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martedì 13 novembre 2012

Tuscany and Florence


Tuscany is one of the most beautiful regions of Italy, with its many cities has hosted more than 45 million tourists in 2011.
Florence is one of the most visited cities in Tuscany.
1) What to see in Florence?
  Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, has so much to offer that often even the Florentines know all the riches of their city.
On a day in Florence manage to see a lot of things. In fact, the historical center of Florence, where the main attractions are concentrated, is relatively small and it is easy to get around on foot. Definitely in the Top 10 in Florence is Piazza Duomo with its splendid cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower and the Baptistery, there is Piazza della Signoria with the Palazzo Vecchio and the beautiful statues in the Loggia dei Lanzi. And then the Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio fascinating.
The Uffizi Gallery is the first Italian museum with over 2200 works of art and about 1.5 million visitors a year. Despite the possibility to book Uffizi tickets in advance can often see endless queues in front. In addition, it may happen that after a couple of hours in line, the museum will not accept new entries. Since the inputs are limited to a certain number of people, it can happen that it is necessary to wait even a few days to get a reservation at the Uffizi. To avoid being in Florence and visit the Uffizi Gallery, you should book your input at least one week in advance (at least 2 weeks if in season!). The method most 'convenient is to book tickets for the Uffizi online and pay directly with your credit card.
http://www.florence-tickets.com/it/biglietti-galleria-degli-uffizi-firenze.html?site=webp

2) Where to eat in Florence?
Eat when you are in a country that you do not know is always a risk, both for the quality of food, both for the high prices that we are forced to pay.
The first rule is to avoid absolutely the restaurants in the city center or located near museums or places with large influx of tourists, these restaurants offer lousy food at very expensive.
If you can not help but to eat in the center of Florence, I recommend a restaurant very popular with the Florentines, who is just a few steps from the cathedral of Florence "by Mario Fiaschetteria"   http://trattoria-mario.com/
Another place to eat well and spend little is definitely the central market of Florence, where with 5 euro you can eat the famous "sandwich lampredotto"  http://www.firenze-online.com/negozi/mercato-centrale-firenze.php
Another tip, never ask the receptionist at your hotel where to eat, there would propose restaurants where you can eat well and cheaply, but I would suggest restaurants where he receives a commission for every tourist who sends money to eat at that restaurant .
3) Where to have fun in the evening
The local differ greatly between them and allow to have available a great choice. You may happen to spend the day by a road that apparently you do not have a great significance for the evening and then spend again to see that in the same way are magically 'born' 3 or 4 rooms full of people. In every part of the city center consists of many small pubs, cafes and disco closed that day and suddenly the night come alive with life. Some Florentine usually meet to take a drink to have a chat and to plan projects of the evening. The preferred area for a drink is the Lungarno where every night, but especially on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays pubs and wine bars are literally besieged. Others prefer to have a chat at the table in front of a good steak and a good glass of wine in one of the famous restaurants or in a typical Florentine where you can savor the delights of Tuscan cuisine prepared with recipes of the past.
In general, however, all pouring into the night spots. Some prefer the breweries and can spend the evening in one of these or maybe do a tour of the main pubs in the area, while others prefer to go dancing in one of the clubs that are open all year round. Each club has its own style and genre of music which can vary depending on the day of the week or special events planned. Some clubs, the largest, have several dance floors and offer, in each of these, a variety of music genres. In the historical center of Florence, there are three large clubs (the Maracana, the Yab, the Jaragua, the Space Eletronic), the other (FullUp, Andromeda, ExMud, Kaffeine, ...) are abbastanze small but always full of tourists from every part of the world. Other big clubs are very busy in the Suburbs Tenax Meccanò and Central Park (Parco delle Cascine) in these places are organized evenings with live music and DJs from across Europe call for those who want to spend an evening, say, alternative can go in one of three sexy club in the immediate vicinity, these places are in the suburbs and clearly allow entry only for an adult audience.
If you have questions to ask and to ask for advice, do not hesitate to write!

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