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Fruit and vegetables market in Florence

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18

2010

Last Saturday I met a friend at Serafini Bar in Via Gioberti (excellent coffee and Small fruit cake): I finished earlier and I decided to make my shopping at the nearby market

Places to eat in Florence

Firenze Nova Pizzeria

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26

2010

good crusty pizza in Italy

Every time I go to the Pizzeria Firenze Nova is always incredibly packed every day of the week you decide to go! The place was a a coming and going and the waiters, always very…

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Pizzeria del Caffè Italiano: this is good pizza!

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25

2010

bestpizza in florenze

On one side a pizzeria on the other a restaurant (Osteria del Caffè Italiano), you will find the pizzeria just following the queue!

Crunchy crust, genuine ingredients, excellents toppings, while eating in a historic building…

Places to eat in Florence

Bistrot Torre 69

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2010

hamburger a firenze

Bistrot Torre 69 was born in the middle of July under the ashes of another café, Caffè la Torre, famous for its aperitifs.

Now, as the word says, it’s a bistro, and not only has…

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A late evening ice-cream

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05

2010

gelateria de neri

It’s hot, it is midnight and you fancy an ice-cream, but where to go so late at night? Here below a few places in searching of the best chocolate. One of the most famous ice-cream…

Tips

Arno’s beaches

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05

2010

spiaggia arno san niccolo

The San Niccolò beach and the umbrellas on the embankment at the Cestello: two ways for sun-bathing, drink something and listen to music in Florence. Following the example of amazing cities like Paris, Florence has

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I Fratellini and their famous Panini

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03

2010

i fratellini firenze

A panino is one of the first think we grab where we are kids: our Tuscan bread usually filled with ham, cheese, salami, olives, tomatoes and so on. Eat a panino on the street is…

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Il Santino wine bar

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2010

where you can eat apple pie in Florence

I spoke many times about the Osteria del Santo Bevitore, a nice and traditional restaurant in Santo Spirito area ran by two guys, lovers of good food. Beside the restaurant, they opened a small place…

Wedding in Tuscany

Nice Italian favors

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12

2010

italian favors for wedding

Italians use to give at the end of the reception a gift to guests. It is called bomboniera and generally they are silver, porcelain, terracotta objects given together with confetti (sugar candies) but nowadays the…

Wedding in Tuscany

Blessing ceremonies

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2010

blessing in florence

Blessing ceremonies in Florence are not common among Italians but there are many foreigners’ couples who want to mark again their wedding or have a blessing before the ceremony takes place in their country of…

Shopping

Luisa Via Roma

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18

2010

italian fashion shoes

It’s much more than a store: it’s a concept!

Here you will find the best designers and the trendiest clothes of Florence: accessories, bags, tops jewellery, shoes and much more.

Enjoy the Limit.Ed items, the…

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The Sala Rossa in Palazzo Vecchio

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2010

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Getting married in the Sala Rossa (the red room) the room at the first floor of the historical Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, site of the city government, is a must for many couples. Maybe there…

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Tuscany wedding planner

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15

2010

tuscany wedding planner

Why should I hire a Wedding Planner? This is the most common question a bride to be wonders. The answer is simple: mandatory to have one if you plan a wedding abroad: no one like…

Shopping

Romano firenze shoe store

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2010

romano scarpe

Romano Firenze is a old florentine company that works in the shoe fashion area since 1965. Today has 4 stores in Florence: 3 stores in the center of Florence, and one outlet in the suburbs.…

Shopping

Barberino Outlet Florence

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2010

outlet barberino

I have been many times to Barberino outlet mall since it’s very close to Florence. It takes about 25-30 minutes by car or by bus.

This huge outlet lies in Barberino del Mugello, in the…

Places to eat in Florence

Pizzeria San Domenico in Fiesole

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2010

pizzeria san domenico

If you fancy a pizza but you don’t want to stay around the centre of Florence you just take bus number 7 towards Fiesole and you stop in San Domenico. As soon as you get…

Places to eat in Florence

Gelateria de’ Neri: one of the best ice cream in Florence!

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20

2010

gelateria de neri

Yesterday I decided to have an icecream and I remembered that – when I was at high school – I used to go to a nice little gelateria near Piazza della Signoria. I went to…

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