{"id":43259,"date":"2021-10-01T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=43259"},"modified":"2021-10-01T10:22:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:22:13","slug":"mysterious-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/mysterious-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Florence: the Hidden and Curious Side of the Renaissance City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The city of <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/unusual-florence-river-arno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presents several different nicknames: one of the most popular is &#8220;<em>La Bella<\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;The Beautiful&#8221;). However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/florence-hills-tuscany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuscan city<\/a> has also earned the title of &#8220;<strong>Capital of artists<\/strong>&#8220;. Florence in fact has been the home of, among many others, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello and Michelangelo. But there is another side of the city that deserves to be mentioned. Florence is very mysterious and full of\u00a0<strong>curious and<\/strong> <strong>unusual places<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the following paragraphs we will present some sites, ideal for who wants to &#8220;investigate&#8221; this mysterious side of Florence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monument of Ferdinando I<\/li>\n<li><em>Porcellino<\/em> Fountain<\/li>\n<li><em>Pietra dello Scandalo<\/em> (Stone of Scandal)<\/li>\n<li>Street-art works signed by Clet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Porcellino<\/em> Fountain and <em>Pietra dello Scandalo<\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/fontana-porcellino-firenze.jpg\" alt=\"Porcellino Fountain, Mysterious Florence\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo byGetty Images, Canva Pro<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Most people know it as &#8220;<em>porcellino<\/em>&#8221; (piglet), but in reality, this bronze statue by Pietro Tacca, in the <em>Loggia del Mercato Nuovo<\/em>, represents a wild boar.<br \/>\nThis is a <strong>copy<\/strong>, as the original statue is located in <em>Palazzo Pitti<\/em>. But, why has the copy become more popular than the original? Because the Florentines believe that, if you <strong>make a wish<\/strong> and then put a <strong>coin<\/strong> in the <em>porcellino<\/em>&#8216;s mouth, you will see your desire come true. But this will happen only if the coin ends up in the grate under the statue.<\/p>\n<p>Still under the <em>Loggia del Mercato Nuovo,\u00a0<\/em>you will find the<em> Pietra dello Scandalo<\/em>, also called <em>Pietra dell&#8217;Acculata<\/em>. It is located on the floor, exactly in the centre of the loggia.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, during the Renaissance period, right in that point, the <strong>insolvent debtors<\/strong> were subjected to public punishments. They were chained, their pants were lowered and they were thrown repeatedly on the stone with their buttocks.<\/p>\n<h2>Monument of Ferdinando I<\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/piazza-santissima-annunziata-firenze.jpg\" alt=\"Monument Ferdinando I, Florence\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Getty Images, Canva Pro<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After comfortably reaching Florence by train, you can admire the equestrian Monument dedicated to Ferdinando I de Medici. It is located in <em>Piazza Santissima Annunziata<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What mostly catches the attention is the <strong>swarm of bees sculpted on the pedestal.<\/strong> The main characteristic of this element is the concentric disposition of the insects, with the queen bee at the centre. There is a <strong>legend<\/strong> connected to that swarm, which tells the story of how impossible it is to <strong>count the bees<\/strong>. In particular, it&#8217;s said that whoever manages to do it, without touching the surface or indicating the bees with the finger, will be in the graces of Goddess Fortune.<\/p>\n<h2>The Street Art of Clet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sb.ecobnb.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/street-art-clet-firenze-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Street art, Clet, Mysterious Florence\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Xosema on Wikimedia<\/div><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not necessary to go back in time to find evidence of a mysterious Florence. For example, the works of the <strong>contemporary artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clet<\/a><\/strong> have become famous even outside the city, thanks to the perfect mix of sarcasm and originality. Young tourists, after <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/florence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spending the night in a B&amp;B<\/a>, going around the streets of Florence and looking at the <strong>road signs<\/strong>, will be pleasantly surprised by the eye-catching and unique works of the artist.<\/p>\n<p>As regards<strong> street art<\/strong>, Florence presents a whole area dedicated to it: a small street near Piazza Pitti leads young people and adults on a journey through the works of some modern artists. It&#8217;s impossible to resist the temptation to take a picture.<\/p>\n<p>Without any doubt, Florence is a real capital of <strong>art<\/strong>, as well as one of the places where the\u00a0<strong>Renaissance<\/strong> has found its maximum expression.<br \/>\nFlorence is also the perfect choice for nature and excursion lovers. It also represents an extraordinary destination for those who desire to go in search of <strong>mysteries<\/strong> and legends.<\/p>\n<p>And in that context, we have to mention also an incredible historical event: a <strong>UFO sighting<\/strong> during a football match, in October 1954. Hundreds of witnesses swore that around 20 flying saucers had passed on the Municipal Stadium and near the Cathedral of Santa Maria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Florence\u00a0presents several different nicknames: one of the most popular is &#8220;La Bella&#8221; (&#8220;The Beautiful&#8221;). However, the Tuscan city has also earned the title of &#8220;Capital of artists&#8220;. Florence in fact has been the home of, among many others, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello and Michelangelo. 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