Florence for families: a day out to remember at Maiano Farmhouse
July is a very special month in our house: we celebrate our little Bear’s birthday! We had expected Matti to be born some day around the end of June 2010: scans, calendars and unlikely sentimental calculations (‘he’ll be born the day Rome celebrates...
A moment of luxury: the ferrari experience in Florence
It was the hottest hour, of the hottest day, of what the people of Florence labelled the hottest summer of the decade. As we climb the numerous steps leading to Piazzale Michelangelo, we stop to catch our breath: exhausted, we take a look at the first glimpse of...
Top things to do in Florence with kids: mini city guide for families
Florence is the quintessential citta’ d’arte, the home of poets, sculptors, architects and thinkers who shaped the Italian renaissance, language and culture for centuries to come. Florence is the city of the infinite medieval alleys, museums and churches,...
Lucca with children: where culture meets gelato
We went to Lucca with the kids on a hot summer day, mid-July. We had spent the night in the wonderful Campo di Carlo country home, in the Tuscan countryside and the time had finally come to drive back to our home-exchange-home in Florence. The drive to the city...ABOUT ME
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