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Open-air markets are a great place to get fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Le Cascine Market is one of Florence’s famous markets located along the Arno River.
It is open every Tuesday morning from 8 am until 2 pm. Vendors sell fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, flowers, housewares, clothing, jewelry, shoes, and bags.
Just remember, vendors do not like customers touching their fruits and vegetables so just point and they will be more than happy to assist you.
You will …

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Piazza Santa Croce is an excellent example of a quintessential ‘Renaissance square‘, where perfect and impressive architectural geometry has been designed around the life of the community and its citizens. Here man is not dominated by the church and architecture but is, rather, at the center of the scene.
Piazza Santa Croce, almost all year long filled with hundreds of tourists, represents the natural landmark for all the area, either by day or by night. Due to the beauty of the piazza, its monuments and its main streets, …

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The inflation rate of Italy in March 2009 is not so high, it’s around 1,2/1,5%….
The fact is that, after the introduction of the Euro (the 1st of January 2002) , the practice of rounding up the euro to the value of ITL 2,000, rather than to the correct conversion rate of ITL 1,936.27 has given rise – according to the president of Istat (Italian Institute of Statistics) – to the unexpected (and unwanted) effect that, in Italy, perceived inflation can be estimated at around 6%…!
This process has …

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Here you are a selection of the best Party Streets of Florence:
VIA PIETRAPIANA – PIAZZA DE’ CIOMPI (SANT’AMBROGIO DISTRICT)
One of the coolest streets for outdoor party in Florence is this year (2009) Via Pietrapiana/Piazza de’ Ciompi…the streets is short and there are only 2 bars Caffé Sant’Ambrogio and Plaz and 1 great place Teatro del Sale  (in my opinion, in  some special evenings, the best of the city)…these venues attract hundreds of florentines and foreigners every night, especially on Friday and Saturday night…we definitely recommend a visit to …

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Many cooks say that for a good ragu’ (Italian for Meat Sauce)  different kinds of meat are required: beef, pork, lamb, veal. Purists  say that only beef meat is required. I don’t dislike to mix a crumbled good fresh and rather lean sausage with the ground beef.
Meat sauce – or ragù – is made with different meats all over Italy: in the south, especially Apulia, there is a predilection for lamb. In Napoli the meat is not ground: they rather use a whole piece of beef to …

I just can’t seem to keep up with posting here - the days are very busy and the end of the school year is near and there is just so much to do before we take our holidays. Florence seems…
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There was a crew in cherry pickers working on the Neptune yesterday - when you see a human right next to this statue you can get a much better idea of just how huge it is: They may have been…
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There is another fantastic sculpture exhibit at the Bargello - "The Living Marbles" - their temporary shows always seem to be very strong and well curated. The current one focuses on Gian Lorenzo Bernini and the birth of the Baroque,…
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You can savor everything that Florence has to offer, such as the gardens and the parks. You can also go as far as enjoying the many fragrances that Florence has to offer. But those are not the only three reasons for you to visit Tuscany. There are rivers, an amazing skyline, galleries, palaces, museums, amazing churches, and food that is to die for.
Two of the reasons why Florence is one of the most frequented cities in the world is because of the museums and the galleries. Art lovers from all …

Florence is a city of history. It is somewhere that people love to go to when they want to become more educated.
The truth, however, is that Florence is also romantic. You can make this city into anything you want it to be. If you want it to be an educational hub, it can be. If you want it to be a place in which you can learn more about cooking excellent dishes, you can do that. If you want it to be a place where you can get drunk, it …