Florence
Ten Days in Florence: Food, Art and the City Between the Sights
Ten days in Florence gave us time to look beyond the crowds and famous sights. Between late dinners, local markets, Tuscan food, the Uffizi, quiet side streets and evenings along the Arno, the city slowly became familiar again — less like somewhere we were visiting and more like somewhere we briefly knew how to live.
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens: Where Art Mirrors Nature
Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens reveal two sides of the same Renaissance idea: art shaped to mirror nature, and nature carefully transformed into art. From ornate Medici galleries and intricate stone tables to symmetrical green gardens and surreal grottoes, this was one of Florence’s most fascinating contrasts.
Florence Wine Tour
Four years after our first Chianti wine tour, we returned with the same company for a new mix of old favourites and new stops. From historic Villa Le Corti to lunch at Fattoria di Rignana and a final tasting at Tenuta Casenuove, the day delivered great wine, Tuscan food and more than a few bottles…