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 | Feb 3, 2020 | Florence, Italian, Learn Italian in Florence, Tuscan traditions
THE BLACKBIRD DAYS IN ITALY The Coldest Days of The Year In Italy, at the end of January, there are the so-called 3 days of the MERLA (mother blackbird would be the perfect translation in this case). These days are generally, the last three of January, the 29th, 30th,...
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 | 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...
by SIMONE CIONI | Feb 7, 2019 | Florence, Italian language, Italian language course, Italian language school, italiano, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
Frittelle in Florence. A great tradition for the Florentines Frittele. Great Sweet to Eat in Florence Carnival and San Giuseppe For The Frittelle In Florence, there are a lot of traditions when Carnival arrives. The first tradition I want to talk about is the...
