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Giro Pranzando
Giropranzando takes place today, an event held in Pontedera in Pisa in order to promote the typical local foods and wines. A perfect rip to do some wine tasting and discover the Tuscan cuisine. So it is just the…
Free Wifi Italy Initiative
Florence, Prato and Pistoia have become part of the “Free WiFi Italy“, the free wireless internet!Already includes the Province of Rome, Sardinia and the Municipality of Venice now thanks to “Free WiFi Italy”, one can not only surf for free…
Lucca Comics Festival
The countdown has begun for the Lucca Comics Festival. The comic books and game exhibitions come alight again, to get your parallel life, your most followed cartoons & heroes back to reality! Coming from all over Italy, for a…
Sushi Mania
Tasty, healthy and low cost! Thats the brief description of sushi . Its on everyone’s hot list and now has become more of a mania. Florence is already crawling with sushi bar/restaurants. A touch of class, some wine or…
Apple store at Gigli!
If you need a large mall Florence doesn’t offer one but you can hop on a ride to the Centro Commerciale i Gigli in Campi Bisenzio just a bit out of Florence. The address is: Via San Quirico, 165,…
Free Water in Florence
Florence was inaugurated the fontanello, meaning fountain of sparkling water. Fresh, pure and micro-filtered for everyone free of cost located in the Piazza della Signoria. Joining the statues by Donatello, Cellini and Bandinelli will, in fact be a soda…
Arriving in Florence by plane
Amerigo Vespucci is the airport of Florence and it is not as big as many might expect. With a constant flow of tourists, students and workers, one might end up saying “Did I take the wrong flight?”. To…
Arriving in Florence by train
If you are coming from Milan or Rome the best option you’ll have to reach Florence will be by train. Luckily, despite few strikes, trains in Italy are fast, efficient and somewhat not too expensive. There are three…
Get a Mobile Phone in Italy – Florence
Need to make phone calls in Italy and abroad? Forget expensive roaming fees and simply get a phone number SIM Card upon your arrival in Florence. Sure you have to stay at least a month but buying a…
Wash and Dry in Florence
Is there a mountain of clothes that you want to wash in as soon as possible? Find the closest Wash and Dry which has enough washing and drying machines as well! Everyone gets lazy when it comes to…
Supermarkets in Florence
Where can you do your supermarket shopping in Florence? Well due to Florence’s size you will not find large malls or big department store in the city center but we do have our mini version of them. In the last…
Italian Package tour Operations
Wine tasting tours, City Itineraries Guided Tours, Bike Tours in Florence, Vespa Tours, Shopping Tours and so many others can be booked in advance to enjoy Florence without a minute rest! Here a list of resources (random order)…