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Coming to Florence is like discovering treasure after a very
pleasurable hunt through rolling Tuscan countryside, olive groves
and vineyards. An Aladdin's cave of basilicas, frescoes and piazzas,
it does not fail to seduce a steady stream of admirers, year after
year. Art, music, poetry and all that the Italian Renaissance stood
for back in the 15th century is no less impressive in Firenze today.
With Dante, da Vinci and Donatello your household names, where better
to learn Italian that in the birthplace of its masters?
Plus Points:
Charming traditional city
Wealth of art & architecture
Compact centre
Access to Chianti & Tuscany
Wonderful food & wine
Window shopping at the fashionable boutiques, lingering over lunch
in one of
the many excellent restaurants, and browsing through the lively
markets are
perfect ways to spend your time - and of course practise ordering
your doppio
espresso or your pasta arrabbiata. From big sights like the Piazza
San Marco
and the Duomo, to the quieter Boboli Gardens, behind the Palazzo
Pitti, Florence is a true European delight.
Of course it is impossible to visit Florence without venturing
into the beautiful
Tuscan countryside and the wine-growing hills of Chianti, the landscape
a perfect tapestry of vineyards and olive groves. The legendary
cities of Siena and Pisa are also a must, and are both easily accessible
from Florence.~
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