Sight, from the dark wood into the light
8 December – 6 January
In this difficult year, the traditional event F-Light, Firenze Light Festival, is renewed, starting with the name: Sight, from the dark wood into the light. A tribute to the poet Dante Alighieri, center of great celebrations in 2021 in Florence, and a hope of getting out of a difficult situation, in the promise of a better future.
From 8 December 2020 to 6 January 2021, the city will be flooded with light, colors and new energy thanks to video-mapping, projections, lightshow and art installations. The initiative, as in previous editions, will involve some of the most famous Florentine monuments - Ponte Vecchio, Forte Belvedere, Porta San Niccolò, Palazzo Medici Riccardi - the main squares and districts of the historic center. A permanent lighting system will decorate Piazza Indipendenza and its statues, Via Calzaiuoli and other important shopping streets. F-light locations will include also Piazza SS. Annunziata, Via Tornabuoni and Piazza San Firenze.