FlorenceForFun Blog

As we enter into spring many of you have started to hear about the Florentine tradition of the Explosion of the Cart that takes place every year on Easter Sunday.The Explosion of the Cart, or the Scoppio del Carro, is an exciting event unique only to Florence. The Scoppio has a nine hundred year old […]

Buon Natale! Find out more about Christmas activities in Florence and Italian Christmas traditions!
As a foreigner spending the holidays in Italy, you will immediately notice the interesting differneces in your customs and those here. While you might not see elaborate multi-colored lights and ornaments dotting the streets of Florence, you will see strings of […]