You never know when a random walk will introduce you to a new part of Florence! Many times I have walked down this street and peered into the garden, but it has always been locked up. It is open on a daily basis, just not when I happened to be passing by previously.

Until this pretty spring day! I took advantage and entered and enjoyed the space and the blooming trees.

You know me. You know I want to know the history behind the dedication. I learned that this space was originally part of a monastic orchard and it in its present form it was officially dedicated on Sept. 20, 2021 to Wanda Lattes (1922-2018), a partisan courier and journalist, and her husband Alberto Nirenstein (1916-2007), a historian of the Shoah and fighter in the Jewish Brigade.

This lovely small garden honors the couple’s cultural and resistance contributions in Florence, including Lattes’ work with local newspapers and Nirenstein’s historical efforts.

What a beautiful day to visit the garden for the first time!