Sponsored by Helvetia & Bristol Firenze – Starhotels Collezione
“Milan may have the week, but Florence has the legacy.”
Sponsored by Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
In Collaboration with MARTINI ® and Maura Milia
Sponsored by Grimaldo
“But at the same time, modern shopkeepers and creatives hold their own.”
“That said, there are a few places that breathe fresh life into the Renaissance city, even if they’ve been around for 100 years.”
“…you’re advised to never ask for the steak to be cooked more–a grave faux pas that many Americans are known to commit.”
“The drink–alongside David and the Duomo–became one of Florence’s farthest-reaching icons.”
“The name literally translates to ‘cuddles’–fitting, considering these comforting balls of fried dough can snuggle their way into everyone’s hearts.”
In Italy, there are as many unofficial languages as there are regions. Every city, every small town, and most neighborhoods have their own phrases, hand gestures, and different meanings for common Italian words. Although these differences exist, it’s relatively easy for a native Italian speaker to navigate their way across the country… But there is […]
To the uninitiated, there’s nothing to do in Florence. And, to be fair, it really does seem to be true: bars close at 2 AM, city-center clubs are overflowing with 19-year-old exchange students, and the range of music styles you can find is certainly more limited than that of more cosmopolitan cities. DJ and local […]
“As I get closer to one of the paintings, hanging in the living room, I see how Lorenzo’s canvases can only be fully understood in real life. The surface of each work is a miniature landscape meticulously cared for, like the hills we were driving through some hours ago.”
“Rome is an exuberant, chaotic beauty, a city built on millennia of layers of garbage; Milan is handsome and sprawling and tame, a little square. Florence is just right.”
“I don’t think you can call it a sport. It’s a brawl, a battle. You have rules, but sometimes those rules aren’t respected.”
Florence–city of art and culture that it is–is unsurprisingly the birthplace of many works of great literature. But, as any avid reader will tell you, books are so much more than the words that lie between their covers. Literature is about opening minds, creating experiences, and forging relationships, whether that be through getting to know […]
