{"id":25183,"date":"2022-08-24T16:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/?p=25183"},"modified":"2022-08-25T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T16:05:54","slug":"the-wine-windows-of-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/the-wine-windows-of-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wine Windows of Florence and Where to Find Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, Florence. The city that makes you sigh with its art, gelato, and good food. But did you know this picturesque Tuscan town also hides a unique phenomenon? It’s called\u00a0<\/span>buchette del vino<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(wine windows).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most wine windows about 12 inches high and 8 inches wide and with a similar dome shape. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Buchette del vino<\/span><\/i>, or wine windows, are a peculiar feature of Florence. They are little windows with inscriptions on the walls of some local nobles\u2019 palaces. They have been used for hundreds of years to sell wine in a fiasco<\/em> (glass bottle) without having to open a shop and avoid paying taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

These wine windows also posed a useful anti-contagion way to sell wine during the epidemic of 1630-1633. And more recently, during the days of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. When restaurants, bars, and gelateria began reusing these ancient <\/span>buchette del vino <\/span><\/i>to sell their products, just like 400 years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So where can you find them and which bars and shops use them? Continue reading to find out!<\/span><\/p>\n

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