Tocatì 2009 - Labirynth

Like last year, the Tocatì brought thousands of people down on the streets of the historical centre. More than last year maybe, as the event attracts people from all over Italy, tv and press.

(Please see the link above for more details!).

This is the medieval Cortile del Mercato Vecchio where hundreds of plastic panels made up a huge labyrinth. I took this pic on the stairs of Palazzo della Ragione.

Giardino Giusti

A couple of weeks ago we visited and enchanting place, here in the heart of town: Giardino Giusti.

Let me pick up some notes from the leaftlet.

These magnificent gardens was created in the 15th century and today it shows the structure given in 1570 by Agostino Giusti, Knight of the Venetian Republic and Squire of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The gardens are the backdrops of the beautiful palace and they are terraced in order to gradually uncover the view of the city.

Fountains, Roman statues, acoustic grottos, Italian hedges can be admired here, as well as one of the oldest labyrinths in Europe!

The gardens were visited, throughout the centuries,  by illustrius historical figures, such as Cosimo De' Medici, De Brosses, Addison, the Emperor Joseph II, Mozart, Suares and Gabriel Faure.

We spent a lovely sunny sunday morning here, we were the only visitors! We really enjoyed playing in the labyrinth with our little daughter... for her it was like a fantastic adventure...