The new bar and restaurant at the top of the central Hotel Westin Excelsior in Florence has finally opened after years closed due to permit problems. The result is overwhelming!! Since nothing in Florence can be higher than about 5 floors not to ruin the panorama to the city’s important churches, towers, palazzi and, of […]
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Breakfast in Italy is a ritual. Although Kellogg’s persistence convinced some Italians that it is healthier to stay at home and have a bowl of cereals, the die-hards maintain the wonderful tradition of going to the bar and sipping the coffee of choice, standing, while getting the first news of the day with a smile […]
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- February 20, 2012
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florença, Itália, Torino
The story of a fun weekend with friends in Florence. Three couples of ours came from London and Rome to visit us at the Tantafera in Florence. They risked being stranded by the snow…but they were brave, and at the end, we all agreed, it was worth it!! ——————————— Queridos!! Vocês esperaram um pouco, mas […]
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- February 15, 2012
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florença, Tantafera
I wanted to share with you one of my favorite spots in Florence. Inside the Palazzo Vecchio, the “cortile” which dates from 1453 and has affrescos of 1564 projected by Vasari is so beautiful!! ———————– Queria dividir com vocês um dos meus cantinhos favoritos de Florença: o “cortile” do Palazzo Vecchio na Piazza della Signoria. […]
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If you own a city, why not put a corridor, elevated nonetheless, right smack in the middle of its center? In the mid 1500, that was the case in Florence. Cosimo I dè Medici ordered the architect, Giorgio Vasari, to build a corridor that would take him from his apartments in the Pitti Palace to […]
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- February 09, 2012
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florença
Nothing like a bit of snow to stop a medieval city and start two teenagers going!! 😉 —————————— Existem algumas coisas que são hipnóticas, fogo ondas e a risada de crianças! Os meus filhos não são mais crianças (Allegra 16 e Cosimo 18), mas para mim sempre serão. Nesta idade, os momentos que eles realmente […]
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- February 01, 2012
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florença
To show off their incredible collection of drawings and paintings of artists from the beginning of the XXth century, the Lungarno Hotel in Florence has opened what they call the Picteau (a combination of Picasso and Cocteau, two of the artists in the collection) Lounge. Chocolate and champagne is the call of the day in […]
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