Florence's Events

Throughout the year a series of exhibitions to satisfy the most varied interests takes place in Florence.
Above all, in the city where modern melodrama was born, are musical events ranging from Florence's "May of Music" (Maggio Musicale) to its summer and winter lyric seasons.
The Florentine center of "la Moda Italiana" organizes many commercial exhibitions throughout the year. There are international shows for ancient as well as contemporary art.
Characteristic traditional exhibitions include the Soccer Games in Costume and the Festival of San Giovanni.
Florence is famous for high-class handicrafts and elegant creations.
From straw, a typical Florentine product used for pretty and original clothes and decorative objects, to leatherwork renowned for its refinement and skilled workmanship, from ceramics to glass, from woodwork to metalwork, a large number of desirable objects offer the opportunity to make purchases adapted to all tastes, ages and interests.

Florence's handicrafts and fashionable apparel are of exceptional grace and originality; notable are its linens and precious embroideries.
Especially appreciated, in the town where Benvenuto Cellini was born, are silver and gold products, filigrees and typical stone mosaics.
Particularly sought out are objects from large and small antique shops, for which Florence is a major trading center.