Category: Florence Food & Drink

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Florence Christmas Market 2025: Tuscan Traditions and Festive Charm

Florence might well be associated with the Renaissance period, but like all places in Italy, this Tuscan city sure knows how to throw a seasonal celebration. Picture sprawling piazzas brimming with character and quaint streets drenched in festive lighting, twinkling trees, and scenes from the nativity being played out before...

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Why Taking a Food Tour is Always a Great Idea

Sometimes traveling to a new city can be quite challenging and planning your visit can be overwhelming. There’s so much to see and do and you often don’t know where to go first without getting lost or creating an efficient itinerary. At other times, you’re visiting a place you’ve been...

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Christmas Food and Traditions in Italy

There are many ways to get into the Christmas spirit if you’re visiting Italy during the holidays. For the whole month of December you’ll find food shops stocked with seasonal goodies. Trying these special Italian foods is one of the best ways to celebrate like an Italian, and they make...

Cooking Classes in Florence

If your idea of a great Italian vacation includes a kitchen, look no further than Florence. Taking a cooking class that will teach you how to make your favorite Italian recipes is one of the best souvenirs to take home from your trip. A cooking class in Florence or its...

Learn the Art of Cooking in Italy: 4 Italian Culinary Schools

You may recall the post I wrote about English Cooking Classes in Rome a while back. Of course, those are a great idea if you’re looking for a fun and different way to spend a day or two during your short stay in Rome. But no doubt some of you...

As If Italian Food Wasn't Poetic Enough

I just listened on NPR to several beautiful poems in the new book Everything On It written by the late and so very, very great poet, Shel Siverstein. If you are a fan of his all-time classic Where the Sidewalk Ends then it looks like you will love this latest...

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