Malebolge
In Dan Brown’s Inferno, Robert Langdon is terrified when he recognizes Malebolge in his recurring visions, and we know why.
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Cerca trova or CATROVACER?
“Cerca trova” (seek and ye shall find) is a mysterious inscription that is located at the top of Vasari’s fresco The Battle of Marciano positioned in the Hall of the Five Hundred in Palazzo Vecchio.
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Viale Machiavelli
Viale Machiavelli is one of the Viali dei Colli (Avenues of the Hills), the scenic Florence boulevards that cross the hills surrounding the discrict of Oltrarno.
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Malthus and his Essay on the Principle of Population
The problem of global overpopulation is one of the main threads of Dan Brown’s Inferno.
In the book, a particularly important role in the definition of the problem is played by the theory elaborated in this regard by Reverend Malthus in the eighteenth century.
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For the Love of God
For the love of God, in Italian Per l’amor di Dio, is a sculpture created in 2007 by English contemporary artist Damien Hirst. It consists of a human skull cast in platinum enriched with 8,601 diamonds, including a pink diamond-shaped drop—the so-called marquise diamond, located on the front of the skull.
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The Isolotto
The Isolotto is one of the most famous locations in Florence’s Boboli Gardens. It was built in the seventeenth century by architect Alfonso Parigi.
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Dante Death Mask
The Dante death mask plays a key role in Dan Brown’s Inferno novel.
This precious object is preserved in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, most specifically in a small andito (hallway) on the first floor, between the Apartments of Eleanor and the Halls of Priors.
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Caffè Rivoire
The Caffè Rivoire is located in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
Enrico Rivoire, Savoia royal family chocolatier, was from Turin and brought to Florence the tradition of the typical hot chocolate from his hometown.
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