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Useful resources about life in Florence, Italy, focusing on the international community.

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Santo Spirito Area Guide

Medical 1. Guardia Medica Via Sant’Agostino, 6r
- Tel. 055 215616 An after-hours medical service. Monday through Friday, 8pm to 8am. Saturdays, day before holidays, and holidays, 10am to 8pm. Sundays  ...

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Rocky Ruggiero

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:

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Good night, sweetheart

Christmas trees come with roots in Italy, and mine, by some miracle of the Evergreen, is still alive on the balcony and sprouting new buds despite the merciless winds of winter. This discovery of unexpected spring in February is my fatto bello della settimana and I go out there often.

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Atsuko Kato

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:

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The man who knows the meanings

If I had an analyst, she would probably tell me that my very first visit to what Italians call il commercialista has something to do with turning 37 and the need to become a more responsible citizen. Luckily, I don't have an analyst. People living in Italy seldom do

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Fifty weeks to find it

On New Year's, Italians will tell you that fertility and marital devotion are a consequence of eating the ruby seeds of a pomegranate. And if your money belt is too short for buckling both sides of the month together, fear not. Lentils, like tiny coins made soft from boiling,

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Melanie Secciani

  Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and ...

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The bread and cheese controversy

The friendly rules of party etiquette forbid the rabid discussion of religion and politics, whose fanning flags risk turning the centerpiece candle into a blazing hazard. We could even stretch ...

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Bari Hochwald

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:

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A Duel

Massimo has nervous legs and a mind that keeps the future up at night. Find his face in the crowd and you'll know him-his eyes always follow, his mouth often leads. Mothers and nuns know to avoid him and schoolteachers sense his crimes before any redhandedness actually happens.

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Zachary Androus

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:

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Don’t be a drip: water in Florence

I’m not a person who gets easily depressed. In fact, I’m usually annoyingly chirpy. Nonetheless, there are times while researching BeGreenInFlo when I come across something so dismal that even ...

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Emily Rosner

  Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and ...

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Jamie Marie Lazzara

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:

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Sophie Bye

Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home. Many people arrive in the city at a point in their lives when they feel a desire

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