This Saturday 16/01, you’re invited to preview the beautiful architectural space of Le Murate with a rich cultural offering. Show up any time from 6pm to midnight and experience music, dance, performance, fashion, and social media at work. The website is in italian: www.lemurate.comune.fi.it and the programme will be announced soon. Become a fan on facebook: www.facebook.com/lemurate; or a follower on twitt ...

CAFE' GILLI: Came into being as for back as 1733 as a "fancy breads" shop in Via Calzaiuoli; it then gradually perfected some very special delicacies. Half way through the 19th century a new branch opened in Via degli Speziali, a cafè and pastry-shop which also servid absinths and choice sweet wine. In 1910 it was transferred to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (now Piazza Repubblica) where we still find it today a ...

At this year's 2009 Florence Wine Event Festival, about 100 of the best Italian and Tuscan wine companies will be presenting their most excellent wines, such as Chianti, Bolgheri, Brunello, Nobile and the whites from the North. ... ...