In town for the inauguration of the new restaurant which bears his name, Sophia Loren received the Keys of the City of Florence by the mayor Dario Nardella. The ceremony was held in Palazzo Vecchio. The mayor bestowed the honor on the legendary actress, greeted by the warmth and enthusiasm of 200 people. Great success for Sophia Loren who expressed all her emotion for the welcome received: "I'm not used to these things, I get very excited".
The emotion for the award
A real crowd bath for the actress who thus inaugurated her new restaurant in via dei Brunelleschi. For the occasion he declared: "I like to see a lot of people who love me. I am really happy. I can't wait to tell my children about my trip to Florence, because I can't wait to tell them that I would like them to come with me to have a wonderful holiday here, in this city, because it is truly wonderful". The mayor Dario Nardella has chosen to dedicate the song "O Sole mio" to the actress in a version played on her violin. The mayor said: "We have admiration and gratitude for Sophia Loren because it is truly an icon of cinema, culture, art, of our country, of our cities, of Naples to which Florence is linked by a relationship of great history".
These are the reasons that led to the delivery of the Keys to the City: "Iconic queen of Italian cinema, diva with Mediterranean charm and above all 'True Woman', capable of touching the hearts of millions of people with her talent and her extraordinary sensitivity, ranging from cinema, to literature, to culinary tradition. Symbol of a creativity that unites Naples with Florence, Italy and America, and that, like the gaze of this extraordinary actress, is ageless. Because he lives every day as if it were always the beginning of a new beautiful chapter ".
Sophia Loren - Original Italian Food inaugurated
The restaurant "Sophia Loren - Original Italian Food”Is the first of the restaurant chain that was born, for the first time in the history of catering, with the consent and collaboration of the Neapolitan actress. At the entrance there is a maxi mosaic with the face of Sophia Loren to welcome customers. The restaurant is 1500 square meters wide with 300 seats, 60 of which are outdoors under the arcades. An entirely Made in Italy project, which has created new jobs in a difficult time due to the pandemic.
"This new adventure is the natural evolution of my way of facing life with curiosity and enthusiasm - Sophia Loren comments -. For me, living means having new experiences, getting passionate, experimenting, working on new projects. TAll this is a pretext to get back into the game, to continue learning. When I was offered to participate in this project I had no doubts because this restaurant embodies some of the things I love most: Italian cuisine, the moments of conviviality linked to it and then several of my characters are in some way linked to the kitchen".
Photo source: facebook profile Dario Nardella mayor of the city of Florence
