‘Leisure’
What to do in your spare time in Tuscany
Florence – Oltrarno Restaurants
La Toscana: RestaurantsLa Casalinga Via Michelozzi 9/r Phone: 055 218 624 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 055 218 624 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Area: near Santo Spirito Closed Sun., 1 wk at Christmas, and 3 wks in Aug. Casalinga means “housewife,” and this lovely Italian trattoria offers you the charm and good Tuscan dishess. If you eat ribollita anywhere in Florence, eat it here, [...]
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La Toscana: RestaurantsAcqua al 2 Via della Vigna Vecchia 40r Phone: 055 284 170 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 055 284 170 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Area: Duomo Famous for the series of different pasta dishes served in platters and the various salads all served together in a creative style. Birerria Centrale Piazza Cimatori 1/r Phone: 055 211 915 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 055 211 915 end_of_the_skype_highlighting [...]
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La Toscana: RestaurantsBeccofino Piazza degli Scarlatti 1/r Lungarno Guicciardini Phone: 055 290 076 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 055 290 076 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Area: Lungarno No lunch Mon.-Sat. This urban- style furnished restaurant, that also doubles up as a wine bar, easily gets full and serves some great dishes and accompanying wines. Booking is recommended. Cammilo Borgo Sant’Jacopo 57/r Phone: 055 212 [...]
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La Toscana: RestaurantsOn the whole, eating out in Florence has definitely improved over the past few years and now the choice of restaurants and eateries is bewildering. It is easy however to choose the ‘bad eggs’ and we hope that by following this list and avoiding anywhere that looks too touristy (you are likely to get just [...]
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La Toscana: Live MusicThese bars/clubs provide small intimate atmospheres and often more than one style of music is offered on different nights of the week. As you can expect with Live Music, the quality varies but we reckon you’ll have a good time all the same! Just check out this list below: Jazz Club Piano Bar Via Nuova [...]
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La Toscana: Live MusicCencio’s Club – The Rock is On Via Strobino, 1 Prato Tel: 0574 59 32 39 Website: Cencio’s Club ‘Cencio is a great Live Rock Music & Disco and features two resident Djs, an internet Point, a bar and a dance clubr. A membership card is needed. Kellerplatz Live Music & Bavarian Pub Via Migliorati [...]
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La Toscana: Live MusicJazz & Co in Piazza Annunziata Piazza SS Annunziata Cost: Free Open: from 9.15pm Email: info@santissima.it During the months of July and August, the city of Florence spoils its citizens and visitors with a two-month long free jazz festival, staging different concerts every night in Piazza SS Annunziata. The curators of the festival have combined [...]
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La Toscana: Live MusicIf you want the bigger events, to see the international artists on tour, you will most likely find them playing at one of these places listed below: Saschall-Teatro di Firenze Lungarno A Moro 3 Tel: 055 650 4112 Website: Saschall Theatre This is the first choice venue for many major mainstream bands, and recently packed [...]
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La Toscana: Gay VenuesFlorence Baths Website : Florence Baths Florence Baths offfers gay men Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, a great jacuzzi, and a bar. Food available. Open every day from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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La Toscana: Gay VenuesFlorence has drawn gay and lesbian travellers for a long time, however, it wasn’t until 1970 that the city got its first gay disco, TABASCO, right in the historic heart of Florence. At around the same time, the Fronte Unitario Omosessuale Rivoluzionario Italiano or (FUORI), Italian for “out”, Tuscany’s first gay and lesbian organisation, was [...]
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La Toscana: Events in TuscanyDuring February’s Carnevale, especially on Sunday’s look for children dressed up in the many piazzas and along the Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci. Other festivals aimed at children include: La Befana or (Epiphany, 6th January) traditionally used to be the daywhen children in Italy used to get their presents, as that is when the Kings brought the [...]
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La Toscana: RestaurantsThe best meals are usually found by looking for bustling family trattoria with an appealing menu and atmosphere. Listed below are just some of the restaurants etc that are children friendly. Meanwhile for snacks, try “schiacciata”, plain or with olive oil, tomato etc, a tasty bread with toppings- Italian mothers usually give this to their [...]
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