Le Volpi e l’uva Florence
Florence's enoteche are as various as the wines served inside them. Glitzy modern spots with views of the Arno’s various bridges line the...
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Cattedrale di San Martino | Lucca
The San Michele in Foro Basilica in the centre of Lucca is beautiful. It's surrounded by cafes for the people to use as a kind of external...
The 22:14 Allegro Tosca Sleeper Train From Florence To Vienna
We boarded the train in Florence station at just a little after 10:00pm with a rugged bunch of backpackers, ageing Austrian couples and young...
Trattoria Sostanza | Florence
Florence isn't short on busy little Trattorias that come with love letters posted on blogs, in magazines and review sites from all around the...
In Search Of Silence In Portofino
We arrived to Portofino by boat from Santa Margherita Ligure just a few miles down the Ligurian coastline. Passing by castles, resorts, super...
Il Santo Bevitore Restaurant Review
Il Santo Bevitore is typical of the nuovo of Florentine restaurants. A large, dimly lit open space with a few nooks and a couple of long tables...
The Glass In The Oculus
This stunning work of art was made for the asp of the Cathedral of Siena but was replaced in 2004 by a copy to help preserve the near 800 year...
Florence In Monochrome
They call her the Cradle of the Renaissance. Topped with red brick and adorned with the works of the Italian masters of art, architecture and...
Tropical Animals
From the outside, the club scene in Florence can appear a stagnant mess of bad R&B and pop nights designed solely to yank in American...
The Gondoliers of Venice
The dark shadows of Gondolas have moved through the canals of Venice for almost 1000 years, and for each of those dark crescent shaped boats,...
