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Eating Here:   q.b. Quantobasta, Via Ginori,10/r, San Lorenzo, Firenze opened this year. It is run by two dynamic sisters, Elisa and Alessandra. Traditional boundaries between restaurants and bars have gone. The modern approach means you can regard it as an enoteca or ristorante, it even serves tea and pastries. The large area that recedes from a modest frontage has a canteen feel about it, a delightful and stylish ambience has been achieved. We had early dinner and the service was faultless. There was a table behind us with two attractive Italian families and as the evening progressed very stylish city diners arrived for a buffet. The evening buzz was punctuated only by the attentive young Italian man who was efficient, very friendly but in no way intrusive. The food and wine were superb, we will return and write in more detail. (We first learned about q.b. from this great blog). |
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Staying Here Weekend in Firenze (Florence) we explored San Lorenzo and San Marco. Blog is on its way, but we 
ate at Quanto Basta and had a great stay at Antica Dimora  You can also read about Tuscany Traveller in Firenze (Florence) and Cortona in the Tuscany Traveller newsletter.
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Featured Artist/Artisan : At the Piazza Garibaldi end of the Via Nazionale in Cortona is a long hidden "gallery" of exquisite clothes designed and hand-decorated by Ersilia Monacchini. Hand painted jackets and delicately embroidered dresses are complimented by her daughter's handknits. Don't miss.
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Pamela, is this where you
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All vias in
Cortona lead to the Piazza Repubblica, where lunch
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BMW car from the past From my first floor terrace I see a Cortonese family setting off
on a classic trip, with good luck waves from Nonna. Not sure what
car this is but the owner/driver also has US jeeps and military
motorbikes with
side cars, that his family also trip out in, with him.
From my vantage point I can take a break from reading in the sun or viewing the Val di Chiana, and see them being waved off in whichever restoration gets a spin today. Cortona, where traditions and people qualities still matter most of all. Strangely enough, for those who don't know it, Cortona has very limited car access. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cortona pays tribute to war
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2009 in a Tuscan Countryside Farmhouse
Three hills form the small hamlet in the municipal district of Cortona just 7km from the hillside town of Cortona. Contact us for availability  Tuscan, Italian ShoppingNot just Gucci and Prada factory shops Gucci, Armani and Prada yes, but also lots of style boutiques that line the Vias and Viccoli of many towns and cities. More on shopping in the Newsletter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This, the most famous of the 20 regions of Italy is in central
Italy, its western edge is coastline, but to the north, east and
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share two most favourite places with the artist Severini. In his own
words "The cities to which I feel most
strongly bound are Cortona and Paris: I was born physically in the
first, intellectually and spiritually in the second." He was born
and educated in Cortona but lived in Montmartre where he dedicated
himself to painting. Cortona and Montmartre inspire for different
reasons, but they both suspend the reality of surrounding mediocrity
and make creative thought more likely. 
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other regions: Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Lazio.
Tuscany is celebrated for its wealth of art, illustrious history
(Etruscan and Roman) and richly evocative landscape. It's a place
where the past and present fuse into a delicate harmony. Whichever
part of the province you choose to explore, you will find an
ancient land every bit as captivating as its reputation promises.
Your only problem is deciding what to leave out. Traveller
gets behind the tourist exteriors and finds the real Tuscany to
make your choices easier and your travel even better. There are
different types of holidays, you can laze by a pool or learn to
cook, paint or take photographs, all holidays available. See
Etruscan artefacts and Roman architecture. There is ballooning,
bike tours on its beautiful roads, and sports including fencing
and rowing. Let us tailor-make your stay or find the best villa,
farmhouse with swimming pool or apartment for you to stay in.