E...state in Florence: an August full of activities in Florence

But who said that, in summer, in Florence...there is never anything to do? Surely someone who is not up-to-date with the present. Nowadays, also thanks to tourist flows that are more and more spread throughout the year and not concentrated only in some seasonal peak periods, all months are good - and valid - to visit our enchanting city.

Indeed, to be honest, in August Florence has something unique and unobtainable, that retro flavor of an ancient city seen under the always hot summer sun, with a tasty artisanal gelato in hand, in the silence of the streets of the center that are less besieged by wayfarers and reveal their most authentic and priceless features.

"Che bella Firenze, le sera d'estate," sings a verse by a famous contemporary Italian singer-songwriter, Brunori Sas, in a poignant ballad that actually paints well the melancholy and romanticism of our lungarnos when they are bathed in pink and turquoise as the day falls. Well, do you want to know something really local and evocative to do if you are spending your vacation in Florence in August? In this article we give you some must-do ideas.

Museums...mon amour:

A summer treat in our Italian cities, and Florence is a perfect example, are the many proposals for extraordinary museum openings so that tourists and visitors can enjoy the wonderful works on display even in extra-ordinary moments, such as after-dinner evenings.

In the month of August we have one suggestion above all: in fact, you cannot miss the "Louise Bourgeois In Florence" project (from June 22 to October 20), with two important exhibitions, Do Not Abandon me and Cell XVIII (Portrait) - the former at the Museo Novecento and the latter at the Museo degli Innocenti.

For info and more: Louise Bourgeois in Florence

Ice-cream passion:

How to spend a summer day in the city without a nice ice cream in your hand? Oh, and by the way...as the title of the hilarious comic show by young Tuscan comedian Ginevra Fenyes goes, are you on the team, "Cone or Cup?"

In this exhaustive article from the well-known Gambero Rosso magazine, an Italian excellence specializing in food and wine (Discover the best ice cream parlors in Florence), you will find seven must-see places to sample some of the city's most tempting and delicious ice cream offerings.

We have tried all seven, so we will remain neutral and unbiased.We like to compare ourselves with our customers and give them some tips and advice to keep them speechless. Or in this case it would be better to say...mouth full.

The all-Italian beauty of outdoor cinemas:

There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in front of a big screen on summer evenings: the cool breeze on your shoulders, the starry sky, some good movies, maybe vintage but in restored versions, transporting you to the magic of old art-house cinema.

In Florence this year the evening proposals are really many: on all of them:

• Cinema in the Cloister - Courtyard of the former St. Ursula Convent, Piazza Santa Maria Novella 10 (running from July 1 to September 8);
• Cinema at the Manifattura Tabacchi, Via delle Cascine 35 (operating from June 25 to August 28).

Two very different locations, almost at the antipodes, between ancient spaces and modern arenas in redeveloped architecture, to make your summer under the stars a moment of pure beauty between cinema and poetry.