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Ponte Vecchio - The only Medieval bridge, famous for its goldsmiths’ shops.
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Palazzo Pitti - Stop in front of the Royal Pitti Palace which was the place where Gian Gastone , the last Grand Duke of the Medici dinasty spent the last years of his queer life.
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Piazza della Repubblica - The area around the ancient Roman Forum became the seat of many brothels, during the Middle Ages and Renaissance time.
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Piazza della Signoria - Signoria square and its surroundings was the core of the gay life during the Middle Ages.
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Palazzo Strozzi - One of the most remarkable Renaissance palace in Florence
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Uffizi - Here, in front of the Uffizi palace, now housing a remarkable painting collection, we learn how many famous painters were gay or bisexual and have forbidden friendships.
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Piazza Santa Trinita - Seat of the Spini Ferroni palace.
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Florence - The KIng square: it was very important for the LGBTQ community during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- LGBTQ+ friendly licensed tour guide
- Headsets provided for clear audio
- All personal expenses
On our pedestrian exploration, we get a chance to understand what everyday life for gay individuals looked like during the Medieval and the Renaissance periods. Florence has had a reputation of being an LGBTQ-inclusive city since those eras, renowned throughout Europe for its openness toward this group, even though there was a unique law enforcement body set up by the government to combat sodomy.
Legal stipulations, chastisements, penalties, exile, and even death sentences were part of the experience, but on the other hand, same-sex marriages took place before altars. And it wasn’t only the ordinary folk who were engaged in these activities; many celebrated artists and nobility had ‘clandestine’ and prohibited liaisons.
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