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Florence Italy

The beautiful city of Florence (Firenze) - Italy Last year (2010) I visited Florence - Italy for 10 days, which in retrospect was quite a long stay. However it was thoroughly enjoyable and the aesthetic...

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What to do in Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy ("Firenze" in Italian) was the center of the Italian Renaissance, and home to many famous artists, including Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Today it's brimming with art and culture, and is a fascinating city to visit! Here are my favorite things to do and see.

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The Botticelli Secret

La Primevera I recently read an interesting book about Botticelli's painting La Primavera, called The Botticelli Secret and written by Marina Fiorato. I found the painting to be beautiful and mesmerizing and...

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Florence - The Uffizi Queue

Read the guide books, and they’ll tell you the Uffizi Gallery is regarded as a "must see". But if you have only a few days in Florence, do your research before you decide whether the time it takes to get through the gallery's doors is really worth...

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American Coffee shops in Florence, Italy

Mama's Bakery: They serve American coffee (1 euro for unlimited refills), awesome bagels, and sandwiches. It's a really large, cozy place, and is the closest to an authentic American coffee shop in Florence....

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Florence, Italy - Museums - Transportation

With 70 Museums and many galleries in Florence, you might want to make a plan. Take your time, Florence should not be rushed. Stay and explore the many Museums, gardens, Galleries and Palaces that has to offer.

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My Week in Italy: Florence

From the Termini station, we took a regional train to Florence's Santa Maria Novella station. The ticket costs 17.35 Euros and there is no seat reservation. Luckily, end November is not a peak period and we did not have to worry about standing...

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My Week in Italy: Venice

As with most of our long distance trips in Italy, we relied on taking trains. Most of the time the trains were on time or at most late a few minutes. On our last morning in Florence, we boarded a train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella station to...

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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Exotic

may know that the ps3 version was launched on October 4th 2010 Today 6th October 2010 came a new trailer and called  Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Exotic as shown by this video game is also going to be...

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Fragments of Florence

 There are several ways to take Florence, Italy. One is innocently and for the first time on virgin foot. The other is with a random friend that you just happened to bump into in another Italian city,...

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