Art and fashion itineraries in Florence

Itineraries

  • E) Costume jewelry and custom-made footwear
    Guided and free fashion tours from 3,30 to 6,30 p.m.
    Reservations required - tel. + 390 055 23 40 742; fax + 30 055 24 41 45
    prenotazioni@cscsigma.it
    * The accessibility for the disabled can't be assured cause the Itineraries involve places not necessarily submitted to the
    current specific laws.

    Aprosio & Co.
    Via S. Spirito, 11
    Aprosio & Co.Beads: ancient ornamental elements for decorating the body. Beads: trinkets and artistic expression. For Ornella Aprosio, these considerations sparked the idea for her workshop, where she researches and works with crystal and glass beads for imaginat...
    Santa Felicita Church
    Piazza di Santa Felicita, 50125 Firenze, Italia
    Santa Felicita ChurchJust a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio, on the left bank of the Arno is Santa Felicita. The church was built during the Romanesque period over an early Christian (V century) cemeterial basilica (a few fragments of epigraphs from the original bu...
    Mannina
    Via de' Barbadori 19r
    ManninaIt was in his native Sicily that Calogero Mannina was introduced to the shoemaking trade – and a passion for the item – by his grandfather. Calogero is one of those artisans who never abandon their calling nor betray their trade. On the contrary, he ...
  • F) Custom-made footwear and custom-made dresses
    Guided and free fashion tours from 3,30 to 6,30 p.m.
    Reservations required - tel. + 390 055 23 40 742; fax + 30 055 24 41 45
    prenotazioni@cscsigma.it
    * The accessibility for the disabled can't be assured cause the Itineraries involve places not necessarily submitted to the
    current specific laws.

    Saskia Wittmer
    Via S. Lucia, 24r
    Saskia WittmerSaskia Wittmer was born in Berlin and after having attended Steiner schools, she decided to pursue her childhood dream. It was a dream that had her gazing in shoemakers' windows rather than playing with dolls. She learned the trade from a master shoe...
    Giulia Carla Cecchi
    Via Jacopo da Diacceto, 14
    Giulia Carla CecchiThis is a fashion atelier and a design gallery with an incredible atmosphere created by the unmistakable style of the collections that are scattered about in apparent disarray and the furnishings, objects, unique design items that come together in a ...
    Santa Maria Novella Church
    Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Italia
    Santa  Maria Novella ChurchThe early Dominican basilica was rebuilt in the Gothic-Romanesque style at the end of the end of the thirteenth century. The beautiful green and white marble facade was completed by Alberti around 1470. Inside the church there are many masterpieces s...
  • G) Custom-made and formal wear and contemporary silver, steel and gemstone jewelry
    Guided and free fashion tours from 3,30 to 6,30 p.m.
    Reservations required - tel. + 390 055 23 40 742; fax + 30 055 24 41 45
    prenotazioni@cscsigma.it
    * The accessibility for the disabled can't be assured cause the Itineraries involve places not necessarily submitted to the
    current specific laws.
    Morbar
    Via Maggio, 15
    MorbarFor three generations (the first sales point was opened in 1945), Morbar has been proposing wedding gowns and clothing for formal occasions, in both handmade and made-to-measure versions, and pret à porter collections complete with accessories. In t...
    Santa Trinita Church
    Piazza Santa Trinita, Via de' Tornabuoni, 50123 Firenze, Italia
    Santa Trinita ChurchAll that remains of the original, eleventh century Vallombrosian church, is the Romanesque façade (visible on the inside of the building) and the crypt. The XVI century façade by Buontalenti leads to the cross-vaulted Gothic interior with its lateral...
    Il Gatto Bianco
    B.go SS. Apostoli, 12
    Il Gatto BiancoIn their shop/workshop in Borgo SS.Apostoli, Carla and Walter Romani, a couple and a close-working team of stylistically very distinct designers, create truly special, unusual hand-made jewelry. To every piece, they bring imaginative creativity, comb...
  • H) Traditional fragrances and tailor-made men's clothing
    Guided and free fashion tours from 3,30 to 6,30 p.m.
    Reservations required - tel. + 390 055 23 40 742; fax + 30 055 24 41 45
    prenotazioni@cscsigma.it
    * The accessibility for the disabled can't be assured cause the Itineraries involve places not necessarily submitted to the
    current specific laws.

    Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di S.M. Novella
    Via della Scala, 16
    Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di S.M. NovellaFounded officially in 1612 (although actually dating back to 1221 at the arrival of the Dominican friars in Florence), the Officina is one of the world's oldest pharmacies. Its halls showcase a vast range of preparations and products, including perfu...
    Santa Maria Novella Church
    Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Italia
    Santa  Maria Novella ChurchThe early Dominican basilica was rebuilt in the Gothic-Romanesque style at the end of the end of the thirteenth century. The beautiful green and white marble facade was completed by Alberti around 1470. Inside the church there are many masterpieces s...
    Liverano & Liverano
    Via dei Fossi, 43r
    Liverano & LiveranoAntonio and Luigi - hence the name Liverano & Liverano. Antonio is the younger of the two. When he was a child, after school he would do whip stitching, basting ,and other little tasks for a tailor in his home town of Palagiano (Taranto). At eleven y...