In
a country where seasonal foods are venerated on Italian tables as if beatified
saints, one could say that the sagra,
or food festival, is a sort of gastronomical religious holiday. Throughout
Italy, every month of every season has something new to table, and summer is
perhaps the sagra's
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Events/KnitLounge2
June 23, 7 to 10pm,
Le Murate SUC, 1st floor
The
Florentine and BettaKnit present a reprise of
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La Fiorita
Commemoration of Savonarola's death
May
23, piazza della Signoria and parade in historic center, 10am to noon
The
Fair/
Artigianato e Palazzo
May 13 to 15, Giardino
Corsini
Three days, nearly
100 artisans and the rare opportunity to see them at work and
explaining their craft, all in the stunning setting of Giardino
Corsini, which will be in full bloom. This year will feature
artisanal kite making (
It's been said time and time again: Florence is changing. Whether or not it be with the times, modernity is beginning to replace museum visits with Google street views, gelato with Ben & Jerry's, and, sadly, artisanal handicrafts with cost-friendlier, foreign-made goods. Luckily, there is an
Religious/Easter + Scoppio del Carro
April 24, 11am, Piazza Duomo
Before sitting down for Easter lunch
and shattering that chocolate egg, grab your earplugs and watch this odd, loud
tradition unfold: an ornate cart carrying a lit candle is pulled through the
city by two white oxen, leaving from
On March 21,
the British Embassy in Rome announced that the British Consulate in Florence,
after a presence in the city lasting over half a millennium, will close.
Effective on December 31, 2011, British consular services for Northern Italy,
including Florence, will be available through the British Consulate General in
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Special
Events/ Korea Film Fest
March 25 to
April 2, Cinema Odeon
The
Korea Film Fest is back