Florence, Italy: The Cradle of the Renaissance, Part 1

[dawnofthethirdworld]

and you just had to go to mcdonald's right away... no matter how "italian" it is. ew: mcdonald's.

[Scrovegni1305]

@dawnofthethirdworld

LOL. I agree, but in my own defense...it was near the train station and starvation was setting in.

[gydur1]

Did this happen to you:

Stendhal syndrome, hyperkulturemia, or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e.g. when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.

[gydur1]

@gydur1

The illness is named after the famous 19th-century French author Stendhal (pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle), who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.

Although there are many descriptions of people becoming dizzy and fainting while taking in Florentine art, especially at the Uffizi, dating from the early 19th century on

[IlRezzonico]

Walking around that rim inside the dome is very scary

[IlRezzonico]

I got a free ticket to the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi at Palazzo Pitti. Something for free in Florence!!!!