Holidays in Florence

Medici grand duke 400th anniversary events in Florence

To celebrate the 400th Medici grand duke’s anniversary, Florence will host in the next days the following art exhibitions: - Medici Chapels: show on life and times of  Ferdinando I de' Medici, powerful third grand duke of Tuscany, (1549-1609), marking 400th anniversary of his death; until November 1. - Bargello: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Living Marbles; until July 12. - Palazzo Strozzi: Galileo show marking 400th anniversary of his first observations of the night sky; 250 exhibits incl...

Visiting Villa Palandri in Tuscany

“Villa Palandri”, located nearby Greve in Chianti (Florence), is the headquarters of the “Museum of the Florentine Peasant Culture”. In extending a warm welcome to its visitors, “Villa Palandri” would like to share some historical information pertaining to the property. History tells us that in 15th century these Tuscany villas were the property of the Palandri Family. It was later bought by the Medici family, cousins of the reigniting Grand Duchy at that time. It then remained in the Medici fam...