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Florentine Stories by Franco Torrini

Tales, Paths, Signs, Dreams around Florence

  • IL CANTO (The corner) DE' BISCHERI

    IL CANTO (The corner) DE' BISCHERI

    IL CANTO (The corner) DE' BISCHERI I believe it is one of the best known stories of Florence, despite this it is always among the most acclaimed and requested and therefore... let Bischeri be! The ...

  • The colorful origins of the Florence Cathedral

    The colorful origins of the Florence Cathedral

    The Colorful origins of the Florence Cathedral

  • Il "Chiasso del Buco"

    Il "Chiasso del Buco"

    “CHIASSO DEL BUCO E TORRINI” Guido Torrini moved his goldsmith workshop to Chiasso del Buco in 1934. A narrow alley in the shadow of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence a few meters from the magical ...

  • The Dome of the Florence Cathedral.

    The Dome of the Florence Cathedral.

    The Dome of the Florence Cathedral. (which the Florentines call "I’ Cupolone") (from Florentine Stories by Franco Torrini) We are in 2020 and therefore on 7th August six hundred years have passed ...

  • i' Biancone in Florence

    i' Biancone in Florence

    Neptune, the divinity of ancient Rome, in Florence it takes the name of Biancone! ("Florentine Stories " by Franco Torrini) It all started with a dispute between spouses. On one side,the powerful ...

  • The Florentine Mint

    The Florentine Mint

    The Florentine Mint there, where the Gold Florin took shape (from Storie Fiorentine by Franco Torrini) In the mid-thirteenth century, when Florence is in full growth, with Dante and Giotto in the ...

  • "Il Fiorentino" The Diamond disappeared

    "Il Fiorentino" The Diamond disappeared

    "The Florentine". The diamond disappeared (the Medici diamond hunting is still open) "" Among the diamonds famous both for their exceptional beauty and for their adventurous vicissitudes, one in ...

  • Gold, Symbol and Spark.

    Gold, Symbol and Spark.

    GOLD, SYMBOL AND SPARK. (from Storie Fiorentine by Franco Torrini) Gold, gold. Gold is everything and all the rest without gold it's nothing. (Denis Diderot) "Gold, gold, always and only gold, the ...

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