Through twelve sheets chosen by the Codex Atlanticus they will give the visitor the opportunity to immerse himself in the so profound and dissoluble bond between Leonardo and the city of Florence.

The origin of this event is to be found as far back as the Middle Ages, around 1200, the Palio was the "peaceful" occasion to proudly show that it belonged to a certain district and resented others; all this mix of emotions and pride is still alive today.

In this period, in fact, Siena contended in Florence the supremacy of Tuscany and which, within it, was fragmented into seventeen districts, each with its own traditions and culture and managed as micro-states.

Two oxen pull the chariot in the shape of a 3-storey tower up to the Piazza del Duomo, here the Archbishop lights up a dove-shaped rocket from the altar, the “colombina” through a rope runs along the entire nave of the cathedral until it reaches the wagon on the outside making all the fireworks burst inside it, so the “colombina” continues its journey by going back through the nave.

This year it will start from Brescia on Wednesday 15 May to make a stop on the Tuscan hills on Friday 17 crossing unique landscapes: of Lake Vico and of Viterbo, Radicofani, Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena, Vinci, Montecatini, Pistoia, crossing the historic Passo della Futa and Passo della Raticosa. The third stage will end in the heart of Emilia, a land of engines, making a stop in Bologna.

The Hotel Bernini Palace in Florence is situated in a 15th century building in the heart of the city, behind Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery. It is also just six minutes from Via Tornabuoni.

The Hotel Bernini Palace in Florence is situated in a 15th century building in the heart of the city, behind Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery. It is also just six minutes from Via Tornabuoni.