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Florence is not just the city of the Uffizi and the Duomo. It is also the city where gelato was invented, where a piece of meat on the grill becomes a ritual and where Florentines have spent centuries eating tripe in the street without any shame. Florentine cuisine is like that: direct, hearty and profoundly […]

Some cities seem easier for a family trip on paper. Florence is not always one of them. People tend to think of churches, art, museums, queues, and historic streets, and the same question comes up straight away: is Florence with kids really worth it? The answer is yes. And much more than you might expect. […]

Things to do in Florence at night include watching the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, walking across the illuminated Ponte Vecchio, enjoying an Italian aperitivo in Santo Spirito, listening to live music, or finishing the evening with gelato by the Arno River. When the monuments light up, the city feels completely different from the daytime. But […]

I still remember the first time I crossed the Ponte Vecchio at sunset, watching that warm golden light sweep across the Arno. Florence looked exactly like the postcards — except better, because I could smell espresso drifting from a side street and hear someone playing guitar near the Uffizi. That trip taught me something important: […]

Let me tell it like I would to a friend: Florence smells like marble dust, crunchy schiacciata and sunsets that disarm you. The first time I went without a plan and ended up doing “Renaissance crossfit” on the 414 steps of the Campanile; the second time I ordered the trip and everything flowed—fewer queues, better […]