Florence is one of the great cultural capitals of the world and has been for centuries. If you have found a vacation rental in Florence and you are planning on indulging in that rich cultural heritage, then you will always find things to see and do. However, if you go during the summer, you will find an especially rich schedule of various sorts of events to choose from. From music to literature, art to dance, and more, there are all sorts of different cultural experiences to enjoy while in the city during this time in which the local museums, the local government and various cultural institutions compete with shining calendars of fascinating activities for Estate Fiorentina.
Estate Fiorentina, meaning “Florentine Summer”, is quite the thrill but can feel rather overwhelming as there is just so much going on. However, we have picked just a few events from the calendar that caught our eye. For more information, just head to the official website (sadly, offered only in Italian) and try and find events specifically around your schedule or that catch your eye.
Estate Fiorentina, meaning “Florentine Summer”, is quite the thrill but can feel rather overwhelming as there is just so much going on. However, we have picked just a few events from the calendar that caught our eye. For more information, just head to the official website (sadly, offered only in Italian) and try and find events specifically around your schedule or that catch your eye.
Gerhard Merz, the famous and celebrated German artist, will be showing in BASE / Progetti per l'arte on Via di San Niccolò until the 9th of June in an exhibition that was designed specifically for the space in which it is housed and reflects on the raison d'être of the artistic gesture.
The Rive Gauche Association, meanwhile, will be presenting the sixth edition of the Firenze FilmCorti Festival, screening independent and experimental films over a broader time frame, from late May to late October, giving you plenty of time to get involved and catch a film.
“Voci Lontane, Voci Sorelle” is a long-standing event that invites well-known writers from all over the world, with Sara Ventroni, the Finnish Hannimari Heino, the Estonian Kätlin Kaldmaa, and the Americans Jennifer Grotz, Karen Kitamura, and Mark Bibbins, among others to share their poetic works from June right through to September.
Finally, on Tuesday the 18th of June at 9:30 pm, in the Teatro del Cielo in Arcetri, the Alkaline Trio will be playing a gig, twenty years after the release of their first album. With their distinctive sound soaked in soul, bebop, blues and mainstream and the extraordinary saxophonist Scott Hamilton accompanying them, it is sure to be an electric gig for music-lovers!
So, if you’re visiting Florence or Tuscany this summer, check the schedule and soak up some contemporary culture in the birthplace of the Renaissance!
The Rive Gauche Association, meanwhile, will be presenting the sixth edition of the Firenze FilmCorti Festival, screening independent and experimental films over a broader time frame, from late May to late October, giving you plenty of time to get involved and catch a film.
“Voci Lontane, Voci Sorelle” is a long-standing event that invites well-known writers from all over the world, with Sara Ventroni, the Finnish Hannimari Heino, the Estonian Kätlin Kaldmaa, and the Americans Jennifer Grotz, Karen Kitamura, and Mark Bibbins, among others to share their poetic works from June right through to September.
Finally, on Tuesday the 18th of June at 9:30 pm, in the Teatro del Cielo in Arcetri, the Alkaline Trio will be playing a gig, twenty years after the release of their first album. With their distinctive sound soaked in soul, bebop, blues and mainstream and the extraordinary saxophonist Scott Hamilton accompanying them, it is sure to be an electric gig for music-lovers!
So, if you’re visiting Florence or Tuscany this summer, check the schedule and soak up some contemporary culture in the birthplace of the Renaissance!
