Wine
by Nexus7
You best try some wine when in this part of the country for its world renowned. It's cheap and it's good. Drinking wine into the night talking to people from around the world staying at our hostel with Italian music blaring in the background, well actually it was Britany Spears, but I heard she's 1/4 Italian. The wine goes down like grape juice, which is really dangerous, because you start to drink it like water. This photo is of a Tuscan vineyard's wine rack which is kept at a nice 62 degrees F.
Charming custom
by craic
Just before you get to the Ponte Vecchio you can see these padlocks with two names written on them. Lovers up to their tricks to keep their love safe and secure. No idea who started this trend but I think it may be of fairly recent origin.
On the bridge itself, there is a sign on the railing around the statue of Cellini warning that any padlocks will be removed. And that wouldn't be a good omen for your eternal love.
Reversed balcony
by fgfi
The "reversed balcony" is located in Borgo Ognissanti, 12. The building goes back to the 16th century and it seems to have been built by the owner of the house out of spite with the Duke Alessandro de' Medici. The initial project of the balcony was rejected by the Duke as, for some law of the time, it was too prominent. The owner of the building presented a second project, with little changes, and even this time it was rejected. At the third attempt, the Duke, trying to be irreverent or just fed up with the continuous requests, wrote on his response: " Yes, on the contrary". The owner of the house, expressing a true Florentine spirit and applying the answer to the letter, ordered his architect to build the balcony upside-down
hip and happening
by MissThing606 about Capocaccia
Cappocacia is one of the places where the beautiful people hang out. It's good for people watching and chatting with locals. The bar itsef if prety small, and of course no smoking is allowed so there is more atmosphere outside than in.
The cocktails are around 7 euros each. Soft drinks are about 4 euros.
the bar has a good atmosphere most nights but Sunday nights are the best. It' s gets so crowded that the DJ plays outside the bar!
Beteween 7 and 9 pm, they serve apertivi , platters of hot food as well as slices meats, cheeses, and pizza slices. Sometimes
the staff bring rounds cups of gelato, too. Smart casual attire is fine.
Pasta
by RuiPT about Always pasta
It’s amazing but the Italians eat “pasta” all days and every time they eat the pasta appears. I loved pasta and I don’t mind to eat pasta all times. In Portugal we are used to eat soup at the beginning of the meat and it’s a little strange to us so much pasta.
my tour leader
Duomo
formal gardens
Afternoon treat
