Category neighborhood crawls
walking tour: san marco neighborhood
Meg had the worst day of her entire life in Piazza San Marco. A few summers back, the girl with the worst case of ornithophobia (irrational fear of birds) that I have ever seen, found herself face-against-wing with a neurotic pigeon. After three years of crippling flashbacks, and excessive face-scrubbing, Meg is still recovering. Not to stir-up the memories, Meg, […]
10 ways san niccolò will steal your heart
The first time I found myself in San Niccolò, I was 19 years old, had my iPod stuffed in my ears, and was letting my mind get lost in the windows of the antique shops of the Oltrarno. As I headed east, I let workshops with their doors ajar, begging for stolen glances, and windows sparkling with […]
the villa crawl
One toasty, Tuscan, summer day a few years back, I accompanied Meg on a trek out to the Medici Villa at Castello for some thesis research. Wellllllllllllllll you know how these things go. One villa led to another, and another, and another, and before we knew it we were riding a full-fledged Tuscany high. While […]
fiesole for free
Ok, ok ok ok. I know. Fiesole isn’t Florence. But there are so many things right about Fiesole, that a post about a free afternoon in this history-packed, pinch-its-cheeks, view-booting village that I am willing to compromise the name of this blog. Sue me. Also, it’s on the Florence bus line so we’re calling […]
neighborhood crawl: santo spirito
If you manage to fight through the downtown crowds and slip over a packed Ponte Vecchio, you’ll encounter a much easier, even more delightful Florentine experience. We’ve explored part of the San Niccolo neighborhood on our San Miniato hike, but this crawl is dedicated to my favorite city quartiere – Santo Spirito. This walk will […]
neighborhood crawl: sant’ ambrogio
Although we don’t like to admit it, there are moments in Italy when we question the authenticity of the scene around us. In cities where tourism is so tightly intertwined with everyday life, it can often be difficult to separate the sincere from the staged. Now don’t get me wrong, I am the first to […]
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