Tuscany. Upon arrival in the city of
Siena, head towards the Duomo, Baptistry, and museums,
but don’t hesitate to walk down a smaller curved side street
and explore what lies ahead.
Just around the corner from these magnifcent buildings following the crowd you will find Piazza del Campo, the famous
shell-shaped piazza. With its inlaid brick forming a semi-circle
facing inward towards the bell tower, this is a perfect location
to relax and enjoy, grab a bite to eat, or simply sit out in the
sunshine on a beautiful day. Though these are the main attractions, there are a number of other sights to see on your way
into the valleyed center of the city.For those looking for a more
quaint town, San Gimignano, just outside Siena and Florence,
is the right stop. One of the last medieval towns in Tuscany, it
is hard to miss this little fortress with its towers and stone walls.
Walking through the Porta San Gimignano, the entrance arch
opens into a slightly upward cobbled street lined with ceramic
stores and butcher shops with wild boar heads emerging from the
entrances, quickly transporting you into another lifestyle: a lifestyle
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Siena,
Piazza del Campo
right:
San Gimignano
full of quietness and relaxation, with no cars and frequented often
by cyclists. In this town, you can climb to the top of the bell tower
which gives you an overarching look of the inside and outside
of the city, overlooking all of Tuscany. You can also weave your
way through the streets to the top of an old walled courtyard
filled with artists and musicians, and climb the wall to overlook
the city and countryside. Though this town does have a museum
and a church, the church itself has enough artwork adorning the
walls to quench your art thirst. With beautiful frescoes on both
sides, the left side depicts the Old Testament whereas the right
side is the New Testament.
Hop on the train, bus, or even moped and take a day trip to
explore more of the beautiful towns of Tuscany.
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A
Wellness
(1)
palestra ricciardi (1)
Gymnasium Fitness Center
Founded 50 years ago, Palestra Ricciardi is the biggest
gym in the Florence downtown, known as the coolest
gym in town, Palestra Ricciardi combines experienced
staff with the most modern equipment to offer the best fitness options. You can improve your physique in a pleasant and dynamic environment spread over a surface of
1600 sqm surrounding a lovely internal garden. The
space devoted to your training is composed of several
areas which include: the cardio fitness area, the free
weights area, rooms for isotonic equipment, two rooms
for classes and the spinning room. After a hard training
session you can choose to relax in a sauna or with a
massage session. The gym offers 81 hours of classes
weekly: Total Body Workout, Step, Spinning, Easy
Dance, Corpo Libero, Yoga, Hip Hop, Power Pump,
Body Sculpt, Pilates, Fit Box, Stretching, Gag, Soft Gymnastic, Capoeira. Palestra Ricciardi also provides personalised fitness programmes under the supervision of
a fully qualified instructor. There are special membership
fees for students.
Gymnasium Fitness Center means fitness and relaxation in the heart of the city, close by Santa Maria
Novella. Highly convenient for people who study
in the city centre, Gymnasium Fitness Center expresses a clear vocation for Wellness. The beauty
structure offers sauna, solarium, massage and treatments. Gymnasium Fitness Center not only proposes
courses but also programs personalized trainings,
events, stages and lessons carried out by experts in
various types of sport. Many are disciplines carried
out in the Gymnasium Fitness Center from Pilates to
Yoga Stretch tone to TBW, Aero Box to Capoeira
and for those who love dancing HipHop, Salsa and
even belly dancing. Gymnasium applies a special
discount for students with a first day free and no sign
up fee added.
Borgo Pinti, 75 - 055.2478444
www.palestraricciardi.it
Via del Palazzuolo, 49r
320.1748812
(2)
re you a step
machine addict or dreaming of perfect muscles?
Or have you just arrived
in town and need to find
a gym (possibly within
walking distance) in the
city centre?
There are an infinite
number of gymnasiums.
It is worth hunting up
one with the facilities
you require nearest to
your digs. Many also do
courses in yoga or the
martial arts pilates to FIt
box or Capoeria (a brazilian way between a
martial art and a dancing) or have a gymnasium attached. And obviously most of these gyms
offer special relaxing areas with sauna, massages or spa. Florence also
boasts many dance and
ballet schools, though of
course you have to select
the type of dance course
you prefer. Start looking
for your ideal gym from
our tips.
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Wellness
gabrio staff olimpo
(1)
The very first HAIR SPA in Florence. A project based
on women’s typical need for complicated charm and
on the desire not only to offer beauty services, but
also sensorial experiences. Today clients at the GabrioStaff Olimpo are wrapped up in a soft bathrobe
and offered a comfortable chaise longue to stretch
out on, while expert hands give them a relaxing
head, neck, shoulders and arms massage. Here,
specialised treatment, is blended with well-being,
“People always say that women go to the hairdresser
not only do they go to improve their looks, but also
to relax” Gabrio Giunti explains. Four private VIP
booths designed in different styles: in Florentine style,
in walnut, and in art deco. Gabrio Staff conceived
the interior design and furnishing according to the
specific requirements of the stylist: open-view arches
with elements of minimal style furnishingy. The salon
offers complete hairstyle services and includes a wellness with Ayurveda and Indian massages.
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Via Tornabuoni, 5 - 055.214668
www.gabriostaff.it
Hours: Tue-Sat 9.30am-9pm
Mon 1pm-8pm
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Pizza Pizza Pizza!
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Fratelli la bufala (1)
Mr. Pizza
Restaurant and Pizzeria Fratelli La Bufala can be found
in characteristic Via de’ Neri in the vicinity of Piazza
della Signoria; it offers typical Italian products that
allow you to rediscover all the flavours and sensations contained in organically-farmed Dop and Doc
products, like the meat and buffalo mozzarella from
Campania to the traditional Neapolitan pizzas and
other gratifying dishes. The authenticity and quality of
the Fratelli la Bufala products are guaranteed by a strict
control of all the raw materials. The restaurant is based
on the original idea of offering suggestions, flavours
and sensations related to buffalo pastures, nature and
rediscovered wellbeing. You must try the pizza, made
with 100% buffalo mozzarella, or the nourishing platters of buffalo meat, cheese, dressed meats, fresh
pasta and desserts based on buffalo ricotta. Baked
in a wood oven, the pizza menu includes the classic
traditional Italian-style pizzas, all made with naturally
leavened pastry and topped with Neapolitan buffalo
mozzarella, as well as a selection of wines and delicious homemade desserts.
MR. PIZZA in Florence is a universe of delicious appetizers and offers its customers a wide choice of
pizza cut, takeaway or home delivery. It ‘s open
from morning until late at night to enjoy at any time
of day the taste of true Neapolitan tradition. In the
true Neapolitan pizza the cheese is soft and pan is
thin but high-sided. The peculiarities of Neapolitan
pizza is due largely to its pulp to be produced with
a bread dough - that is completely devoid of fat - soft
and elastic, stretched by hand in the form of a disc
without touching the edges that will form in a typical
kitchen “ledge “of 1 or 2 cm while the dough at the
center will be high about 3 mm. A fast passage in
a very hot oven must leave the pizza moist and soft,
not overcooked. But at MR PIZZA, not only you can
eat pizza awaits but also a large variety of salads,
turnovers, croquettes, pretzels, washed down with a
good selection of craft beers and more. EVERYTHING
TO GO & DELIVERY
(2)
Via Pietrapiana 82r - 055.3860311
www.pizzerianapoletanamrpizza-firenze.com
izzas come
in thousands
of variations
and are certainly not
just round pieces of flat
dough with a little tomato and cheese slapped
on top! If you prefer your
pizza simple make sure
that the ingredients are
really fresh and that the
mozzarella cheese is of
the buffalo variety, by far
the best!
A good pizza should
also be baked in a
proper wood burning
oven to acquire just that
perfect aroma and flavour desired by the true
connoisseur! Pizzas can
come thick and puffy, or
thin and crunchy, and
should overflow with flavoursome toppings.
Easily digested, they are
a complete meal and a
popular excuse for a gettogether among friends
and, eaten in pleasant
surroundings they taste
even better.
Via de’Neri, 76r - 055.9063912
www.fratellilabufala.com
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Nightlife
salamanca
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With an entrance sunken in slightly from the street-front
windows and doors, Salamanca draws you in almost
seductively with its muted and rustic reds, cursive lettering
above the door and calm dim lighting. Upon entering,
a beautiful and engaging staff allows you to be guided
wherever you choose to enjoy this intriguing bar and
restaurant. You may enjoy a meal in one of the three
dining rooms, including a more intimately themed one
in the back. Or for a more casual evening, quaint two
seater tables off to the right, a variety of tables in the front
room to the left, a tapas bar in the back, or a traditional
bar in the very front. With a full menu from tapas to
meat meals, wonderful fish dishes to salads, amazingly
decadent desserts and delicious drinks, the food alone
entices any restaurant goer. With its atmosphere, its upbeat American and Spanish mix of music, wonderful
staff, entrancing ambience, leaving Salamanca seems
like not an option.
Via Ghibellina, 80r
055.2345452
Open Daily 17.30 - 2.30
colle bereto cafè
(2)
Wide big windows that overlook one of the most seductive squares of Florence, elegant and shiny bright furniture; at Colle Bereto Cafè each single moment of the day
is linked to a perfect emotion: from the bright freshness
of breakfast, to the sophisticated and lively welcome at
lunchtime, from the exiting atmosphere of happy hour to
the exclusive allure of a renowned Privé. Colle Bereto
Cafè is the privileged access to an extravagant, fantastic
and luxurious Florence, where you just need to open your
eyes and start dreaming.Happy Hour which goes from
07.00 pm to 09.30 pm, offers delicious taste of italian
and ethnic cuisin, like finger food or buffet. The after
dinner is a continuous sparkling tinkling of cocktail, to be
chosen from a menu’s innumerable suggestion, in a perfect sync with the vibrant energy of music, enriched by dj
set and dj live. For Private parties, business presentations
or show room, Colle Bereto Cafè offers its rooms or the
whole place as an exceptional scenary, to set up on the
basis of costumer’s particular desires.
Piazza Strozzi 5r - 055.283156
Always Open
www.colleberetocafe.it
peritif comes
from the Latin
word “aperire”, to open. You should
remember that traditionally, Italians do not drink in
order to get drunk: rather,
alcohol fulfils a complementary role in the dining process. An aperitif
is meant to cleanse your
palate and whet your appetite for the upcoming
meal. The typically French
and Italian rite of aperitif
offers a taste of la bonne
vie for those who enjoy
nothing more than raising
a glass in the company
of friends. Many bars in
Florence now offer a sophisticated choice of finger foods and snacks to
accompany your aperitif.
Arrive between 7pm and
9pm, buy yourself a drink
and you can expect to
stock up for free on a
good spread of complimentary nibbles. Even the
music mix is also specially chosen with smooth,
soothing sounds providing a suitable backdrop
for a relaxed chat among
friends.
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