Tuscany, an esoteric land of mysteries, symbols and traditions.

"Fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute et canoscenza" 

( You were not born to live as savages, but to follow virtue and knowledge ).

What the great poet Dante Alighieri wrote, today we could read it as a reminder, a warning to try to deepen the knowledge of oneself, to pass from essoteric knowledge to esoteric knowledge..

Essoteric is the word of our dictionary that indicates a knowledge understandable, clear and open to all, as can be the daily life. When we speak of esoteric knowledge, we mean a knowledge that, as Aristotle said, has nothing to do with the daily, because the ultimate meaning can be understood only after careful reflection. And this type of knowledge has been passed down orally for millennia, with the use of traditions and with the use of symbols.

Esoteric Tuscany, what we can understand only after observing.

To understand it is necessary to be willing to listen, because "the lips of wisdom are open only to the ears of understanding" [cit. ].

Symbols represent a link between esoteric and exoteric knowledge, a direct link between visual evidence and its profound meaning, an aid to the attempt to transform knowledge from simple to profound.

And Tuscany, with its millenary history, with its deep roots and the boost that the Renaissance has given, is full of symbolism and mysteries.

It is worth planning a trip to discover the mysteries and symbols of esoteric Tuscany.

All the places of esoteric Tuscany, ready to reveal themselves before your eyes.

From the Hermitage of Montesiepi with the Sword driven into the Rock by San Galgano, who stopped wearing the clothes of the knight to become a hermit and thus repent of the violence he had committed, to the Abbey dedicated to San Galgano. From the Fountain of the Fata Morgana of Bagno a Ripoli to the Ponte della Maddalena (called del Diavolo) in Borgo a Mozzano, without thinking about the images that can be seen in the marble tassellatures of the Duomo di Siena, where you expect to find sacred images, but not the effigy dedicated to Hermes Trismegistus and placed right in front of the main entrance, the esoteric Tuscany is steeped in symbolism and mysteries.

Florence and its mysteries.

The lion’s share can only be found in Florence, where there is a real guided tour in which we will reveal all the most significant places and stories.

It was, for example, Cosimo de' Medici the Elder who founded the Neoplatonic Academy and owner of "forbidden" texts such as the original copy of the "Corpus Hermeticum" by Hermes Trismegistus.

Throughout Florence there are hidden, often in plain sight, symbols to be interpreted, such as the references to the astrology of the Baptistery or those present on the facades of Santa Croce and Santa Maria Novella, The famous bees that embellish the statue of Ferdinand I in Piazza Santissima Annunziata.

In short, a world to be discovered, to try to pass from a visual knowledge to an in-depth one, as Dante Alighieri himself asked.

So, what are you waiting for? Discover the esoteric Tuscany!