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4 Best Gay Bars in Florence
Florence may be most well-known as the Cradle of Renaissance, but it also boasts a fabulous gay legacy.
Long before the rainbow flag, Florence boasted a gay scene as colourful as Botticelli’s Primavera. Many Florentines, including leading artists favor Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo, engaged in copious, though clandestine, homosexual affairs. Yet collectively they promoted a queer society that celebrated male beauty and intimate connections in ways that resonate with LGBTQ+ interpretations today.
Not to note gifting us some of the greatest art and sculpture in Western society through their showing of the male form.
Florence is still a fantastic town for LGBTQ+ travellers. Whether you’re looking for a cosy spot to sip Chianti while watching the sunset or you’re more in the mood for dancing and a dark room, Florence has something for everyone. Here are some of the best gay bars in Florence.
Piccolo Café
Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday 5:30 pm–2 am; Friday – Saturday 5:30 pm-2 am
Address: Borgo Santa Croce 23
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Just around the corner from Basilica Santa Croce, Piccolo
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Florence gay warm in history
Since the Renaissance, Florence has been a city where the right to self-determination has always been guaranteed, especially in relational and sexual matters. If it is true, for example, that for some centuries certain discriminatory measures were enforced, it is equally true that the Medici court exalted Platonic affection and the close relationship between master and disciple.
There were many historical figures who reveled in their passions, such as Marsilio Ficino, and the poet Giovanni Cavalcanti, or Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Poliziano (before) and Girolamo Benivieni (after), together with whom he was entombed inside Santa Maria Novella.
One specific historical fact emphasizes this aspect of Florence above all others. On August 13, 1512 thirty young men belonging to the Florentine aristocracy, known as “i compagnacci”, burst into Palazzo Vecchio, demanding that the rules that provided for the exile and the loss of all property for “sodomites” be abrogated. Their request was granted just one month later.
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TSH Florence Lavagnini
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Modern, trendy hotel with air-conditioned rooms and collaboration area.
Roof terrace with bar, pool, gym room and fantastic views of Florence.
@ Viale Spartaco Lavagnini 70-72
Florence 50129
About Florence
Florence, a centre of medieval trade and finance and distant ruled by the Medici family, was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, represented by names such as Botticelli, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
Florence is world-famous especially for its art and architecture and has been one of the most visited cities in Italy and Europe for centuries.
The downside of this popularity is that thousands of tourists push through the narrow streets day by day.
Our tip: In the evening – when most of the tourist groups and busses acquire left the city center – the streets and piazzas of Florence are much more enjoyable. Piazza di Santa Croce, Piazza della Signoria and cutie David are still admirable after sunset.
Ponte Vecchio has more atmosphere at nigh
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Una bella storia
Siamo a fine anni 80, erano nate già molte disco same-sex attracted la più famosa era il Tabasco Piazza di Santa Cecilia a Firenze, settembre 1980 aprono le cantine che diventeranno in seguito più famose d'Italia e nel mondo: Marcello Salvietti e Marco Bagnai dopo dei giri in Europa idealizzano e realizzano il Crisco, Marco lo arreda e la sera dell'apertura Marcello non lo vuole perché e troppo lussuoso, arredato in metallo color verde sedili fatti da sedute di trattore in gomma a bolle per pavimento aveva la sua dose di hard in forma un po più lussuosa in confronto ai locali fatti con assi di Amsterdam.
Così nacque il club internazionale American Crisco che prende il suo nome dalla famosa margarina america