Historical Florentine Football Tournament and Florence Historical Parade,

Historical Florentine Football Tournament and Florence Historical Parade,

Held (almost) every year since 1530, Calcio Storico can best be described as a mix between rugby and soccer with some medieval costumes and bare-knuckle boxing thrown in. Each quartiere fights for the championship, with a final match by night on June 24 at 8pm. Not an event for

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Held (almost) every year since 1530, Calcio Storico can best be described as a mix between rugby and soccer with some medieval costumes and bare-knuckle boxing thrown in. Each quartiere fights for the championship, with a final match by night on June 24 at 8pm. Not an event for the squeamish! For more information visit www.comune.fi.it or call 055/2616054.

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