Name: Summer window.
Age: 391.
What they look like: Tiny windows.
More information: Around 1629-1631, the bubonic plague struck northern and central Italy and caused nearly 2 million casualties, then 1/4 of the population. It was a dark period, but on the other hand, people also wanted to get drunk or drink a little alcohol.
Even? And so some people had the brilliant idea of ??buchetta del vino: a hole in the wall through which wine could be passed to people on the street. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica says it was first mentioned in a 1634 book.
Interesting. Yes, even? Finally, the summer windows are back and you can find them on Instagram.
Really? Yes! According to Lonely Planet, Florence is the only area that already serves wine, cocktails, coffee or ice cream through a hole in the shape of a small window to protect itself from Covid-19.
- Adapted from The Guardian
