Wealthiest families in Florence, Italy, manteined their riches for nearly 600 years according to a new study.
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Mario Biondi at the New Year’s Eve Concert
The special event for 2015 New Year’s Eve be the concert of Mario Biondi at the Cascine Park in Florence, Italy.
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Homemade Prato Cookies… with Vin Santo
The traditional Prato cookies, also known as Cantuccini, are twice-baked biscuits originating in the Tuscan city of Prato, few miles away from Florence. Now, everybody can cook it at home. Read and taste the traditional recipe.
Read moreFlorentine New Year’s Day, celebrations is coming
Two exceptional events will celebrate the Florentine “New Year’S Day”, sunday: the “Award of Arts 2012” and the arrival of the exhibition “America’s Amerigo” dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci. The Arts Award is organized by “Florentines in the World” association, with the Academy of Arts and Design and the Rotary Club, to be held in the assembly hall.
The last scion of the House of Medici
Saturday, February 18, 2012, the city of Florence will celebrate the anniversary of the death of the Electress Palatine, the last branch of the Grand Ducal de’ Medici family, who ruled Florence for about two centuries. It is also thanks to her that Florence now boasts a heritage of art with no equal.