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A Feast Day in an unusual city quarter

St. lawrence
[Susan Glasspool]

Almost all tourists who come to Florence find themselves sooner or later in the area of San Lorenzo. Some go there to visit the magnificent Medici Chapels, the Laurentian Library and Brunelleschi’s Basilica, while others prefer to browse around the Saint Lawrence market with its variagated stalls.
The more adventurous discover the Central Market inside the massive Victorian-style metal structure, half hidden by the market stalls, which often passes unobserved.
August 10th is the Feast of St. Lawrence, the quarter’s feast day, also celebrated throughout Italy as the night of shooting stars and often combined with wine tastings. Don’t miss visiting the area, made more colourful with a Procession of the Florentine Republic, when the city authorities, accompanied by colourful flag bearers and pageantry, offer celebrative candles in the Basilica.
Initiatives include guided visits and special openings of the Medici Chapels. In the evening the whole neighbourhood participates in the distribution of the traditional lasagna and water melon in the square, reminiscent of the ancient celebrations of the Guild of Bakers, whose feast day this once was.

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