Mary Gray

3 weeks ago | italymagazine.com | Mary Gray

Jacopa Stinchelli is from Rome, not Florence, but she’s a Renaissance woman through and through — with the diverse tastes and lofty aspirations to match. An art historian, essayist, environmental advocate and trained psychoanalyst, Stinchelli is the chief coordinator of the Rome Chamber Music Festival, which stages classical and contemporary performances by international musicians in intimate, only-in-Rome settings. Stinchelli puts her mission simply: “There’s so much ugliness today.

3 weeks ago | guide.michelin.com | Mary Gray

You can have a full trip without ever setting foot outside Florence. But one of the underrated perks of basing a holiday in the Renaissance city is the easy access it offers to the surrounding territory — and we don’t just mean wine country. Going on the wine tasting and cellar-tour circuit is great, but if you’re doing it right, it eats up your whole day.

3 weeks ago | guide.michelin.com | Mary Gray

You can have a full trip without ever setting foot outside Florence. But one of the underrated perks of basing a holiday in the Renaissance city is the easy access it offers to the surrounding territory — and we don’t just mean wine country. Going on the wine tasting and cellar-tour circuit is great, but if you’re doing it right, it eats up your whole day.

3 weeks ago | guide.michelin.com | Mary Gray

Lucy Honeychurch, the heroine of A Room With a View, had it right: No city does pretty panoramas like Florence. Pair the scenery with some of the Tuscan capital’s best gastronomic picks, and you’ve got a recipe for a memorable meal. Whether you’re after a bird’s-eye view of the city, an audience with the Arno River or just a front-row seat to life in the piazza, your fix is somewhere on this list. 1.

3 weeks ago | guide.michelin.com | Mary Gray

The few streetside kiosks and trucks serving traditional grub focus on panini al lampredotto: tripe and boiled meats. Other bona-fide Florentine bites are found less in food trucks and more as appetizers on trattoria or tavola calda menus, or as curbside or countertop snacks at an osteria or vinaino. Restaurant bakery display of foccacia bread with tomatoes and olive oil and panini sandwich for lunch, Florence ©krblokhin/iStock 1.