{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-florence","title":"The Secrets of Florence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating facts, amusing anecdotes, titbits, and hidden truths about Florence’s greatest artists and monuments, illustrating the wit, guile, and ingenuity of the true Florentine spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourists who visit Florence to admire its masterpieces of art and architecture would observe them with even greater interest if they knew the many curious facts and the frequently comical episodes that are hidden\u003cbr\u003ebeneath the solemnity and magnificence of these masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal events, legends, traditions and typical expressions reveal the other side of Florence, bringing the city, and the wily and ingenious Florentines with their famous repartee, vibrantly to life. The Secrets of Florence is a peek behind the scenes into the history of the city: from its Etruscan origins to when the Florin, and Florentine merchants and bankers, ruled the commercial world, through to the golden age of the Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe truce in the constant rivalry between Florence and Pisa; the tax on swearing introduced to fund the construction of the cathedral; the love story that gave rise to the Guelphs and the Ghibellines; the miracles of the preachers; the bell that once saved Savonarola’s life; the quirks and witticisms of Benvenuto Cellini and Michelangelo; the pranks of Buffalmacco; and the Florentines who discovered America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are just some of the numerous secrets revealed in this entertaining book, penned with the light touch and self-deprecating irony that is the hallmark of the Florentine spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Giuliano Cenci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEditor: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSarnus 2025, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecm 15x21, pp. 192, ill. b\/n, br., € 15,00\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e978-88-563-0344-5\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WII - Made in Italy Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55432629879121,"sku":"100","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0360\/3503\/5273\/files\/9788856303445.jpg?v=1792750752","url":"https:\/\/shop.weekendinitaly.com\/products\/the-secrets-of-florence","provider":"Weekend a Firenze srl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}