Presentazione San Lorenzo
A Stroll in San Lorenzo is a slim and condensed guide that focuses on the history, famous people, streets, monuments, events and memories of a neighborhood with an antique heart. Immersed in the roots of Florentine popular culture, it has also produced some of the most important Florentine products.
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The Medici entrance _ _ _ First Itinerary
Ritratto di Cosimo 'il Vecchio' de' Medici The 'noble' entrance to San Lorenzo is on the side of Palazzo Medici;
on the antique Via Larga, it is still the political crossroads where
governmental powers meet. The central, regional and provincial
governments are all located here. But today this street, which makes a
straight line from Piazza Liberta to Piazz...
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1_Borgo San Lorenzo _ _ _ Second Itinerary
Lapidi busto e bassorilievi in bronzo su Casa Dolfi Along with the name of borgo the street has also conserved its
mercantile character, even today it is filled with famous stores where
you can buy leather shoes, fabric and clothing. Let's look at it with
our backs to Piazza San Giovanni. The medieval Torre dei Marignolli is
on the left corner, this family also gave their name to the first part
of Via Cerretani that ends at Via Zannetti (s...
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1_Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia _ _ _ Third Itinerary
Obelisco in Piazza dell'Unità e abside di Santa Maria Novella The entrance to the neighborhood of San Lorenzo
from the Central Train Station is perhaps the most popular and, for
this reason, the most fascinating. Rich in history and little signs of
everyday life of times gone by, the entrance is located in Piazza
dell'Unita' d'Italia, as soon as you turn your back on the Station and
the Dominican Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. This was onc...
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