In Italy, we celebrate Ferragosto on August 15th and it’s a catholic feast to celebrate the Assumption of Mary. This is a public holiday and most museums, offices, shops, and restaurants are closed. Here is a list of the museums in Florence opened on Ferragosto. (updated in 2025)
Ferragosto in Florence: the museums open on August 15th
The Giardino delle Rose takes its name from the large collection of roses. Inside the garden there are about 1000 varieties of roses and other plants, including 350 species of old roses.
Visit the Rose Garden in Florence
We visited the exhibition “Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance” at San Domenico Museum in Forlì, open until June 30th. It was a must-see for the quantity and quality of the selected works. An unmissable exhibition Right from… Pre-Raphaelites. The Modern Renaissance in Forlì
An interesting book for jewellery enthusiasts that winks at painting lovers has recently been published by our friend and colleague Silvia Malaguzzi. In “Diamanti rubini e smeraldi, il linguaggio dei gioielli nei dipinti degli Uffizi” (Diamonds, rubies and emeralds, the language of jewels in the paintings of the Uffizi) she transformed into a method the idea that many very famous paintings could reveal something new if one analyzes its precious details with the jeweler’s lens.
The jewels in the paintings of the Uffizi
After more than 10 years of activity and many changes, we decided it was time to renew our corporate image.
A lot has changed since Lucia opened Exclusive Connection in 2012: we started with group tours of the Vasari Corridor in Florence and we evolved to special guided tours for art lovers and celebrities, but not only that.
It has been a journey through our passions, as well as an important growth of our professional skills. Today Exclusive Connection is a different company from the one of 10 years ago, and for this reason, we decided to renew our corporate image.
A new brand identity for Exclusive Connection
