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I had booked the trip without saying a word. I just told her: “pack something comfortable and something elegant for one night.” When the taxi dropped us off in front of the Duomo as the afternoon faded and the last rays of sunlight set Brunelleschi’s dome ablaze in shades of orange and gold, she looked […]

You’ve been planning Florence for months. Flights booked, a charming hotel in the center, reservations made. Then the night before you open the weather app and see that symbol you never want to see. The cloud with lightning. Or worse: the cloud with lightning for three days straight. Don’t let it ruin you. Seriously. Florence […]

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: […]