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Today's rich families in Florence, Italy, were rich 700 years ago

Today's rich families in Florence, Italy, were ...

A lot has changed in the Italian city of Florence in the roughly 700 years since the 1427 census, but a striking new paper from Guglielmo Barone and Sauro Mocetti...

Today's rich families in Florence, Italy, were ...

A lot has changed in the Italian city of Florence in the roughly 700 years since the 1427 census, but a striking new paper from Guglielmo Barone and Sauro Mocetti...

Florence is at my feet

Florence is at my feet

Stepping out of the safety of my little Italian apartment, curiosity, excitement and new possibilities consume me. Left or right? Left will take me to Florence’s top designer shopping street,...

Florence is at my feet

Stepping out of the safety of my little Italian apartment, curiosity, excitement and new possibilities consume me. Left or right? Left will take me to Florence’s top designer shopping street,...

Fast Food. Italian Style.

Fast Food. Italian Style.

A photo of one of the fast food restaurants at the Santa Maria Novella train station. Everything is so fresh and delicious (and healthy..... even though some of the roll-ups...

Fast Food. Italian Style.

A photo of one of the fast food restaurants at the Santa Maria Novella train station. Everything is so fresh and delicious (and healthy..... even though some of the roll-ups...

A visit to Villa il Roseto

A visit to Villa il Roseto

The Florentine recently paid a visit to Villa il Roseto, the former home of Giovanni Michelucci, during Invasioni Digitali, an annual event when cultural institutions and museums open up their...

A visit to Villa il Roseto

The Florentine recently paid a visit to Villa il Roseto, the former home of Giovanni Michelucci, during Invasioni Digitali, an annual event when cultural institutions and museums open up their...

Cosimo I de' Medici's Rooftop Getaway

Cosimo I de' Medici's Rooftop Getaway

The Vasari Corridor runs right over the tops of buildings and to anyone who knows and loves Florence, it is very special. For those who forgot or never knew or...

Cosimo I de' Medici's Rooftop Getaway

The Vasari Corridor runs right over the tops of buildings and to anyone who knows and loves Florence, it is very special. For those who forgot or never knew or...