Out and about in Florence Archives - Two Weeks in Tuscany

The Food MarketsThe Food Markets

18/07/2012 | daniele | 0 Comment | 19:00

There is great food shopping in Florence and people like to visit to Mercato Centrale in the San Lorenzo area of the city. This is a collection of stalls and

People Watching at NightPeople Watching at Night

18/07/2012 | daniele | 0 Comment | 18:38

What better way of spending an hour after dinner than visiting our favourite gelataria ‘Perche No’. This is great ice-cream, imaginative selection of flavours, hand made daily from organic ingredients

See Just ONE of the hundreds of ChurchesSee Just ONE of the hundreds of Churches

11/06/2012 | daniele | 0 Comment | 23:33

There are literally hundreds of churches in Florence, but if you are going to just visit one, make it Santa Croce situated of course in Santa Croce Square. The website

The ‘Terraces of the Cathedral Tour’ at the Duomo in FlorenceThe ‘Terraces of the Cathedral Tour’ at the Duomo in Florence

06/06/2012 | daniele | 0 Comment | 09:49

Two of our guests, Max and Janet from Seattle recommend this tour which goes several times during the day and tickets at €15.00 can be obtained at the Duomo Museum

Bargello MuseumBargello Museum

12/04/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 16:35

A wonderful museum – let the official website speak for it – opens in a new window. Opening hours – Daily – Just in the mornings: 8.15-13.50 The ticket office

The Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella (The Ancient Pharmacy)The Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella (The Ancient Pharmacy)

12/04/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 16:14

This ancient and wonderfully atmospheric building is certainly worth a visit particularly when one remembers that there is no entrance fee. It is situated on Via Della Scala fairly close

Duomo MuseumDuomo Museum

12/04/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 09:49

This interesting museum is situated in Piazza del Duomo and is directly behind the dome end of the Cathedral. It is considered to be an excellent uncrowded exhibition and can

The ‘Famous View Walk’ from DeiMori to Piazzale MichelangeloThe ‘Famous View Walk’ from DeiMori to Piazzale Michelangelo

12/03/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 14:44

This wonderful walk will give you a great perspective and introduction to Florence – an overview of the city. It is the sort of walk which takes ‘as long as

San Miniato al Monte / Gregorian ChantsSan Miniato al Monte / Gregorian Chants

12/03/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 11:43

San Miniato al Monte (St. Minias on the Mountain) is a basilica church in Florence built, as the name suggests, on top of Mons Fiorentinus (San Miniato Hill). It is

Ferragamo Shoe MuseumFerragamo Shoe Museum

05/02/2011 | daniele | 0 Comment | 09:56

Situated in Florence, on the basement of Palazzo Spini Feroni, Via Tornabuoni n. 2, the museum was opened to the public in 1995 by the Ferragamo family, in an effort