by SIMONE CIONI | Feb 28, 2020 | Florence, Italian, Italian language, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
An Italian Language Museum in Florence The Italian cultural institutions in Florence have decided to open a museum completely dedicated to the Italian language in the next few months. And of course, the city that deserves it more than any other city in Italy is...
by SIMONE CIONI | Jun 3, 2019 | Florence, Italian language school, italiano, Leonardo, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
Leonardo, a Great Italian Dreamer Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, artist, inventor and above all a dreamer: a genius. Born in 1452, in a tiny village near Vinci (Anchiano) – in the province of Florence, Leonardo approached the career of an artist as...
by SIMONE CIONI | May 28, 2019 | Florence, Italian, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
Easter in Florence The Florentines And The “Brindellone” For the Florentines, Easter is mainly the “Brindellone”. That is the monumental wagon that crosses the streets of Florence on Easter morning, pulled by two white oxen with red plumes, to arrive in Piazza Duomo,...
by SIMONE CIONI | May 15, 2019 | Florence, Italian, Italian language, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana
The History of De’ Medici The History of Family That Made Florence Great The history of the Medici family in Florence is directly correlated with the greatness of the city in the world. The Medici came from Mugello, the mountains between Bologna and Florence....
by SIMONE CIONI | Mar 6, 2019 | Florence, italiano, Lingua italiana
Florence has changed over the years Firenze and tourism that has changed it Florence is always changing but remains a beautiful city. Tourist city par excellence, romantic by definition, cultural by tradition, Florence has changed over the years while remaining true...
by SIMONE CIONI | Mar 5, 2019 | Florence, Italian, Italian language, Italian traditions, italiano, Italy, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
Shrove Tuesday, The Final Day of Carnival Today is Shrove Tuesday: Mardi Gras, which in Italian is Martedì Grasso. It is the highest point of the carnival: of excess and fun. In effect, the word Carnival comes from the idea of getting rid of food to clean ourselves...
