Via Tornabuoni, between heaven and earth

Via Tornabuoni, between heaven and earth

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Via Tornabuoni is the majestic street of Florence and where most of its luxurious shops converge, even mingling coquettishly with the church of Saints Michele and Gaetano, in piazza degli Antinori, as well as with the Cantinetta Antinori, Florence ́s finest café-bar Procacci, the Palazzo Strozzi … At the opposite end, the street meets the church of Santa Trinità and the Column of Justice in piazza Santa Trinità, next to the Arno River. There, one can also treasure the shaft of the column which was a gift from Pope Pius VI to Cosimo I de’ Medici, as he returned in 1565 from none other than the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. The sight of the sky from this corner of the city is truly rewarding.


Via Tornabuoni, entre el cielo y la tierra

Via Tornabuoni, calle mayestática de Florencia, concentra la mayoría de las tiendas de lujo de la ciudad, que se entremezclan coquetamente con la iglesia de los santos Michele y Gaetano en piazza degli Antinori, la Cantinetta Antinori, Procacci —para mí, el café-bar más sofisticado de Florencia—, el Palazzo Strozzi… y en el otro extremo, la iglesia de Santa Trinità y la columna de la Justicia, ya en piazza Santa Trinità, junto al Arno. Colocado en 1565, el fuste de esta columna fue un regalo del papa Pío VI a Cosme I de’ Medici procedente nada menos que de las termas romanas de Caracalla. En este rincón de la ciudad hasta mirar al cielo tiene su recompensa…

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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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