Saturday 17 February 2024

Florence fights to keep its cultural heritage alive via tourism

 

Tourism, Florence, Heritage, Artisans, UNESCO, Italy, Preservation

Tommaso Pestelli, a goldsmith with deep-rooted familial ties to his craft in Florence, was recently evicted from his traditional workshop to accommodate the construction of a luxury hotel, marking him as the latest casualty in a wave of changes spurred by mass tourism in the city.


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