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Visita natalizia del Cardinale Betori all’Ospedale di Careggi

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Christmas visit of Cardinal Betori Careggi Hospital

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of the new Hematology Careggi on the second floor of the plate of Services, occurred during the Christmas visit of the Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, the main city hospital, Careggi, the largest health facility in Tuscany. After Mass, celebrated by the Cardinal in the lobby of the new Emergency Department, […]

La fontana del Porcellino casa della fortuna

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The fontana del Porcellino Fortune House

In Florence, one of the most visited is certainly the Loggia del Porcellino, even if the real name is the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, lodge which is located on the axis road tourist Cathedral - Palazzo Vecchio – Ponte Vecchio. This lodge was built in the mid-'500. It was originally intended for the sale of thirst and objects […]

La pietra dello scandalo alla Loggia del Porcellino

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The scandal at the stone Loggia del Porcellino

A curiosity of the Loggia del Porcellino, that actually is called Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, è la pietra dello scandalo, un tondo marmoreo bicolore bianco e verde, posto al centro. Questa pietra segnava il punto dove, nella Firenze rinascimentale, venivano puniti i debitori insolventi. La punizione consisteva nell’incatenare i condannati i quali venivano frustati sul sedere […]