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The historical soccer in the district of Santa Croce in Florence



If you are looking for something authentic that shows you from a close distance the real spirit of the city and brings you closet o the Florentine traditions, there is something more you can do than exploring Florence through its museums, its churches and its streets: if you have booked and apartment or a hotel room in between June and July for your holiday in Florence you can attend to a match of the Florentine historical soccer, which has always taken place in Piazza Santa Croce

As the name itself suggests, the historical soccer is integral part of the history and traditions of the city and it seems it was such an old sport that it is hold as the orign of the soccer of our days: if you are fond of some sport or even better, a fun of soccer, you can’t miss the chance to sit on the stands and attend to one match.

Soccer was so widespread since the Middle Ages and the Reinassance, that the Florentines would play soccer in any square and in any street. Try to find on the walls all around the city the marble labels that would forbid to play soccer anywhere: you’ll find one in Piazza del Giglio. In Piazza Santa Croce on the wall of the Palazzo dell’Antella, look for the marble dics that marks the half of the south side of the soccer field: it was here that the ball was thrown to start the match.

The contest is among the four historical districs of Florence: San Giovanni, Santa Croce Santo Spirito and Santa Maria Novella Which one will you root for? On this occasion Piazza Santa Croce is levelled with packed earth and stands are put up: as a stadium this is for sure extraordinary. The matches take place during the celebrations for the patron saint of the city, San Giovanni, period in which the city is at the height of its vitality. Attend to one of the matches of the historical soccer during your stay in Florence will make you fully experience the atmosphere of these Florentine days. Take your seat on the stand or if you have rented an apartment in Piazza santa Croce, enjoy the match right from the window of your apartment!

 

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