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Thursday, 30 September 2010
Monday, 27 September 2010
Giardino Bardini
The less-visited but equally beautiful Bardini Gardens are behind the Boboli.
The Bardini Gardens offer wonderful views of Florence from its 4 hectares of parkland between the left bank of the Arno, Montecuccoli Hill and the mediaeval wall.
view of Bardini Gardens taken from Lungarno General Diaz e Via de Benci
Forte di Belvedere
The garden is full of unexpected and wonderful surprises, like the Baroque flight of steps, hidden statues, fountains, grottoes, a small amphitheatre and breathtaking views. Dating from medieval times, it was originally two gardens, one belonging to the Mozzi family, whose property stretched between Costa San Giorgio, Piazza de’Mozzi and Via San Niccolò, while the other half was attached to 17th century Villa Manadora, built on Costa San Giorgio by Gherardo Silvani.
The Bardini Gardens offer wonderful views of Florence from its 4 hectares of parkland between the left bank of the Arno, Montecuccoli Hill and the mediaeval wall.

view of Bardini Gardens taken from Lungarno General Diaz e Via de Benci



Forte di Belvedere




The garden is full of unexpected and wonderful surprises, like the Baroque flight of steps, hidden statues, fountains, grottoes, a small amphitheatre and breathtaking views. Dating from medieval times, it was originally two gardens, one belonging to the Mozzi family, whose property stretched between Costa San Giorgio, Piazza de’Mozzi and Via San Niccolò, while the other half was attached to 17th century Villa Manadora, built on Costa San Giorgio by Gherardo Silvani.


Sunday, 26 September 2010
Corri La Vita
Friday, 24 September 2010
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Piazza Tunisi
For five days, Piazza della
Repubblica transformed itself into a Tunisian market with Tunisian
artisans exhibiting and selling traditional, hand-made objects ranging
from rugs to ceramics, jewellery to clothing in this unique and
beautiful event.






Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Calcio Storico of Florence
Piazza della Repubblica
Opening Ceremony of Piazza Tunisi performed by the Calcio Storico of Florence.
Calcio Storico Fiorentino or traditional football played in costume dates back to the 15th century.
Woven with Italian brain, brawn and passion, the Calcio Storico was played in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce and in the areas of Via Il Prato, Piazza della Signoria or Piazza Santa Maria Novella in celebration of the Feast of St. John on June 24th. every year for over 500 years
Clad in medieval garters and pantaloons, players seem more preoccupied with attacking each other than putting the ball anywhere. Though the rules of the game are fairly complex, the aim is to seize the ball and put it in the net (which runs the entire width of the pitch) by whatever means available.
The game itself is said to originate from an ancient Roman ball sport, which became the sport of princes and noblemen in the golden age of the Tuscan capital. Today it is fiercely fought between the four Florentine quarters: San Giovanni, Santa Maria Novella, Santo Spirito and Santa Croce.
Opening Ceremony of Piazza Tunisi performed by the Calcio Storico of Florence.







Calcio Storico Fiorentino or traditional football played in costume dates back to the 15th century.
Woven with Italian brain, brawn and passion, the Calcio Storico was played in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce and in the areas of Via Il Prato, Piazza della Signoria or Piazza Santa Maria Novella in celebration of the Feast of St. John on June 24th. every year for over 500 years
Clad in medieval garters and pantaloons, players seem more preoccupied with attacking each other than putting the ball anywhere. Though the rules of the game are fairly complex, the aim is to seize the ball and put it in the net (which runs the entire width of the pitch) by whatever means available.
The game itself is said to originate from an ancient Roman ball sport, which became the sport of princes and noblemen in the golden age of the Tuscan capital. Today it is fiercely fought between the four Florentine quarters: San Giovanni, Santa Maria Novella, Santo Spirito and Santa Croce.

Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Piazza del Campo
Monday, 20 September 2010
Sienese Pastries
Le Pasticerrie Nannini
Sienese pastries and sweetmeats derive from the East.
In mediaeval times, Siena was famous for its many delicacies.
World-famous Sienese panforte is a generic name for four or five varieties of heavy, dense fruit cakes in the form of large wheels.
The name literally means ‘strong bread’.
It is made with a mixture of honey and crushed candied fruits like figs, grapes, plums, and various types of nuts like almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts and spices like pepper, cinnamon and whatever else was available, all slowly baked together but not enough to dry out or burn the topping. During the hot seasons the topping turned sour, or ‘forte’ to yield ‘pane forte’.
The top of the ‘wheel’ may be covered in dark chocolate, powdered sugar or white marzipan, whilst the underside is always covered with a white, paper-thin water-and-flour biscuit layer.
There is also a ‘white’ or lighter coloured variety called Panforte Margherita. It is named after Queen Margherita, wife of King Umberto I.
All types are intensely fruity, nutty, flavourful and very rich, very filling best served with a cup of coffee.
A cioccolato –– masculine, not to be confused with feminine cioccolata, chocolate –– is a flat, rectangular, dark-brown, compact sweetmeat, that tastes of chocolate and almonds.
A traditional delicacy, still made in time-honoured ways from local raw materials (save for the chocolate).
Made with sugar, chopped candied oranges and citrons, chopped almonds, hazel nuts and honey and covered with melted dark chocolate.
Ricciarelli are white, soft, spongy-moist, extremely sweet boat- or spindle-shaped almond pastries covered with white confectioner’s sugar, rough in surface and inner texture. Some are covered with dark chocolate called ‘rough’ or ‘rude’: ricciarelli rozzi.

Sienese pastries and sweetmeats derive from the East.
In mediaeval times, Siena was famous for its many delicacies.

World-famous Sienese panforte is a generic name for four or five varieties of heavy, dense fruit cakes in the form of large wheels.
The name literally means ‘strong bread’.
It is made with a mixture of honey and crushed candied fruits like figs, grapes, plums, and various types of nuts like almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts and spices like pepper, cinnamon and whatever else was available, all slowly baked together but not enough to dry out or burn the topping. During the hot seasons the topping turned sour, or ‘forte’ to yield ‘pane forte’.
The top of the ‘wheel’ may be covered in dark chocolate, powdered sugar or white marzipan, whilst the underside is always covered with a white, paper-thin water-and-flour biscuit layer.
There is also a ‘white’ or lighter coloured variety called Panforte Margherita. It is named after Queen Margherita, wife of King Umberto I.
All types are intensely fruity, nutty, flavourful and very rich, very filling best served with a cup of coffee.

A cioccolato –– masculine, not to be confused with feminine cioccolata, chocolate –– is a flat, rectangular, dark-brown, compact sweetmeat, that tastes of chocolate and almonds.
A traditional delicacy, still made in time-honoured ways from local raw materials (save for the chocolate).
Made with sugar, chopped candied oranges and citrons, chopped almonds, hazel nuts and honey and covered with melted dark chocolate.

Ricciarelli are white, soft, spongy-moist, extremely sweet boat- or spindle-shaped almond pastries covered with white confectioner’s sugar, rough in surface and inner texture. Some are covered with dark chocolate called ‘rough’ or ‘rude’: ricciarelli rozzi.

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