Grand Napoleonic Ball in Florence 2017

Napoleon & Elisa in Florence

9-11 JUNE 2017

Programme of Events

FRIDAY 9th JUNE 2017, 4pm - 5pm. Visit Villa Fabbricotti (Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 64) on the anniversary of the death of Pauline Bonaparte who died here in 1839 

5pm - Stibbert Museum (next door) - Via Federigo Stibbert, 26

Dance Run-Through with Maestro Donald Francis

in 1796 - 1817 costume (no heels)
Private guided tour of Stibbert Museum & Dinner in the Museum & Park

SATURDAY 10th JUNE 2017 11am - 1pm
Walking Tour of Napoleonic Florence - Starting point is Porta San Frediano (meet at 10.45)

SATURDAY 10 JUNE 2017, 7pm - 2am

PALAZZO CORSINI, on Lungarno Corsini, Florence

Welcome Drinks

GRAND NAPOLEONIC BALL

Games Room - Interludes - BUFFET FROID à la CARÊME - Birthday Celebration

Dance Master - Maestro Donald Francis

Conductor - Maestro Valentino Alfredo Zangara

SUNDAY 11th JUNE 2017, 10.45am - 1pm PALAZZO VECCHIO, SALONE DEI CINQUECENTO

Historic Reenactment (30 minutes) of the Meeting between General Napoleon Bonaparte & Ferdinando III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, presented to the public twice (11am & 12.30pm). Visit Palazzo Vecchio from 11.30am to 12.30pm

SUNDAY 11th JUNE 2017, 1pm - 7pm
Bardini Gardens (Via dei Bardi 1 red), Forte Belvedere, Boboli Gardens and 3 Pitti museums

Lunch in the Bardini Gardens, visit to Forte Belvedere, Boboli Gardens and 3 Pitti Museums

SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2017, 9.30pm
Chiesa di Ognissanti, 42 Borgo Ognissanti
Concert in Celebration of the life of Caroline Bonaparte, buried in this church in 1839
Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (Heroic) played by the Orchestra Sinfonica Florentia conducted by Maestro Valentino Zangara with a presentation of her life in Florence and details of the restoration of her chapel by Alessandro Guadagni