The Scoppio del Carro, Easter Fireworks, in the Cathedral square

Every year, on Easter Sunday, Florence reenacts one of its most heartfelt traditions: the Scoppio del Carro! The origins of the festival take us back into the mists of crusading legend. In the far distant year of 1097 when Pazzino dei Pazzi, who had participated in the crusade led by Godfrey of Bouillon, was the […]