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		<title>The &#8220;Buontalenti&#8221; icecream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cooking Recipes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This gelato, named after Bernardo Buontalenti, a sixteenth-century Florentine who may have been one of the world's original ice-cream makers, is made with any number of flavorings. The "secret" ingredient is usually a liqueur (such as Di Saronno Amaretto). A delicious alternative would be a pinch of mixed spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice]]></description>
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		<title>A landmark en passant&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/artsculturemuseums/a-landmark-en-passant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 13:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joelle Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ARTS&CULTURE&MUSEUMS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[english cemetery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a great number of Florentines the familiar small, walled oval hill on piazzale Donatello is little more than a roundabout. Granted, it is a rather mysterious roundabout, higher than most, revealing peaks of elegant cypresses and glimpses of marble tombstones, but undoubtedly a landmark en passant for the modern motorist speeding along the wide viale from piazza Libertà down towards the Arno. ]]></description>
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		<title>A trip to San Galgano Abbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 13:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abbey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sangalgano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siena]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The abbey of Saint Galgano with the Montesiepi hermitage rise in the valley of the river Merse, between the medieval villages of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena. Both sites are easily reachable from Florence following the motorway FI-SI until the exit towards 'San Lorenzo a Merse', then following the indications for Monticiano. You can also exit the motorway at Siena and then drive on the road SS73 that leads to the ruins of Saint Galgano. 
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		<title>Creative Insomnia &#8211; 30 April night</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/florence-live-events/creative-insomnia-30-april-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FLORENCE LIVE EVENTS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[notte bianca a firenze 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[programma notte bianca]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alle 18 Lezione di Michel Maffesoli sulla Notte Bianca

Alle 18,30 Incontro con Alessandro D’Avenia presentazione del libro presso la libreria Edison

Dalle 14 fino alle 25 Spazio Arti e Mestieri. mostre e installazione

Dalle 19 fino alle 6 Graffiti di Luce a Firenze. Partenza da Piazza delle Cure, giro itinerante per la città alla scoperta dei graffiti

Il gusto del Teatro. Tour teatral-gastronomico fra antiche ricette della tradizione toscana e teatri.

Dalle 19 fino alle 6 Storie della Notte in tempo reale dalle 19 fino alle 6 Storie della Notte in tempo reale Sei esploratori, per tutta la notte in giro per la città, a catturare immagini e dati su quello che succede in giro, **partenza dalla** Sala D’Arme di Palazzo Vecchio”. In Sala d’Arme di Palazzo Vecchio la visualizzazione interattiva permane per tutta la notte dove gli esploratori mandano le immagini.

Dalle 19 alle 2 Notte bianca a San Niccolò un progetto rionale

Dalle 19 alle 23 Insonnia mistico/amorosa Polifonia sacra e profana medievale e rinascimentale al Museo Bardini]]></description>
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		<title>Villa il Gioiello&#8230;the house of Galileo</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/artsculturemuseums/villa-il-gioiello-the-house-of-galileo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arcetri]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[astronomy in florence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Villa il Gioiello ("The Jewel") is a villa in Florence, central Italy, famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, which he lived in from 1631 until his death in 1642. It is also known as Villa Galileo (not to be confused with the other homes of Galileo found in Florence, which are in Costa San Giorgio, as well as a villa in Bellosguardo).

The name Gioiello was given due to its favorable position in the hills of Arcetri, near the Torre del Gallo. It was an elegant home, surrounded by many acres of farmland with a separate house for workers. It is recorded in the cadastre of 1427 to have been owned by Tommaso di Cristofano Masi and his brothers, who later passed it on to the Calderini family in 1525, where it is first mentioned as "The Jewel". The villa and its estate suffered damages during the siege of Florence in the years 1529 and 1530, whilst the entire area of Arcetri and Pian dei Giullari were occupied by Imperial troops. Calderini I sold it shortly thereafter to the Cavalcanti family, who rebuilt the home with its original simple lines, preserving its elegant look to the present day.]]></description>
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		<title>With a Bike in St.Croce Square</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/secret-florence/with-a-bike-in-st-croce-square/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dante in florence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by I-florence staff more photos on Florencephotos.com and Flickr]]></description>
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		<title>The national week of culture ( 16-25 april )</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/artsculturemuseums/the-national-week-of-culture-16-25-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MiBAC open,  for free,  for ten days, all places state of the art: monuments, museums, archaeological sites, archives, libraries with large popular events throughout the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Easter in Florence : &#8221; lo scoppio del carro &#8220;</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/artsculturemuseums/easter-in-florence-lo-scoppio-del-carro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A huge explosion will be detonated Easter Sunday in front of the magnificent green– and white–marbled neogothic church in Florence’s historic center. Instead of running in fear from a terrorist’s bomb, though, thousands of spectators will cheer the noise and smoke, for they will be witnesses to the annual Scoppio del Carro—explosion of the cart.

For over 300 years the Easter celebration in Florence has included this ritual, during which an elaborate wagon, a structure built in 1679 and standing two to three stories high, is dragged through Florence behind a fleet of white oxen decorated in garlands.]]></description>
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		<title>An interview with Melinda Gallo</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/voices-of-the-village/my-international-job/an-interview-with-melinda-gallo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.i-florence.com/voices-of-the-village/my-international-job/an-interview-with-melinda-gallo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My international job]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The i-florence staff meets the famous blogger Melinda Gallo:

1) How old are you and where do you come from?

42 years old. United States.

2) When did you come to Italy for the first time? And to Florence?

When I was living in Paris, I flew to Rome for the weekend to go to a soccer game. I didn’t visit Florence until a couple of years later for only a few hours one afternoon.

3) Why did you choose to move to Florence? What was your job in your home country? What is your current profession here?

[melinda_gallo]

My idea was to stay in Florence for three months to learn Italian and to find my inspiration to write. On my third day here, I was sitting in Orsanmichele and felt as if I had found my home. I was working as a database programmer and web developer in England before moving here. In Florence, I am a writer and web developer.

4) What do you like the most about your Florentine and Italian experience?

I love how the city has inspired me to follow my heart and be true to myself.]]></description>
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		<title>8th March Festa della Donna 2010 :: International Women&#8217;s day</title>
		<link>http://www.i-florence.com/florence-live-events/special-event/festa-della-donna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Festa della Donna is Today ! give a woman some flowers , preferably the yellow Mimosa]]></description>
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