{"id":10002709,"date":"2013-02-01T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/?p=10002709"},"modified":"2018-05-31T11:27:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T09:27:50","slug":"the-gilli-florence-among-the-oldest-historical-cafes-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/en\/the-gilli-florence-among-the-oldest-historical-cafes-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gilli in Florence among the oldest Historical Caf\u00e9s in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>n 1951, Ruth Orkin chose it as set of the famous picture \u201cAmerican girl in Italy\u201d. However, what makes Caff\u00e8 Gilli one of the oldest coffee shops of Italy and unique testimony of the coffee shops in Florence\u2019s belle \u00e9poque is its two and a half centuries of history. It was the year 1733 when the Swiss family Gilli opened \u201cThe Small Shop of Sweet Breads\u201d in via dei Calzaiuoli, a refined and welcoming confectionery that used to be appreciated and visited by Florentine high society. However, it was in the second half of the Nineteenth century that Gill experienced his highest notoriety with his pastry and coffee shop, moving to Via degli Speziale, just in front of the Trianon Theatre, and then definitely relocating to Piazza della Repubblica, centre and heart of the\u00a0<\/span>Dante town since the Roman period. Keystone of literary caf\u00e9s and meeting place for many intellectuals, Gilli becomes witness of political conflicts of the early Nineties and reading place of the first magazines. Artists and painters, like Caligani, Pozzi, Ferroni and Pucci hang out more and more in these frescoed halls. From the post-war period onwards, Gilli becomes exclusive meeting place of young Florentines and destination of Hollywood celebrities.<\/span><\/p>\n