La Fiorita. Commemoration of Savonarola's death

What you will find

The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, prior of San Marco and a stern moralizer, was burnt at the stake in Piazza della Signoria on 23 May 1498. Every year, on the anniversary of that date, a Mass is celebrated in Palazzo Vecchio in his memory, and flowers – the Fiorita – are laid on the spot where he was burnt. The ceremony is accompanied by music and a performance by flag-wavers The traditional “Fiorita”: the homage starts al 9:30 am from piazza della Signoria with the “Infiorata” and the historical procession arriving at Ponte Vecchio at 10:00am where petals of roses are symbolically thrown on the Arno river.

From 23/05/2018 to 23/05/2018
Free: yes

How to get there: historical centre
Event Location: Piazza della Signoria

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