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photos by Marco Badiani except where indicated Sandwiched between the San Lorenzo chaos and the daunting drivers of via de’ Cerretani sits a wide-open walkway that feels like a Florentine anomaly. A concrete oasis at the crux of two crowded areas, the cool, calm via dei Conti is
With its vicinity to via della Vigna Nuova and via Tornabuoni, via della Spada is often short-shrifted on strolls through downtown Florence. Butcher shops and foodie favorites stand alongside high-fashion hangouts and children's stores. Opulent palazzi and flagship boutiques are its neighbors' trademarks, but via
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Crossing ponte Santa Trinita and veering onto via Maggio can feel like little
While out and about on our most recent Streetsmart mission, TF director Marco Badiani and I landed in a literary paradise. Most local bibliophiles already have this libreria (via Ginori ...
Many of us who hail from abroad love waxing poetic about Florence’s maze-like side streets, forgotten vicoli and hidden squares. With our weakness for small-scale Florence’s charms, we risk overlooking one of the city center’s coolest streets, via San Gallo. It retains
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Boasting a lively mix of new hotspots and old standbys, borgo La Croce is
Being a savvy sightseer in Florence is all about being ‘streetsmart’—taking note of the shops, sounds, scents and smiles that add atmosphere to a given area and lend a street its spirit. Right now, the Oltrarno is the place to be and via Romana is at
