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class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ART AND CULTURE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/raphael-leo-x-portrait-gay-pope\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Particolare-volto-Leone-X-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Particolare-volto-Leone-X-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Particolare-volto-Leone-X-1125x749.jpg 1125w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Particolare volto Leone X\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/raphael-leo-x-portrait-gay-pope\/\" title=\"Raphael and Leo X: Portrait of a Gay Pope\" rel=\"bookmark\">Raphael and Leo X: Portrait of a Gay Pope<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2023\/03\/14\/\" title=\"8:44 pm\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2023-03-14T20:44:12+00:00\">14 March 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Pope Leo X (1475-15) was the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Clarice Orsini and possibly one of the most interesting figures in Renaissance Italy but, according to documentary sources, he was also perverted, corrupted and, of course, gay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/raphael-leo-x-portrait-gay-pope\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Raphael and Leo X: Portrait of a Gay Pope\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd visible post-57473 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-caravaggio category-52 description-off\" data-name=\"Posing as a gay Bacchus: Caravaggio and the Queer Art at the Uffizi Gallery\" data-date=\"2023-03-13T18:01:03+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/posing-as-a-gay-bacchus-caravaggio-and-the-queer-art-at-the-uffizi-gallery\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Caravaggio-Bacco-Uffizi-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Caravaggio-Bacco-Uffizi-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Caravaggio-Bacco-Uffizi-1125x749.jpg 1125w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Caravaggio Bacco Uffizi\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/posing-as-a-gay-bacchus-caravaggio-and-the-queer-art-at-the-uffizi-gallery\/\" title=\"Posing as a gay Bacchus: Caravaggio and the Queer Art at the Uffizi Gallery\" rel=\"bookmark\">Posing as a gay Bacchus: Caravaggio and the Queer Art at the Uffizi Gallery<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2023\/03\/13\/\" title=\"6:01 pm\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2023-03-13T18:01:03+00:00\">13 March 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Michelangelo Buonarroti non era soltanto il pi\u00f9 geniale artista del Rinascimento ma anche un sublime poeta dalla penna sofisticata e toccante che lascia intravedere, fra le righe, la sua anima pi\u00f9 profonda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/posing-as-a-gay-bacchus-caravaggio-and-the-queer-art-at-the-uffizi-gallery\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Posing as a gay Bacchus: Caravaggio and the Queer Art at the Uffizi Gallery\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd visible post-57469 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arte-e-cultura category-firenze-e-toscana category-lgbtq category-news tag-gay-florence-city-tour tag-leonardo-da-vinci tag-tour-arte-firenze tag-visite-guidate-firenze tag-walking-tours-florence category-18 category-19 category-21 category-20 description-off\" data-name=\"Was Leonardo da Vinci Obsessed with Flying?\" data-date=\"2023-03-13T17:56:05+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/arte-e-cultura\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ARTE E CULTURA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/firenze-e-toscana\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FIRENZE E TOSCANA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/lgbtq\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">NEWS<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/was-leonardo-da-vinci-obsessed-with-flying\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/COVER_Codice-volo-uccelli-Leonardo_1-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/COVER_Codice-volo-uccelli-Leonardo_1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/COVER_Codice-volo-uccelli-Leonardo_1.jpg 1199w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"COVER_Codice-volo-uccelli-Leonardo_1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/was-leonardo-da-vinci-obsessed-with-flying\/\" title=\"Was Leonardo da Vinci Obsessed with Flying?\" rel=\"bookmark\">Was Leonardo da Vinci Obsessed with Flying?<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2023\/03\/13\/\" title=\"5:56 pm\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2023-03-13T17:56:05+00:00\">13 March 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Walk on Monte Ceceri Breathing in the mountain air in the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci and admiring stone quarries in use since Etruscan times is a rare privilege, but if you live in Florence you just need to go out for a walk outside the city. Let us tell you about our&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/was-leonardo-da-vinci-obsessed-with-flying\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Was Leonardo da Vinci Obsessed with Flying?\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd visible post-57466 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art-and-culture category-florence-and-tuscany category-lgbtq-en tag-michelangelo-en category-78 category-75 category-77 description-off\" data-name=\"Michelangelo and Tommaso De\u2019 Cavalieri: an endless passion\" data-date=\"2023-03-13T17:41:59+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ART AND CULTURE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/lgbtq-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/michelangelo-and-tommaso-de-cavalieri-an-endless-passion\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Michelangelo-e-Tommaso-de-Cavalieri-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Michelangelo-e-Tommaso-de-Cavalieri-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Michelangelo-e-Tommaso-de-Cavalieri-865x576.jpg 865w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"Michelangelo-e-Tommaso-de-Cavalieri.jpg\" title=\"Michelangelo e Tommaso de Cavalieri\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/michelangelo-and-tommaso-de-cavalieri-an-endless-passion\/\" title=\"Michelangelo and Tommaso De\u2019 Cavalieri: an endless passion\" rel=\"bookmark\">Michelangelo and Tommaso De\u2019 Cavalieri: an endless passion<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2023\/03\/13\/\" title=\"5:41 pm\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2023-03-13T17:41:59+00:00\">13 March 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Michelangelo Buonarroti was not only the most brilliant artist of the Renaissance but also a sublime poet with a sophisticated and touching pen that reveals, between the lines, his deepest soul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/michelangelo-and-tommaso-de-cavalieri-an-endless-passion\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Michelangelo and Tommaso De\u2019 Cavalieri: an endless passion\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd visible post-56621 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florence-and-tuscany category-lgbtq category-lgbtq-en category-news-en tag-florence tag-florence-gay-bars tag-florence-gay-club tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lgbtq tag-queer category-75 category-21 category-77 category-76 description-off\" data-name=\"Looking for a Queer place to hang out in Florence?\" data-date=\"2021-12-03T10:09:00+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/lgbtq\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/lgbtq-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">NEWS<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/guide-to-the-lgbtq-bars-in-florence-2\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gay-club-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gay-club-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gay-club.jpg 1280w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"gay club\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/guide-to-the-lgbtq-bars-in-florence-2\/\" title=\"Looking for a Queer place to hang out in Florence?\" rel=\"bookmark\">Looking for a Queer place to hang out in Florence?<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/chiara\/\" title=\"View all posts by Chiara Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Chiara Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2021\/12\/03\/\" title=\"10:09 am\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2021-12-03T10:09:00+00:00\">3 December 2021<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Looking for a Queer place to hang out in Florence? This short and updated guide to LGBTQI+ venues and events will help you make the most out of your gay-cation in Florence!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/guide-to-the-lgbtq-bars-in-florence-2\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Looking for a Queer place to hang out in Florence?\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd hidden post-56524 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art-and-culture category-florence-and-tuscany category-lgbtq-en tag-florence tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lgbtq tag-queerness category-78 category-75 category-77 description-off\" data-name=\"Love&#8217;s Metamorphoses: Apollo and Hyacinth\" data-date=\"2021-11-18T08:20:22+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ART AND CULTURE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/lgbtq-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/love-s-metamorphoses-apollo-and-hyacinth\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Apollo_e_Giacinto-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Apollo_e_Giacinto-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Apollo_e_Giacinto-1125x749.jpg 1125w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Apollo_e_Giacinto\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/love-s-metamorphoses-apollo-and-hyacinth\/\" title=\"Love&#8217;s Metamorphoses: Apollo and Hyacinth\" rel=\"bookmark\">Love&#8217;s Metamorphoses: Apollo and Hyacinth<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2021\/11\/18\/\" title=\"8:20 am\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2021-11-18T08:20:22+00:00\">18 November 2021<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The Bargello National Museum in Florence houses some of the queerest works of art of the Renaissance period. Read our blog entry about Benvenuto Cellini&#8217;s Apollo and Hyacinth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/love-s-metamorphoses-apollo-and-hyacinth\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Love&#8217;s Metamorphoses: Apollo and Hyacinth\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd hidden post-56263 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art-and-culture category-florence-and-tuscany category-lgbtq tag-bandinelli tag-florence tag-homosexuality tag-leo-x tag-medici tag-orpheus tag-poliziano category-78 category-75 category-21 description-off\" data-name=\"Orpheus and the Medici: or \u201cLook who\u2019s back, bitches!\u201d\" data-date=\"2021-05-18T05:46:48+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/art-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ART AND CULTURE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/lgbtq\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/orpheus-and-the-medici-or-look-whos-back-bitches\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-thumb-lazy-load preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20800%20533&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_20201010111858_6553712_0-scaled-800x533.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_20201010111858_6553712_0-scaled-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_20201010111858_6553712_0-scaled-1360x906.jpg 1360w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 800 \/ 533\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" title=\"DCIM100MEDIADJI_0112.JPG\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icon-im-hover-010\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/orpheus-and-the-medici-or-look-whos-back-bitches\/\" title=\"Orpheus and the Medici: or \u201cLook who\u2019s back, bitches!\u201d\" rel=\"bookmark\">Orpheus and the Medici: or \u201cLook who\u2019s back, bitches!\u201d<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a class=\"author vcard\" href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/author\/francesco\/\" title=\"View all posts by Francesco Calanca\" rel=\"author\">By <span class=\"fn\">Francesco Calanca<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/2021\/05\/18\/\" title=\"5:46 am\" class=\"data-link\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2021-05-18T05:46:48+00:00\">18 May 2021<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>A queer look into the myth of Orpheus and its use as political propaganda in Florence at the time of the Medici.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/orpheus-and-the-medici-or-look-whos-back-bitches\/\" class=\"post-details details-type-link\" aria-label=\"Read more about Orpheus and the Medici: or \u201cLook who\u2019s back, bitches!\u201d\">Read Article<i class=\"dt-icon-the7-arrow-03\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/article><article class=\"post project-odd hidden post-56278 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florence-and-tuscany category-lgbtq-en category-lgbtq category-news-en category-news tag-florence tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lgbtq tag-queerness category-75 category-77 category-21 category-76 category-20 description-off\" data-name=\"The Florence Queer Community\" data-date=\"2021-05-18T05:45:10+00:00\">\n\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"fancy-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/florence-and-tuscany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FLORENCE AND TUSCANY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/lgbtq-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/lgbtq\/\" rel=\"category tag\">LGBTQ+<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/\" rel=\"category tag\">NEWS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">NEWS<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/the-florence-queer-community\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" 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