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Gelaterie

Ice cream is born in Firenze. From an intuition of Bernardo Buontalenti (1531–1608), we owe the invention of the famous taste that, even today, bears his name. An irresistible flavor based on cream, created by the artist during Florence Renaissance.
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DONDURMACI Gelateria Della Passera
15 Via Toscanella
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Tastes you have to try: Buontalenti, Cremino, Cheescake and the unmissable Zuppa Inglese
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Gelateria Pasticceria Badiani
20 Viale dei Mille
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Tastes you have to try: Buontalenti, Cremino, Cheescake and the unmissable Zuppa Inglese
Unmissable taste: Cream of the Medici
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Gelateria De 'Medici
3/5r Via dello Statuto
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Unmissable taste: Cream of the Medici
Tastes you have to try: Buontalenti, and unmissable Zuppa Inglese!
Il Pinguino
6 Via Quintino Sella
Tastes you have to try: Buontalenti, and unmissable Zuppa Inglese!
Tastes we tryed: Lemon and raspberry/ginger. AMAZING! We will be back soon!
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Sbrino - gelatificio contadino
32r Via dei Serragli
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Tastes we tryed: Lemon and raspberry/ginger. AMAZING! We will be back soon!

Typical Florentine Cuisine. Must-try local dishes!

Undisputed queen of local cuisine, the Florentine steak is one of the reasons why you come to Florence. Typical Florentine cuisine [best to book in advance] The City of Florence has an important tradition for street food. The lampredotto is his workhorse: here is where to taste it: Piazza Cimatori; San Lorenzo market [inside]; Sant'Ambrogio Market [inside]; via dei Macci; Loggia del Porcellino; via Maso Finiguerra, via dell'Ariento.
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Perseus
10 Viale Don Giovanni Minzoni
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TYPICALLY FLORENTINE ENVIRONMENT
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Trattoria da Ruggero
89 Rosso Via Senese
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TYPICALLY FLORENTINE ENVIRONMENT
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Di Poneta Novoli
73H Via di Novoli
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Osteria dei Centopoveri
41R Via del Porcellana
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TYPICALLY FLORENTINE ENVIRONMENT. DON'T MISS IT!
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Trattoria Tullio A Montebeni
48 Via Ontignano
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TYPICALLY FLORENTINE ENVIRONMENT. DON'T MISS IT!
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Trattoria Dell'Orto
n.35 Via dell'Orto
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Museums

Museums to visit absolutely
The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo (Palace of the People), is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy. The word bargello appears to come from the late Latin bargillus (from Gothic bargi and German burg), meaning "castle" or "fortified tower". During the Italian Middle Ages it was the name given to a military captain in charge of keeping peace and justice (hence "Captain of justice") during riots and uproars. In Florence he was usually hired from a foreign city to prevent any appearance of favoritism on the part of the Captain. The position could be compared with that of a current Chief of police. The name Bargello was extended to the building which was the office of the captain.
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Εθνικό Μουσείο Bargello
4 Via del Proconsolo
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The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo (Palace of the People), is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy. The word bargello appears to come from the late Latin bargillus (from Gothic bargi and German burg), meaning "castle" or "fortified tower". During the Italian Middle Ages it was the name given to a military captain in charge of keeping peace and justice (hence "Captain of justice") during riots and uproars. In Florence he was usually hired from a foreign city to prevent any appearance of favoritism on the part of the Captain. The position could be compared with that of a current Chief of police. The name Bargello was extended to the building which was the office of the captain.
The Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze is a natural history museum in 6 major collections, located in Florence, Italy. It is part of the University of Florence. Museum collections are open mornings except Wednesday, and all day Saturday; an admission fee is charged. The museum was established on February 21, 1775 by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo as the Imperial Regio Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale. At that time it consisted of several natural history collections housed within the palazzo Torrigiani on Via Romana. Through the past two centuries, it has grown significantly and now forms one of the finest collections in Italy.
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Museum of Natural History - Section of Geology and Paleontology
4 Via Giorgio la Pira
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The Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze is a natural history museum in 6 major collections, located in Florence, Italy. It is part of the University of Florence. Museum collections are open mornings except Wednesday, and all day Saturday; an admission fee is charged. The museum was established on February 21, 1775 by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo as the Imperial Regio Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale. At that time it consisted of several natural history collections housed within the palazzo Torrigiani on Via Romana. Through the past two centuries, it has grown significantly and now forms one of the finest collections in Italy.
The Ospedale degli Innocenti (Italian pronunciation: [ospeˈdaːle deʎʎ innoˈtʃɛnti]; 'Hospital of the Innocents', also known in old Tuscan dialect as the Spedale degli Innocenti) is a historic building in Florence, Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi,[1][2] who received the commission in 1419 from the Arte della Seta. It was originally a children's orphanage. It is regarded as a notable example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. The hospital, which features a nine bay loggia facing the Piazza SS. Annunziata, was built and managed by the "Arte della Seta" or Silk Guild of Florence.[3] That guild was one of the wealthiest in the city and, like most guilds, took upon itself philanthropic duties.
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Museo degli Innocenti
13 Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
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The Ospedale degli Innocenti (Italian pronunciation: [ospeˈdaːle deʎʎ innoˈtʃɛnti]; 'Hospital of the Innocents', also known in old Tuscan dialect as the Spedale degli Innocenti) is a historic building in Florence, Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi,[1][2] who received the commission in 1419 from the Arte della Seta. It was originally a children's orphanage. It is regarded as a notable example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. The hospital, which features a nine bay loggia facing the Piazza SS. Annunziata, was built and managed by the "Arte della Seta" or Silk Guild of Florence.[3] That guild was one of the wealthiest in the city and, like most guilds, took upon itself philanthropic duties.
Palazzo Davanzati was erected in the second half of the 14th century by the Davizzi family, who were wealthy members of the wool guild. In 1516 it was sold to the Bartolini and, later that century, to the Davanzati family, also rich merchants (1578), who held it until 1838. After the suicide of Carlo Davanzati, it was split into different quarters and modified. After escaping the numerous demolitions of 19th century Florence, it was bought by Elia Volpi, an antiquarian, who restored It in (his impression of) the original style.
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Palazzo Antinori
3 Piazza degli Antinori
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Palazzo Davanzati was erected in the second half of the 14th century by the Davizzi family, who were wealthy members of the wool guild. In 1516 it was sold to the Bartolini and, later that century, to the Davanzati family, also rich merchants (1578), who held it until 1838. After the suicide of Carlo Davanzati, it was split into different quarters and modified. After escaping the numerous demolitions of 19th century Florence, it was bought by Elia Volpi, an antiquarian, who restored It in (his impression of) the original style.
Rodolfo Siviero è stato ministro negli anni '50, ma il suo più grande merito, al quale la sua memoria è maggiormente legata, fu quello di detective dell'arte che restituì al nostro paese molte importanti opere d'arte trafugate illegalmente durante la seconda guerra mondiale.
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Casa Museo Rodolfo Siviero
1 Lungarno Serristori
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Rodolfo Siviero è stato ministro negli anni '50, ma il suo più grande merito, al quale la sua memoria è maggiormente legata, fu quello di detective dell'arte che restituì al nostro paese molte importanti opere d'arte trafugate illegalmente durante la seconda guerra mondiale.
The Stibbert Museum (Italian: Museo Stibbert) is located on via Frederick Stibbert on the hill of Montughi in Florence, Italy. The museum contains over 36,000 artifacts, including a vast collection of armour from Eastern and Western civilizations.
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Μουσείο Στίμπερτ
26 Via Federico Stibbert
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The Stibbert Museum (Italian: Museo Stibbert) is located on via Frederick Stibbert on the hill of Montughi in Florence, Italy. The museum contains over 36,000 artifacts, including a vast collection of armour from Eastern and Western civilizations.
The Palazzo or Casa Martelli was a residential palace, and since 2009, a civic museum displaying in situ the remains of the original family's valuable art collection, as well as its frescoed rooms. The palace is located on Via Ferdinando Zannetti 8 near the corner with Via Cerretani in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Palazzo Martelli
8 Via Ferdinando Zannetti
The Palazzo or Casa Martelli was a residential palace, and since 2009, a civic museum displaying in situ the remains of the original family's valuable art collection, as well as its frescoed rooms. The palace is located on Via Ferdinando Zannetti 8 near the corner with Via Cerretani in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence.
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Βίλα Λα Πετραία
40 Via della Petraia
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Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence.

Churches

Wonderful churches not to be missed!
San Miniato al Monte (St. Minias on the Mountain) is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs.
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Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte
34 Via delle Porte Sante
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San Miniato al Monte (St. Minias on the Mountain) is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs.
The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. This is considered the mother church of the Servite Order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata near the city center.
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Η εκκλησία της Αγίας Ανουντσιάτα ντι Φιρέντζε
Piazza della SS. Annunziata
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The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. This is considered the mother church of the Servite Order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata near the city center.
Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapter house contain a multiplicity of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed by the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves funerary chapels on consecrated ground.
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Βασιλική της Σάντα Μαρία Νοβέλλα
18 P.za di Santa Maria Novella
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Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapter house contain a multiplicity of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed by the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves funerary chapels on consecrated ground.
The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, "Cappella dei Brancacci") is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Construction of the chapel was commissioned by Felice Brancacci and begun in 1386. Public access is currently gained via the neighbouring convent, designed by Brunelleschi. The church and the chapel are treated as separate places to visit and as such have different opening times and it is quite difficult to see the rest of the church from the chapel.
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Καπέλα Μπρανκάτσι
14 Piazza del Carmine
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The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, "Cappella dei Brancacci") is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Construction of the chapel was commissioned by Felice Brancacci and begun in 1386. Public access is currently gained via the neighbouring convent, designed by Brunelleschi. The church and the chapel are treated as separate places to visit and as such have different opening times and it is quite difficult to see the rest of the church from the chapel.
Il Crocifisso di Ognissanti è un dipinto a tempera e oro su tavola (468x375 cm) attribuito a Giotto, databile al 1315 circa e conservato nella chiesa di Ognissanti di Firenze. La croce venne assegnata a Giotto per la prima volta dal Ghiberti, che nei suoi Commentari ricordò altre opere dell'artista negli altari della chiesa, quali la Maestà e la Dormitio Virginis. Doveva originariamente essere collocata sul presbiterio, in posizione quindi dominante la navata e i fedeli, non lontano dalla già citata Maestà. Assai deperita, era conservata in un ambiente adiacente alla basilica ed attribuita al "Parente di Giotto" o a un "anonimo giottesco", in ogni caso qualcuno assai vicino a Giotto e di grandissime capacità pittoriche. Sottoposta ad accurato restauro a partire dal 2005 (Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze) l'opera si è rivelata chiaramente autografa di Giotto, con una datazione collocabile al 1315 circa. Dal 6 novembre 2010 il crocifisso è stato ricollocato all'interno del transetto di sinistra valorizzato da un'illuminazione appositamente studiata.
Crocifisso di Ognissanti
Il Crocifisso di Ognissanti è un dipinto a tempera e oro su tavola (468x375 cm) attribuito a Giotto, databile al 1315 circa e conservato nella chiesa di Ognissanti di Firenze. La croce venne assegnata a Giotto per la prima volta dal Ghiberti, che nei suoi Commentari ricordò altre opere dell'artista negli altari della chiesa, quali la Maestà e la Dormitio Virginis. Doveva originariamente essere collocata sul presbiterio, in posizione quindi dominante la navata e i fedeli, non lontano dalla già citata Maestà. Assai deperita, era conservata in un ambiente adiacente alla basilica ed attribuita al "Parente di Giotto" o a un "anonimo giottesco", in ogni caso qualcuno assai vicino a Giotto e di grandissime capacità pittoriche. Sottoposta ad accurato restauro a partire dal 2005 (Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze) l'opera si è rivelata chiaramente autografa di Giotto, con una datazione collocabile al 1315 circa. Dal 6 novembre 2010 il crocifisso è stato ricollocato all'interno del transetto di sinistra valorizzato da un'illuminazione appositamente studiata.

Gardens

Beautiful are Florence gardens!
The Boboli Gardens (Italian: Giardino di Boboli) is a park in Florence, Italy, that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.
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Κήποι του Μπομπόλι
1 Piazza de' Pitti
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The Boboli Gardens (Italian: Giardino di Boboli) is a park in Florence, Italy, that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.
Giardino delle rose (The Rose Garden) is a garden park in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is located below the Piazzale Michelangelo and offers a commanding view of the city.
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Κήπος των Ρόδων
2 Viale Giuseppe Poggi
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Giardino delle rose (The Rose Garden) is a garden park in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is located below the Piazzale Michelangelo and offers a commanding view of the city.
Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden specializing in the cultivation of iris flowers, symbol of Florence since 1251. It is located on the corner of Viale dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy, and open daily without charge from May 2–20 every year. The garden is owned by the Società italiana dell'Iris, which has opened the garden to the public since hosting the annual "International dell'Iris" in 1954. It is almost entirely devoted to iris plants, with more than 1,500 (variously 2,500) varieties on display during the annual competition. The garden contains a pond is for the cultivation of aquatic varieties and provides an excellent view of Florence and its surrounding hills.
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Giardino dell'Iris
Giardino dell'Iris
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Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden specializing in the cultivation of iris flowers, symbol of Florence since 1251. It is located on the corner of Viale dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy, and open daily without charge from May 2–20 every year. The garden is owned by the Società italiana dell'Iris, which has opened the garden to the public since hosting the annual "International dell'Iris" in 1954. It is almost entirely devoted to iris plants, with more than 1,500 (variously 2,500) varieties on display during the annual competition. The garden contains a pond is for the cultivation of aquatic varieties and provides an excellent view of Florence and its surrounding hills.
Nel 1852, constatato il diffondersi della pratica per l'arte del giardinaggio, l'Accademia dei Georgofili nominò una commissione con l'incarico di formare in Toscana una società d'orticoltura: la Società Toscana di Orticoltura. Da qui nasce l'esigenza dell'attivazione di un orto o giardino sperimentale, che si concretizzò nel 1859, anno in cui alla Società, venne concesso in enfiteusi un terreno posto fuori porta San Gallo all'inizio di via Bolognese di proprietà del marchese Ludovico Ginori Lisci e della marchesa Marianna Venturi.
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Κήπος της Ορτικολτούρας
4 Via Vittorio Emanuele II
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Nel 1852, constatato il diffondersi della pratica per l'arte del giardinaggio, l'Accademia dei Georgofili nominò una commissione con l'incarico di formare in Toscana una società d'orticoltura: la Società Toscana di Orticoltura. Da qui nasce l'esigenza dell'attivazione di un orto o giardino sperimentale, che si concretizzò nel 1859, anno in cui alla Società, venne concesso in enfiteusi un terreno posto fuori porta San Gallo all'inizio di via Bolognese di proprietà del marchese Ludovico Ginori Lisci e della marchesa Marianna Venturi.
Villa Bardini, già villa Manadora, si trova sulla costa San Giorgio 2 a Firenze. Oggi è un centro espositivo che ospita mostre temporanee, il Museo Capucci e il Museo Annigoni. Il giardino della villa è lo scenografico giardino Bardini, oggi visitabile a parte con lo stesso biglietto del Giardino di Boboli. Inoltre c'è lo spazio Bardinicontemporanea sempre aperto con ingresso gratuito, che propone mostre di arte contemporanea e visual art in abbinamento con Terrazza Bardini.
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Βίλα Μπαρντίνι
2 Costa S. Giorgio
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Villa Bardini, già villa Manadora, si trova sulla costa San Giorgio 2 a Firenze. Oggi è un centro espositivo che ospita mostre temporanee, il Museo Capucci e il Museo Annigoni. Il giardino della villa è lo scenografico giardino Bardini, oggi visitabile a parte con lo stesso biglietto del Giardino di Boboli. Inoltre c'è lo spazio Bardinicontemporanea sempre aperto con ingresso gratuito, che propone mostre di arte contemporanea e visual art in abbinamento con Terrazza Bardini.
The complicated iconography of the garden is embodied in the brooding statue of "Appennino" (1579-1580), a colossal sculpture by Giambologna, which originally seemed to emerge from the vaulted rockwork niche that once surrounded him. Multiple grottoes with water-driven automata, a water organ, surprise jets that drenched visitors' finery when the fontanieri opened secret spigots, offered striking juxtapositions of Art with imitations of rugged Nature.
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Πάρκο Πρατολίνο
276 Via Fiorentina
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The complicated iconography of the garden is embodied in the brooding statue of "Appennino" (1579-1580), a colossal sculpture by Giambologna, which originally seemed to emerge from the vaulted rockwork niche that once surrounded him. Multiple grottoes with water-driven automata, a water organ, surprise jets that drenched visitors' finery when the fontanieri opened secret spigots, offered striking juxtapositions of Art with imitations of rugged Nature.

Other places to eat...

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Lo Skipper
78/red Via degli Alfani
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Pane E Olio
2 Via Faentina
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Vegetarian and vegan
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PappaGioia
57r Via del Ponte Rosso
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Vegetarian and vegan
Vegetarian cousine
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Il Vegetariano
30 r Via delle Ruote
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Vegetarian cousine

Offerta gastronomica

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Κεντρική Αγορά Φλωρεντίας
Via dell'Ariento
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