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Florence’s close association with the Renaissance is on full view at museums and churches, on gates and doors.
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The Via Tornabuoni and Via della Vigna Nuova are the most fashionable shopping districts in Florence and address for some of the most famous and high profile designers in the world.
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Take a walking tour through cobbled streets, lonely farmhouses, quiet vineyards and lush green forests. Take a break to go wine tasting and indulge in the pleasures of great wine, fabulous scenery and soak in the incredible Tuscan sun.
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While in Florence do take out the time to visit some of the nearby cities.
Arezzo, 50 kilometers from Florence is one of the earliest and most important Etruscan settlements.
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Florence takes its culinary cue from the surrounding Tuscan region.
Specialities include the bistecca alla Fiorentina (a great juicy steak), ribolitta (a black cabbage and bean stew), minestra di fagioli (a soup with the heady flavour of garlic) and gelato (yes, we owe ice cream to this part of the world).
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Florence’s most important event, the Scoppio del Carro, is in March-April. Celebrated on Easter Sunday it is an ox and cart procession, which culminates in a spectacular fireworks display when the entire cart explodes near the Duomo.
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