The centuries-old secret of the Sasso Scritto (written stone). That’s what...
That which is known as the Sasso Scritto lies along the via Maremmana at the Poggio Firenze and, watching it attentively, provokes disturbing mysteries.
On...
The origins of brickwork: when every farm in Bagno a Ripoli...
One of the traditional skills of the Ripolese territory has been that of the kilnman. Some dozens of pottery kilns were scattered somewhat everywhere...
Jacopo Soldani and the “Tirsi”, poetry, heresy and the ‘bella vita’...
About the various owners who have succeeded over time have arisen some legends which, however, bear some truth. It seems that Bartolomea Nasi was...
The Fountain of the Pidocchio (Louse) and the army of Charles...
At the junction of the old Via Aretina with the new route (today Via Roma) opened in 1761, where the climb to the Hospital...
That ‘Casina’ (little house) in Fonte Santa the crossroads of the...
On 15 September 1935 the Mountain Refuge (Rifugio Montano) di Fonte Santa was inaugurated at an altitude of 580 meters with a great concourse...
The 1895 earthquake which hit Grassina and Antella
At 20.55 on 18 May 1895, in the area between Grassina and Antella, a strong "roar" was heard - as some witnesses reported. A...
The tabernacle of Annigoni a San Martino and that time Churchill…
The tabernacle dell'Ugolino is located along the Via Chiantigiana, not far from Grassina, on the corner of the road leading to the ancient church...
The parish of Vicchio and the “student spirit” of the Signoria...
The Signoria del Trentesimo (Lordship of the Thirtieth) or of San Antonio had their residence at San Lorenzo parish in Vicchio di Rimaggio and...
That gigantic holm oak that safeguards Villa di Belmonte for more...
On the crest of the hill that divides Grassina from Antella begins the park of Villa di Belmonte. At the panoramic viewpoint overlooking Florence,...
The Bigallo Hospital, serving pilgrims for over eight centuries
"Along the ancient, steep stretch of Via Aretina, just before reaching the Apparita farmhouse is a grand and austere building."
It is the ancient Spedale...
