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Via Nazionale is a major thoroughfare, with all the noisy traffic and scummy sidewalks that such a designation entails. Blinded by the quainter quarters of bella Firenze, it’s easy to overlook ...
Florence is beautiful, fascinating and packed with artistic treasures, but when the sun heats up and the crowds accumulate, do like a local and escape to the more peaceful corners ...
Via del Parione is classic Florentine eye candy: think colorful storefronts, guidebook-glorified eateries and camera-ready shop owners taking smoke breaks on the sidewalk. It’s acquired an increasingly international feel, but ...
When you live in Florence, you don’t visit the Duomo very often. Maybe if you have a visitor, you go inside. But when’s the last time you actually bought a ...
An unfortunate Florentine truth: the fixed menus, faux leather and overly friendly vendors of San Lorenzo prompt some to steer clear of this vibrant neighborhood. But amid a sprinkling of ...
Borgo Pinti is a special brand of Florentine street: far enough from the frenzied pace of pieno centro to feel like a members-only walkway
Bordered by via de’ Benci and a clear-cut path to piazza della Signoria, via de’ Neri is not exactly ‘off the beaten track.’ Its TripAdvisor fame precedes it, with household-name ...
Forgive the Robert Frost reference, but via dei Federighi just may be Florence’s proverbial road less traveled. Connecting via della vigna Nuova with via della Spada, this forgotten street has a number of funky and fashionable shops guaranteed to bring out your inner ‘kid in a candy
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Bridging piazza Santa Maria Novella with via Cerretani, via dei Banchi isn’
At 3pm on every Saturday in November, the Duomo of Siena will offer free guided tours (in Italian) in Siena, geared to families with children aged 5 to 12. The program invites young children to become familiar not only with the cathedral but art and museums. The tour schedule
Piazza Tasso wears many hats: family park, foodie haven, nightlife hub. Though it’s often glossed over in favor of glitzier Oltrarno hangouts, this vibrant slice of San Frediano paints a full portrait of Florentine life. Sit on the benches for just a few minutes and you’re
photos by Marco Badiani except where indicated Sandwiched between the San Lorenzo chaos and the daunting drivers of via de’ Cerretani sits a wide-open walkway that feels like a Florentine anomaly. A concrete oasis at the crux of two crowded areas, the cool, calm via dei Conti is
Florence, Italy, has always drawn artists to study and learn from the region’s master painters. This September, a new program for Plein Air landscape painting, run by three artists, will open in a beautiful villa in the hills above Florence. Home to classical art and traditional painting
Tuscany’s Renaissance and Etruscan masterpieces are world famous, but the region’s twentieth-century art gets scant attention. Toscana ’900, a project of the Tuscan Region and the Ente Cassa di ...
With its vicinity to via della Vigna Nuova and via Tornabuoni, via della Spada is often short-shrifted on strolls through downtown Florence. Butcher shops and foodie favorites stand alongside high-fashion hangouts and children's stores. Opulent palazzi and flagship boutiques are its neighbors' trademarks, but via
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Crossing ponte Santa Trinita and veering onto via Maggio can feel like little
Many of us who hail from abroad love waxing poetic about Florence’s maze-like side streets, forgotten vicoli and hidden squares. With our weakness for small-scale Florence’s charms, we risk overlooking ...
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street ...
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Right now, the Oltrarno is the place to be and via Romana is at
