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FLORENCE CULTURAL GUIDE: SPECIAL JOURNEYS...

Tour Florence a bit differently by discovering wine or olive oil for example. We can also take you to the best places to give your olfactory sense a hit or the best spot for watching sunset in Florence. We finish with recommended individual and private tours of Florence should this Florence guide not suffice!...
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» Colours, Smells and Sounds
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Colours, Smells and Sounds

Florentine Sunsets...

from outside the Capocaccia, especially in Summer: astonishing colours of the sun setting on the Arno and its Palazzi, while listening to a nice lounge background music and smelling and tasting a rich 'aperitivo'

or from Ponte San Niccolo looking towards the Ponte Vecchio: an immense colourful sky with the Ponte Vecchio in it

The cold and dry open wind...

on the Lungarno Torrigiani (riverside) with the beautiful open view in front and the Palazzi on the left, on a clear Winter day

The large variety of smells...

of colourful seasonal produce in the Mercato Centrale

The sounds of everyday life...

early in the morning on the 'vicoli' (alleys and lanes) of the historic centre, when silence is broken by kitchen sounds, windows opening, a radio or television, the sour smell of fried oil, market stalls being prepared for the day, the first scooters

The strong smell of espresso...

and the sound of the espresso machine and of coffee small cups

and the 'bars' are crowded with people asking for and quickly drinking an espresso or cappuccino with a 'pasta', preparing to go to work

Fluffy pollen falling ...

from large trees and flying across the city in Summer

Extra virgin olive oil...

in a typical Florentine house or authentic trattoria in November, December

Florence from Piazzale Michelangel...

o on a clear day, preferably when there are not many people: the city speaks for itself and it seems like one travels through time and directly goes to the Medieval Ages and Renaissance times

A lampredotto sandwich...

in the street

The century-old streets...

'vie', 'vicoli', 'viuzze', 'borghi', 'canti', 'sdruccioli', etc., of the centre of the city. Each has a precise name related to an ancient profession, or event: a living document of the city's history

The irregular pavement...

of the oldest streets: let's imagine how many people, horses, carts have crossed them

The Uffizi Galleries...

lit up by night and San Miniato al Monte

The skyline...

of Palazzo Vecchio

The myriads of birds sounds...

wherever there is a tree, especially in Spring

A basin, a small fountain...

a tabernacle, a small sculpture, a fresco, a decoration on an unknown corner

The large variety of colours...

of the irises in May

The wood...

yellowish, brick, stone colours of houses and palazzi

which mix with the green of the city's large trees and the parks

The colourful...

and pullulating market stands

The echo sound...

inside a church, when entering a palazzo or in the rooms of a villa

The smell...

of ancient stones

The church bells...

ringing through the city

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