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UNDER THE SURFACE It
could become the high - speed railway
hub that will reshape
T he “ vertical
E uropean
distribution �
movement .
subterranean station designed by archistar
N orman F oster
for
F lorence :
the interior open in all its height would make trains visible at ground level
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LEONARDO’S SECRET L eonardo He
da
V inci ’ s
art has no secrets left
thanks to particle acceleration .
didn ’ t spread color over a canvas after
having prepared it on a palette . I nstead he spread light layers of different colors ,
one on top of the other , thus obtaining
a special three - dimensional optical effect .
B asically ,
he wanted the observer
to create the final cocktail
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#FLORENCE
D id you know that I nstagram began in F lorence ? I ts inventor , K evin S ystrom , came to F lorence for a photography course when he was studying at
T he
S tanford .
philosophy behind the popular
social network began right here ,
with a camera that cost a few euros
F lorentine “D on ’ t focus on the camera ’ s techniques . T hink of art and the subjects of the photo .” N ow , there are more than 3.5 million # florence pics on I nstagram and the words of his tutor :
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STEVE JOBS S teve J obs ,
during a trip to I taly in
1985 A pple the first blue - grey stone
when he was forced to finish at time round , was struck by the of the streets of
F lorence . W hen
he returned
to the company , he decided to introduce
the same pietra serena flooring in all new
A pple S tores . T he stone comes in F irenzuola , near F lorence
from a quarry
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Editorial Towards new hor izons by Leonardo Ferragamo
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notes Looking towards the future by Valeriano Antonioli
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My florence A special point of view by Paolo Galluzzi
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The Lungarno Collection Magazine N.6 Issue 2016-2017 editor in chief Matteo Parigi Bini Co-editor in chief Teresa Favi Editorial Director Valeriano Antonioli Managing Editor Cristina Fogliatto editor Sabrina Bozzoni, Francesc a Lombardi, ALessandra Luc arelli, Virginia Mammoli contributors Paolo Barberis, Serena C antagalli, Jacopo Marello, Alessandro Sordi, Vincenzo vacc aro, C armela Valdevies photographers Renato Cerisola, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Sofie Delauw, Martino dini, Paolo Galluzzi, Dario Garofalo, Massimo listri, Miki Nakano, NewPressPhoto, Valentina Stefanelli cover The Astronomic al Observatory of Arcetri, Florence (Ph. Renato Cerisola) art editors Martina Alessi, Chiara Bini translations The Florentine advertising director Alex Vittorio Lana advertising Alessandra Nardelli, DAniela Zazzeri publisher gruppo editoriale (Alex Vittorio Lana & Matteo Parigi Bini) www.gruppoeditoriale.com
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Towards new hor izons ph. Miki Nakano
Leonardo Ferragamo, President of Lungarno Collection
We
convey our excitement about the future through stories , views and experiences – F lorence is as vibrant as ever all around the city The 6th edition of Collection
in a different guise , a continuation
Magazine aims for distant hor izons:
of the city’s development: Pitti, an
the Future! It’s a concept ver y
ever-evolving dr iving force of style;
familiar to Florence , a city that has
Luisa Via Roma, the forefront and
always been infused with a natur al
forer unner of online shopping; and
tendency to look forward and
Felice Limosani, Florence’s digital
beyond. Think of the Renaissance
visionar y. These are just a few of
and the futur istic thoughts of that
the institutions that ensure that
er a, r anging from architecture to
the city’s excellence continues,
ar t and culture . That same spir it has
examples of its tr uly intr insic spir it,
remained alive down the centur ies
which fills Florentines like me with
thanks to the great minds and great
pr ide . Through this magazine , it’s my
men who have lived here . That
delight to share with you, wherever
same extr aordinar y, unique and
you come from, the vibr ancy and
unpar alleled future of yester year, the
creativity that still makes its presence
ancient of today has been rewor ked
felt throughout Florence today.
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Looking towards the future Valeriano Antonioli, Editorial Director of “Collection Magazine” and CEO of Lungarno Collection
D econstructing
tradition and reconstructing it in new forms and with original content . S implifying complications . S eeking freshness in culture The future , for me , is spaghetti
two steps from the Ponte Vecchio…
shaped… Which is actually a potato
A corner of ar tistic provocation that
that Michelin-starred chef Peter Br unel
Lungarno Collection has entr usted to
cuts with a lathe and cooks in a salt
designer Simone D’Auria for the last
solution at a temperature that doesn’t
four year s, gifting the city with a breath
allow the fibres to break down. A
of cultural freshness. The future , for me ,
wonder for the eyes and taste buds.
is making life simpler, in all its processes.
The future , for me , is my grandmother’s
Simple things like turning all the lights
apple cake , which in the exper t hands
off with a single switch when you go
of pastr y chef Loretta Fanella becomes
to bed. The future is often our present,
an elegant and discerning wor k of ar t,
because the wor ld of hospitality must
made from ingredients deconstr ucted
only look forward, seeking and striving
in the dish and brought together again
to predict trends before they happen,
with a spoon, a bite bur sting with the
guessing what our guests will want and
comfor t of tradition. The future , for me ,
wish for. Never standing still: for me ,
is a white windmill, 4 metres tall, just
that’s the impor tant thing.
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friends Alessandro Garofalo Paolo Barberis, Jacopo Marello, Alessandro Sordi Carmela Valdevies
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Creative and content Alessandro Garofalo
It was 1993 and I was in Japan when I figured out the perfect synthesis that countr y had to offer in terms of innovation, a longing for the future and deep-rooted tradition. In that instant I figured out the strength of that ver y shor t circuit and decided that in the future I’d have to make a living from my ideas. From that moment on with my ideas I helped other s to innovate, companies like Lavazza, Rai, Aprilia, Paribas, Poste Italiane, Ferrari, Technogym and Thun. What must an idea have to
T hey
N uclear
call him the
“S ocrates
of creativity ”.
physicist , he has championed innovation ,
managerial training and creative development of new products and concepts
be able to wor k? It must actually solve a problem and be simple. Simplicity is very hard to design; it requires a lot of creativity. Twenty year s ago I believed that intuition was wor th ever ything. Now I think otherwise: the winning cocktail consists of vision, an ability to see ahead, a refusal to be conditioned by paradigms, an openness to influences and a belief in serendipity, all combined with strict method. This is the discover y I made while writing my latest book with Matteo
Leonardo
da Vinci The greatest Rampin [ed. an internationally renowned acceler ator of per sonal motivator and problem solver]. innovation the Tools for the future? Philosophy and wor ld has ever craftsmanship are needed, as well as known. knowing how to live with uncer tainty and His strengths? being resilient, investing to bring on board Cur iosity, a a highly digital handicraft product, which is commitment to proving light but useful. Intelligent and connected knowledge products will change our habits.
Soundtrack The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd in 1973
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Favorite read I Barbari (“The Barbar ians”) by Alessandro Bar icco, a br illiant essay on mutation
Quotation Kant: “The hand is the window on to the mind”, meaning that gr asping something means holding it in your hand to under stand it in your br ain
A lessandro G arofalo ,
expert
of innovation and product development , has worked in
I talian
universities and
leading companies for
20
years
P aolo B arberis , J acopo M arello and A lessandro S ordi , in the F lorentine spaces of N ana B ianca
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Firenze reloaded Paolo Barberis, Jacopo Marello, Alessandro Sordi
We are the creator s of Nana Bianca, a star tup in which great ideas become fir st a project and then a successful company. Like Viralize , the fir st video adver tising distribution platform in Italy, whose clients include Youtube , Tim, Samsung, Ar uba, Fineco and Sky, and Listupp, an aggregator of high fashion products that groups together 400 e-commerce sites, for a total of 40,000 brands and 1,500,000 items, and in just one year it has become one of the main supplier s of high-end stores
T hey
are the three founders of
N ana B ianca ,
a startup accelerator who selects
and cultivates the most innovative of ideas , based in
like LuisaViaRoma and Lux. Then there’s
F lorence
Wiman, the leading social Wi-Fi networ k. These are star tups with investor s like Tim. But the primar y focus of a project like Nana Bianca is that we encourage the best brains to stay with us; in fact we attract them, such as the inventor of Swite, who came to Nana Bianca from San Francisco to create his star tup. We attract and focus these ideas all in the same place, in Florence. This is where some companies begin their road elsewhere to success, like Depop, a mobile app mobile that allows you to buy and sell items by taking a photo on your smar tphone, and now has headquar ter s in London and New Yor k. Other s continue to base their business in our cowor king space. A huge resource for our city, which has all the
Dream To make Florence the bir thplace of digital gaming, just as it was for Calcio Stor ico, thanks to the IGL (Italian Gaming
Innovation A Florentine shar ing economy with increasingly accessible smar tphone ser vices
potential needed to become the center of League) project considerable economic growth.
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Inspiration Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and ever yone who believes in the future without compromise
Books A Shor t Histor y of Near ly Ever ything by Bill Br yson The Wor ld Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
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Flo re n ce open ci ty Car mela Valdevies
When I look back and see the way traveled since my arrival at Palazzo Vecchio, the beautiful headquar ter s of the City of Florence , and how much the city has established itself in the last ten year s fir st thanks to the drive of Matteo Renzi and now Dario Nardella, I realize that this job, which I have always loved because it ser ves Florence , has been a tr uly unique oppor tunity and experience . I think of all the faces of VIPS I’ve met. An unforgettable chat in the waiting room with Rober to Benigni about Beatrice in the “Divine Comedy”. Kanye West looking out over the city from the terrace of For te Belvedere and
H ead of the I nternational R elations and E vents D epartment , H ead of C eremonies at the P alazzo V ecchio , she ’ s one of the hidden faces behind the innovations of M atteo R enzi and D ario N ardella in F lorence
him saying to me , “Wow, Milly, wonderful, can I marr y my Kim (Kim Kardashian) here?” Italian President Napolitano visibly moved while listening to the accordions of the Music Conser vator y. I think of the grace of Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica and their tireless commitment to the Celebrity Fight Night. And it fills me with pride to know that visitor number s at the Palazzo Vecchio Museum rose from 250,000 in 2009 to 815,000 in 2015, now the sixth most popular museum in Italy. Florence in 2100? With the Arno River navigable like the Seine . Private patrons? We need them now more than ever. Ar t and technology? Our Sala d’Arme turned
Future The Museo del Novecento, one of the most innovative galler ies in Italy in the field of multimedia technology
Beauty and innovation Organizing the future of the city in the amazing headquar ter s of Florentine civil power, the way it’s been for centuries
into the most fabulous digital stor y about the Renaissance…
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unforgettable event The most stressful but also the most exciting: the filming of “Inferno” at Palazzo Vecchio and in piazza della Signoria
Favourite read Dante’s “Divine Comedy”
ph. Dario Garofalo
M atteo R enzi called “T he L ion T amer �, C armela ( aka M illy ) V aldevies is the labor
her
law expert who came to
F lorence
for love
i t i n e r a ry Florence Rome
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T he A stronomical O bservatory of A rcetri (P h . R enato C erisola )
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My Florence Paolo Galluzzi
Galileo Galilei was the first scientist who applied strict mathematical methods to physical explorations, a genius who knew how to read nature through a scientific system and - more than anybody else - was able to understand its intimacy and spirit. New planets, new worlds and new horizons were disclosed
T he
G alileo M useum and former president of the I nternational S cientific C ommittee to create the N obel M useum in S tockholm tells us about his F lorence through the old haunts of the father of modern science , G alileo G alilei director of the
thanks to Galileo’s brilliance, a man who realized that the mysteries of the skies could be revealed by pointing a telescope at them. A truly great mind whose discoveries ranged from isosynchronism of a pendulum’s oscillations by sur veying the movements of a lamp that hung in Pisa Cathedral to mountains on the moon and the satellites of Jupiter, as well as the revolutionar y cer tainty that the planets, including the Ear th, rotated around the sun and not the other way round. All this meant that Galileo was going against the canons of the Church. Although he was cour ted by powerful people all over Europe, who did their best to purchase his binoculars to discover the stars, Galileo was accused of heresy, put before a judge, sentenced and forced to recant his astronomical
ideas. He was put under house arrest at his Arcetri villa, in the hills above Florence. It only took the Church 359 years, in 1992, to recognize “the mistakes made” in sentencing him. When I think of Florence the first place that comes to mind is the Galileo Museum (1, 2), home to the original instruments studied and made by the scientist himself. Then I think about his house in Arcetri, where Galileo ended his days on 8 Januar y 1642, and which is now the location of an obser vator y that has to a cer tain extent inherited its former resident’s astronomical discoveries. Coming down the hill from
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Arcetri toward the city center a walk around the Basilica of Santa Croce (4) is a must. The first tomb on the left is Galileo’s, erected almost a centur y after his death, overcoming resistance by ecclesiastical authorities. I like to continue this tour in via Sant’Antonino (3), where Galileo’s most loyal follower, Vincenzo Viviani, a brilliant mathematician and scientist, paid tribute to the Master by adorning the facade
4
of his house with a set of symbols reminiscent of Galileo’s biography. It’s lovely to roam the places associated with Galileo’s life. He loved to spend time with a friend who had a house in Signa. The friend was Filippo Salviati and the house Villa delle Selve, which still exists in all its beauty today. He was always drawn to the hear tbreaking beauty of the Arcetri hills and their surroundings. Often he visited
like the Grand Duke himself. At the
That’s not all, because there are
Galileo Museum we accepted the time
other signs of success in Florence.
challenge and, through ICT, our rooms can
Lens, the European Laboratory
be used by the general public. Thanks to
for Non-linear Spectroscopy, par t
an interactive video guide at the museum
of the University of Florence,
(which I believe is the first of its kind,
an institution of recognized scientific
not only in Florence), you can access,
impor tance, and the Kunsthistorisches
from your smar tphone or tablet, detailed
Institut, which brings outstanding
information about more than the 1000,
research structures to the city for ar t
instruments housed in the museum. You the Medici villas of Artimino and Poggio can see how they work through dynamic a Caiano, where he would sometimes digital reconstructions and 3D models. leave his books in order to taste the finest wines given to him by the countless figures who lived there, only too willing to fulfill his desires,
historians. Villa I Tatti, the stronghold of Har vard University. These are just some of the Italian
The app has been used by more than
and international institutions which
7,000 people in just three months, plus
continue to make Florence a ner ve
there are also the 2 million users who visit
centre and at the ver y forefront for
our website ever y year.
research and study.
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A bove :
the
A rcetri O bservatory
nestled in the hills overlooking
F lorence (P h . R enato C erisola ) B elow : the M edici V illa of P oggio a C aiano  (P h . M assimo L istri )Â
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T he
O pera del D uomo M useum in F lorence , reopened in 2015,
new
is at the forefront of world museums today
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Eter nal dialogue Vincenzo Vaccaro*
A ‘walk’ entirely in pietr a for te , just as it was in the nineteenth centur y. A top-tier project that acts as the cor ner stone of an infor med and intelligent inter pretation of the past will br ing about the renaissance of one of Florence’s loveliest and most
F lorence
has always had to reckon with its
invaluable heritage from an architectural
perspective too .
T oday
the dialogue between the ancient and the contemporary in the old city center leaves the world open - mouthed in wonder
evocative places, nestled between the Ponte Vecchio and Ponte Santa Tr inita: Lungar no Acciaioli, on the Ar no’s r ight bank. It will become a walkway that no visitor to the city will want to miss, affording unique views of the Ponte Vecchio and the Oltr ar no, a street that typifies beauty which is also the unpar alleled setting of three gems belonging to the Lungar no Collection group: Por tr ait Hotel Firenze , Caffè dell’Oro and Continentale . This measure will join other s in the old city centre in the last ten year s that continue to retur n Florence to the inter national spotlight, something that has not happened for some time . A city adored for its Renaissance past, for its museums and churches, and a UNESCO Wor ld Her itage site since 1982, Florence has always had
the level reached in
to reckon with its unpar alleled legacy, from an architecture standpoint too. But the distinctive lines along which entire neighborhoods have been redesigned of late have at last managed to instil a more relaxed and nonchalant dialog between centur ies past and the contempor ar y. In the vicinity of the Sant’Ambrogio neighborhood, the old monaster y, which later became Le Murate jailhouse, has been conver ted, through a clever mar r iage of restor ation and the addition of contempor ar y architecture , into a meeting place for myr iad young people who are dr awn
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T op ,
a corridor
in the  O pera
del D uomo M useum B ottom , the new paving in V ia de ’ T ornabuoni , now 100% pedestrianized (P h . L orenzo C otrozzi )
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F rom left to right : C affè delle M urate in front of the R obert F. K ennedy C enter B iblioteca delle O blate , M ercato C entrale , L ungarno A cciaioli
to the area. The restor ation resulted
Florence lover s alike to enjoy a stroll
into the creation of new living quar ter s free from vehicles. Being able to walk
for
J ustice
and
H uman R ights ,
reopened to the public less than 12 months ago and holds concer ts, plays
for the under pr ivileged as well as the
freely enables us to look at the sights
and even film projections aimed at
invention of inner piazza linked by
around us. Not only is Via Tor nabuoni
visitor s to the Cathedr al complex
wide passageways to via Ghibellina
a luxur y fashion street, it’s also home
(the bell tower, baptister y and the
and via dell’Agnolo, squares that
to wonderful centur ies-old buildings
new Oper a del Duomo museum). The
br im with bar s and restaur ants, plus
including the austere architecture and
latter is one of the most incredible
well-attended events. The only Italian
sun-kissed pietr a for te hues of Palazzo
under takings in Florence’s cultur al
headquar ter s of the Robert F. Kennedy
Strozzi, Palazzo Feroni and Palazzo
offer ings, reinforcing the city’s already
Center for Justice and Human Rights
Antinori, as well as the two lovely
endless list of museums. Reopened
has set up its center here in this highly
churches of Santa Trinita and Santi
in October 2015 after an impressive
symbolic place , led by Ker r y Kennedy,
Michele e Gaetano.
revamp, the focus of the new Museo
daughter of the famous senator and a
The Baroque look of the latter is proof
dell’Opera del Duomo, in a huge
human r ights champion for year s.
of other architectur al styles than the
500 m 2 room, is the extr aordinar y
Another pr ime inter vention was the
omnipresent Florentine Renaissance .
reconstr uction of the or iginal
new Oblate librar y in via dell’Or iuolo,
The most recent measures that
cathedr al façade , which was dismantled
once a nunner y. Here a classic
have fur ther enr iched the center
by Gr and Duke Fr ancesco I in 1587
restor ation combined with the addition
of Florence are thanks to br ave
(the one we see today dates to the
of highly technological elements
entrepreneur s. Fir stly, there’s the
19th centur y). In double the space
enabled the tr ansfor mation of what
first floor of the Mercato Centrale,
of the for mer museum visitor s can
was a small municipal libr ar y until a
erected by the architect Giuseppe
admire an ar r ay of master pieces that
few year s ago into a cult meeting place . Mengoni in 1874. It recently reopened
offer s an over view of the development
In addition to the reading rooms, the
as an entire floor that is all about food
of sculpture in Florence from the
delightful altana rooftop space is a
and has become a popular hangout
14th to the 16th centur y, including
major dr aw, affording an up-close and
with Florentines and tour ists due to
Michelangelo’s emblematic wor k, the
per sonal view of Brunelleschi’s cupola.
its vibr ant atmosphere and var ied food
Bandini Pietà.
Pedestr ianization of the city center was options. recently extended to lar ge swathes
Secondly, one of the city’s oldest
*Ex-Director of Section I of the
of piazza Duomo, via Martelli and
theater s (1648) recently reopened
Super intendence of the Environmental and
via Tornabuoni, allowing locals and
after 30 year s: Teatro Niccolini. It
Architectural Her itage of Florence
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Florence as you’ve never seen it before. The great contemporary works P hoto L orenzo C otrozzi
T he tramline connecting S candicci and downtown F lorence on the C ascine P ark bridge . T his is the first line , T1, opened in 2010. T he future will bring another 4 lines , one of which , T2 ( from the old city center to the airport ) is already under construction
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C ourthouse , V iale G uidoni . 230 years ago for the first time in the history of humanity , torture
and the death penalty
F lorence G rand D uke T uscany P eter L eopold
were abolished in by the of
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R esidential complex , S tazione L eopolda area
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E ntrance , C areggi H ospital . F lorence ’ s main hospital sets world records : artificial retina implants , bone marrow implants for multiple sclerosis , the most robotic surgery
aa
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O pera di F irenze (F lorence O pera H ouse ) is one of the most futuristic theaters in
W ith 3
E urope .
simultaneously
functional auditoriums at the vanguard of acoustics
Su c h i n n ovator s, t hes e R o mans!
Walking around Rome in search of the origins of modern technology of urban planning and construction T ext S erena C antagalli *
M ithraeum , B aths of C aracalla P revious page and next page , bottom photo , the C olosseum , originally known
F lavian A mphitheater (P h . V alentina S tefanelli )
as the
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F rom
left to right : underground section of the cloaca maxima ,
cloaca maxima near
S an G iorgio
in
V elabro , I mperial F orums
The Ancient Romans were a people of for midable architects and engineer s.
C ircus M aximus ,
A dvances
in technology allowed
the
to hold power
Ever yone knows about the power of the Roman Empire and they put it down to the invincible ar mies,
and warding off revolts
of fire , and their deter mination. All that is par tly tr ue , but only par tly. What actually allowed the Romans to maintain power for as long as they did? Technological advancement: more than 2,000 year s ago, the Romans forefather of reinforced concrete , thereby revolutionizing the city’s architecture and or ganization. The conquered provinces benefited from the technological advancement
to allow the water to dr ain off. Paved roads withstood the continual passage of car r iages, ice and the tor r id summer heat. The cloaca maxima, one of the oldest
sewer s, ensured that the city was kept expor ted by the Romans, who warded clean from unwanted sewage and, at off revolts by spoiling them and the same time , dr ained the for um’s improving their standards of living.
A walk around the Roman for um, the hear t of daily life , immediately reveals the most famous Roman innovations. Then, as now, one walked on streets
plain, thereby stopping any swamps and unwholesome areas from for ming. The aqueducts, majestic lines of arches along the consular roads,
can still be seen today in front of completed with a layer of basalite , dr y the entr ance to the Palatine and at streets free from puddles since they countless other places in the city. were constr ucted on sever al str ata
for such a long time ,
improving living standards in the provinces
the ar ms for ged by Vulcan, the god
invented the opus coementicium, the
R omans
The ducts were ar r anged above
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of
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small wooden model ,
B aths
of
C aracalla , P arco
degli
A cquedotti
the arches to facilitate the flow of
1, Olympic games and naumac hie,
water and make maintenance easier.
naval battles, left all onlooker s
The greatest example of splendor in
open-mouthed. One of the most
Roman times were the fountains that
impressive feats of architecture that
embellished the city: not only did the simply would not have been possible Romans acquire dr inking water from
without opus coementicium was the
these monuments, but they could
circular roofs cover ing buildings. Just
“waste” it too in order to ador n
think of the dome of the Pantheon,
their streets and amaze visitor s with
still in perfect condition today.
sumptuous nymphaeums such as the
Moder n and elegant, it continues to
septizodium.
be a model studied by and inspir ing
The same water s powered bathing
countless architects. Still think
houses, the ancestor s of the moder n
we’ve invented something br and
spa, where Romans looked after their new today? Rome even had its own bodies on a daily basis. The huge
shopping mall. The Trajan’s Market
pools were heated by the hypocaust,
is an example wor th consider ing,
which can still be seen in the ver y
a building on sever al floor s where
well-known Baths of Caracalla,
you could find ever ything: meat, fish,
underfloor heating that has come
vegetables, all types of cer amic items
back into fashion in contempor ar y
and – it goes without saying – a nice
architecture .
glass of wine in the pur pose-built Via
The Theatre of Marcellus, Flavian
Biberatica. Rome in the fir st centur y
Amphitheatre, Circus Maximus
BCE was home to 1.5 million people .
and the Stadium of Domitian
To ancient visitor s it must have been
guar anteed enter tainment for all:
like a moder n metropolis, all bling
ferocious and exotic animals and
and br ight lights with its color s,
gladiator s perfor med in the middle
music , precious marble , gold and
of the Colosseum thanks to actual
mosaics. A New Yor k ahead of its
elevator s oper ated by slaves, char iot
time .
r aces on a par with today’s For mula
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a r t s t y l e va n g u a r d Nautor’s Swan five decades Technological progress in Tuscany Florence 2.0, a guide to the Apps to discover Florence Potreit Firenze. Very Important Kids
future
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S wans
are always an expression of their time ,
and the differences reveal the change in concept and design that have occurred during the years
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H igh
quality and high performance sailing yachts , made for those who had the passion for cruising and racing
Five decades of Swan
A name that’s much more than a shipyard… 50 years of Nautor’s Swan Sailing a Swan is like dr iving a Bentley. Ever ybody wants one , but only a few can afford it. For half a centur y, Nautor’s Swan has been the tr ue sailor’s choice , designing and building luxur ious, high perfor mance
A t the last D üsseldorf B oat S how N autor ’ s S wan presented the latest generation of S wan true bluewater concept : the S wan 78
yachts in Nor ther n Finland. The value of a Swan is der ived from the company’s strong her itage , skilled cr aftsmen and pur suit of excellence
acclaimed yacht designer s at that
were the designer s of the fir st
time , to design their fir st sailing
thousand or so Swan yachts sold by
yacht in fibreglass tr immed with
the yard.
wood. In that visionar y oper ation,
Over the decades Swan yachts
in addition to the fibreglass used
have covered close to 100 different
for the hull, a significant number of
models and ver sions, from 36’ to
innovations were introduced. The
131’. Swan 38 (116 units) and Swan
Swan 36 was the fir st Swan yacht,
result was a fibreglass vessel whose
46 (109 units) are the most popular
was inspired by a vision to star t
but could provide greater stiffness
probably the most iconic Swan ever.
of the hull with less weight and
In production for over 18 year s it
perfor mance sailing yachts, made for
better living space . It was a yacht
won countless r aces (including the
Spar kman & Stephens, the most
in the wor ld. Spar kman & Stephens
in ever y aspect of constr uction. Swans haven’t achieved their fame through mar keting stunts, but because of their intr insic qualities and extr aordinar y results in ter ms of perfor mance , build quality and reliability.
produced in 1966. Pekka Koskenkyla, behaviour and safety equalled that of the tr aditional wooden yachts, the founder of Nautor´s Swan, producing high-quality and high-
those who had a passion for cr uising that mar ked the beginning of one of the most prestigious boat yards and r acing. Swan 36 convinced
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models, but the mythical 65, in both ketch and sloop ver sions, was
Rolex Volcano Race of 2015) and is considered a beautiful yacht, one of the best S&S designs ever. Almost
T he
latest generation of true bluewater concept is the
S wan 78,
presented at the last
D üsseldorf B oat S how
all of the hulls ever produced by
division. The wor k car r ied out at
another milestone , unveiling the
Nautor are still in use today.
Oy Nautor Ab cover s all elements
new ClubSwan 50 designed by
Since 1998 Leonardo Fer r agamo and of design and constr uction – from
Juan Kouyoumdjian. A high-tech,
a group of investor s have controlled
composite/str uctur al engineer ing
aesthetically captivating one-design
and managed Nautor’s Swan. This
to deck layout and sail handling
yacht, it appeals to the young and
management has enabled the br and
design, inter ior styling, systems
competitive , while still allowing
to evolve by continuing to push
and hydr aulics, HVAC engineer ing,
the pleasure of cr uising in the tr ue
forward a whir lwind of innovations
electr ical and electronics. Most
spir it of Swan.
and changes that fir mly place the
other yards that produce yachts
The ClubSwan 50 will be a
Swan yachts at the forefront of the
of similar size and char acter istics
professionally managed owner-dr iver
inter national sailing wor ld. Swans
outsource a lar ge par t of the wor k,
class, with a global r acing circuit.
are always an expression of their
in addition to par t or all of the
With the ClubSwan 50, Nautor’s
time , and the differences reveal
engineer ing.
Swan officially begins its 50th
the change in concept and design
The team at Nautor’s Swan has
anniver sar y celebr ations.
that have occur red over the year s.
complete control over the quality of
In less than ten year s the yard had
What never changes in a Swan is its
each and ever y single component of
already achieved wor ldwide status
philosophy: quality, reliability, style
the boat and each and ever y step of
in a mar ket that was dominated
and perfor mance .
the building process.
by centur ies of English, Italian and
All this guar antees high value
In September 2015, the fir st Swan
Amer ican tr adition. To keep all
over time , maintained thanks to
115 was presented at the Monaco
of this her itage intact, the new
the superb after-sales suppor t.
Yacht Show.
management innovated nonstop
Indeed, Nautor’s Swan has always
This is the flagship of the new
and adopted new technologies
been one of the boat yards with
gener ation of the maxi yachts built
only when proven and tested. All
the wor ld’s highest standards of
by Nautor, which includes the Swan
this is par t of the Finnish culture ,
excellence in ser vice , re-fits and
95 and has a Swan 140 on the
so it wasn’t hard to do. And it is
specialised customer care , as well as
dr awing board. In late September
also par t of the family histor y of
its br and-new wor ldwide broker age
2015, Nautor’s Swan reached
Leonardo Fer r agamo.
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T he R olex S wan C up is one of the world ’ s best - loved competitions between yachts made by a single yard , sponsored by
It
R olex
since
1980.
is held every two years
S eptember in S ardinia P orto C ervo on the C osta S meralda in
at
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S wans
are always an
expression of their time , and
the differences reveal the change in concept and design that have occurred during
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T he f u t u re , 30 year s ago
From the first Inter net connection to Einstein’s gravitational waves T ext M atteo G razzini - P hoto L orenzo C otrozzi
In Tuscany, the future was bor n precisely on Apr il 30, 1986, with one ver y shor t word that cer tified the leap forward made by science and technology: “ok”. On that day, with those two letter s, the successful connection between an Amer ican computer and that of the National Univer sity Center of Electronic Calculation at the National Research Center in Pisa was cer tified and confir med. A signal that crossed the ocean and brought to Italy for the fir st time the Inter net, which was actually still Ar panet and a tool designed for the US militar y. But that fir st exchange of data must have wor ked as a stimulus for the whole ter r itor y as well as the Univer sity of Pisa, which by that time had established itself as the main Italian center of study for physics, technology and computer science . The Univer sity, which once included among its faculty one Galileo Galilei, has always taken the lead on the road to discover y and is now a global benchmar k, as evidenced by its many par tner ships with univer sities on five continents: a continuous exchange of knowledge and projects that often leads to outstanding results. The most str iking recent case is cer tainly the fir st direct obser vation
T echnological progress in T uscany from P isa , with its U niversities , to the multi - million dollar investments of G eneral E lectric with GE O il & G as of gr avitational waves, or the r ipples in window of 10 milliseconds. Moreover, the “fabr ic” of space time , which ar r ive in Cascina, near Pisa, you’ll find on Ear th after being produced by an
EGO, the European Gr avitational
astrophysical cataclysm in the deep
Obser vator y founded by the Italian
univer se . Alber t Einstein theor ized
National Institute of Nuclear Physics
about their existence a centur y ear lier, and the Centre National de la in 1915, with his Gener al Relativity
Recherche Scientifique , Fr ance , and
and it was precisely Pisa that received
home to the Vir go interferometer. It’s
confir mation of his studies. In this
here that some of the Univer sity of
case , Tuscany is at the ver y center of
Pisa’s physicists have collabor ated on
a project between Europe and the
the discover y.
United States where , in Livingston
Even more recent are the studies in
and Hanford simultaneously two twin
the field of par ticle physics conducted
interferometer s recorded the ar r ival
by the Univer sity of Pisa with the KEK
of the waves within a time coincidence labor ator y in Tsukuba, Japan, where
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I n F lorence G eneral E lectric is about to write a new chapter
with the
G alileo P roject ,
a centre of world excellence for the development of turbines and compressors
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N ear P isa ,
you ’ ll find
EGO,
the
E uropean G ravitational O bservatory
home to the
T he
the SuperKEKB acceler ator, the “hear t” of the Belle-II exper iment, resides and is expected to lead to the discover y of the elusive signals of still unknown
V irgo
interferometer
first direct observation
of the gravitational waves hypothesized
by
A lbert E instein
par ticles. It’s a project car r ied out by
at front and
600 scientists and engineer s from 23
with
different countr ies. Already tangible
U niversity of P isa center , in collaboration L ivingston and H anford
put the
instead are the results of inter national research by the Univer sity of Pisa, the Italian National Research Council, the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the Univer sity of Tokyo on an electronic device based on a two-dimensional heterostr ucture , which in plain English is “the thickness of an atom”. In Pisa, simulations on the atomic level were perfor med to foresee the electr ical behavior of the device . The final step of this technology will be the creation of flexible and low-power tr ansistor s. And finally in Pisa, a city with a leading air por t, we must also mention aeronautics projects like GeTFuTuRe , coordinated by the Univer sity of Pisa and awarded second place out of 450 projects at the Clean Sky For um in Br ussels. It validates the
perfor mance of a sophisticated gear
of turbines and compressor s; an
system designed by Avio Aero for
investment of 600 million euro with
future engines with low environmental
the wor k of 500 engineer s and an
impact. This is its pur pose but also
ambitious goal, 1.7 billion euro more
the motivation behind its liaison
in tur nover and a 50% increase in
with another Tuscan technological
production. It’s a center to concentr ate
excellence , Gener al Electr ic , which has
all production phases, from design to
its aviation sector at Avio Aero.
industr ialization, through a public-
Tuscany Gener al Electr ic ar r ived
pr ivate par tner ship. The agreement
in 1994 with the acquisition of the
with var ious bodies has already been
Nuovo Pignone in Florence , making
signed and is needed to ver ify the
it the leading company of GE Oil &
feasibility of the project, which could
Gas. A long histor y in which a new
also give new life to the Piombino
chapter is about to be wr itten, the
center, which would join Florence ,
Galileo Project, a wor ldwide center
Massa, Car r ar a and Livor no, where
of excellence for the development
Gener al Electr ic is already based.
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M ultisensorial experiences F lorence responds
a click away :
to the future with apps and websites with the maximum user experience
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Web
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A
virtual museum on your phone :
T he G rande M useo
del
D uomo
and its
A pp
for virtual and actual visitors , the future is here
Fir e n ze 2 .0
The city of eternal beauty opens into web galaxies T ext S abrina B ozzoni
Welcome to a new er a of tr avel,
A
where the exper ience of discover y is
will help you to have the perfect holiday
amplified and available to ever yone .
J oin
Streets, museums, flavor s and ar tisan cr afts: the r iches of Florence are the
and discover
protagonists of a web renaissance designed to enhance our tr avel exper ience . We’re talking about Florence Yes Please, out in September it possible for the 11 five-star hotels in Florence , the Lungar no Collection among them, to join forces and exper tise to create a unique and exclusive ser vice . The nar r ator s of this long tale about contempor ar y beauty are those that make our city unique: from fashion and industr y to culture and ar t. The stor ies of these prestigious city figures will be your tr avel guides. But Florence Yes Please is much more . Under the ar tistic direction of Felice Limosani, tr aveller s are guests and fr iends invited to exper ience only the best of Florence
through videos, tr avelogues and style snippets that nar r ate an unusual Florence , a secret and a high-end one . Destination App, how could we live without it? Join us in search of the best and discover the city in all its dimensions. ART Uffizi, a vir tual tr ip to one of the finest museums in the wor ld. This app includes a map of the famous Florentine museum and a folder with all its news, events and exhibitions, as well as infor mation on opening hour s, bookings and pr ices. Palazzo Strozzi has moder n ar t on
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us in search of the best
F lorence
thanks to platfor ms and applications
and the fir st Italian por tal to make
smart guide to apps that
in all its dimensions
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T he
website for a different
F lorence ? F irenze
yes please .
T he U ffizi
and
P alazzo S trozzi also
respond with apps
hand in the official app of the best-
location.
gardens of Tuscany. A vir tual tour ist
known museum in Florence for major
Firenze in Tasca has thematic
guide with infor mation, maps and
exhibitions. A tool that gives you
itiner ar ies, walking guides and places,
routes on the UNESCO Medici villas,
an over view of cur rent exhibitions,
as well as cur iosities and infor mation,
gardens and par ks in and around
including revised timetables and
inspired by exhibitions and much
Florence .
special openings.
more .
FLR Essentials from shopping to the
Museo Duomo is a vir tual museum for
Firenze Up all the city’s events can be
r ight advice on the city’s nightlife ,
your phone . The application features
searched “near you” and “top r ated”
as well as its ar t and events. A must
900 pages about the master pieces on
in the City of Florence . You can find
have .
show in Florence’s newest exhibition
out more about the event with its
Aperitivi e cene Firenze a r ange of
for a vir tual tour through the greatest
location, dur ation and descr iption.
suggestions from restaur ants to bar s,
wor ks ever made .
WALKING GUIDES
clubs and pubs with geolocation and
Museo Galileo, what’s his cipher? And
Firenze The Walking City, a map
real-time notifications.
how did he divide circles? What tools
of the best walks in the city, all
Made in Tuscany for exper iences that
did Galileo Galilei use to study the
photogr aphed and r ich in histor ical
are 100% Made in Tuscany, a simple
sky? It’s all here in this app!
and ar tistic details. For a total of 97
app to exper ience the region in the
Florence by Arte.it churches,
kilometres to cover on foot, of cour se . most authentic way. You’ll discover
monuments, galler ies, museums, maps
Firenze Family Tour, a project for
the best places for food, shopping and
and tips included.
families. Backpack explorer s and
ar tisan cr afts.
EVENTS
multimedia tour s to discover the
Chianti Classico, an easy access point
Firenzeturismo is an ideal guide to
wonder s of the old city center and
to the fascinating Chianti Classico
stay up to date on the events that
beyond.
ter r itor y and its wines with a detailed
must be exper ienced, museums and
Ville e giardini to discover the
list of local companies and leading
the most interesting places near your
histor ic mansions and monumental
products.
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Ver y Impor tant Kids Portrait Firenze, tailored for little ones T ext V irgina M ammoli
Florence is a treasure chest full of wonder s that have enchanted and captivated visitor s from around the wor ld for centuries. The face of Humanism and the Renaissance , with its overflowing beauty and its museums lined in ar t histor y and stories, provide a chance to discover and learn from the precious pages of culture and the expression of human genius. It offer s unforgettable memories that forever leave their mar k, especially on little visitor s, for whom entire itineraries,
P ortrait F irenze
and V ik join forces to make your kids ’ stay an unforgettable memory
museum exhibitions and fun wor kshops have been created. But there’s so much more , from large pedestrian areas to gardens, bell tower s to climb, flag bearer s to see and antique carousels that combine to make Florence a city
adventures. Like a visit to the Bargello
innovations of Leonardo da Vinci and
perfectly suited to children.
Museum to see the sculptures and
Galileo Galilei in a fun way.
Por trait Firenze is the perfect addition
masterpieces of the Middle Ages and the
Little food lover s? Our young guests can
to this. In collaboration with VIK (Ver y
Renaissance . The wor ks of famous ar tists
tr y their hand in the kitchen, learning the
Impor tant Kids), a full program of
like Donatello and Michelangelo tease a
secrets of cooking the “queen” of Italian
activities has been created especially
child’s imagination, as too do fascinating
food: the pizza. An exciting experience
for toddler s and kids. The tour s are
collections of coins, medals, jeweller y,
in the Tuscan countr yside surrounding
organized for children aged 4 to 16 year s seals and ancient weapons.
Florence , during which, under the careful
and tailored according to the needs and
For budding scientists, the In the minds
super vision of an Italian chef, children
tastes of the different age groups. The
of Leonardo and Galileo tour is an
play with flour and all the ingredients
tour s last for three hour s and are r un
original way to experience and discover
needed to prepare the wor ld’s best
by an experienced guide , a nanny and,
science in the city that inspired the
pizza.
on request, a driver. There’s even a tasty
greatest minds of histor y. The children,
Packages especially designed for children
snack included, too.
led by a Florentine scientist, enjoy
and teenager s. Unique experiences to
Science , histor y, culture and ar t.
safe and easy experiments, perfect
make your stay in Florence even more
One touch and they become unique
for learning about the great ideas and
magical and unforgettable .
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and activities
designed for children and teenagers .
U nique
experiences
to have fun while learning
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A touch of ar t
The new exciting installation by Simone D’Auria for Gallery Hotel Art
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S ome
stages of the installation in front of
Wow, like the exclamation in a comic str ip. Wow, like a giant pinwheel. Wow, like the new chapter in the urban renewal project of Vicolo dell’Oro, a hop, skip and jump from Florence’s Ponte Vecchio. Lungarno Collection began the project in 2013,
G allery H otel A rt
In
vicolo dell ’O ro the new installation by S imone d ’A uria for L ungarno C ollection asks us to consider a more informed use of renewable and sustainable energy
entr usting its creative side to ar tist and designer Simone D’Auria. This latest installation uses high impact and immediacy to communicate issues of par ticular social interest, inviting passer sby to make infor med use of renewable and sustainable ener gies. D’Aur ia’s “green” installation comes to Galler y Ar t Hotel after a long line of giant bicycles were displayed on the hotel’s facade in 2013, representing the human ur ge always to consider the future; in 2014, a long line of chrome manikins, each with a different animal head to retr ace symbolically great figures in Florentine histor y; and in 2015, the year of Expo, enor mous spoons – Br uno Spoon – to dr aw attention to the issues covered at the Univer sal Exposition in Milan and, at the same time , pay tr ibute to the great designer Br uno Munar i.
This time engaging the gaze not
photogr aphy and objets.
only of tour ists but also many locals
The decision to use the word
who cur iously look forward to each
“Wow” was based on contempor ar y
installation are two enor mous pots
communication to inter act with the
out of which spout like plants two
public and offer the perfect excuse
pinwheels and “WOW” in big three-
(and backdrop) for a selfie and shar ing
dimensional letter s to reinforce the
on the Lungar no Collection var ious
need for consciousness on a subject
social media channels.
cr ucial to the future of the planet.
The exper ience or iginating around
Red is the star of the show: a colour
the installation also continues at The
that has become a fil rouge for all
Fusion Bar & Restaurant at Galler y
of Simone D’Aur ia’s installations for
Art Hotel: the dishes designed thanks
Lungar no Collection. Galler y Art
to a collabor ation between the group’s
Hotel is hosting a retrospective on
Michelin-star red executive chef Peter
the ar tist, in par tner ship with Leica,
Br unel and Simone D’Aur ia will
which reiter ates previous editions with
ser iously wow you time and time again.
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R ed
is the star of the
installation : a colour that has become the codeword of all of
S imone D’A uria ’ s works L ungarno C ollection
for
with high impact and immediacy
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W h at’s goi ng on The must-sees of art, music, culture, theatre, food&wine, fashion
Art
Hashitomi (Teatro No)
Concert
Until October 2 2016
Oba ga sake (Teatro Kyogen)
October 8 2016
Piazza della Signoria and Forte di
Teatro della Pergola
Belvedere
Concert
Odissea Bach
Jan Fabre, Spiritual Guards
September 20 2016
Angela Hewitt, pianofor te
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
Premiere of a new religious play: Agnosce,
Opera
Until October 23 2016
Filii, misericordiam Patris
October 9-15 2016
Palazzo Pitti, Palatine Gallery
With the brass band of Maggio Musicale
Opera di Firenze
Visions of Fashion
Fiorentino and the Chapel Choir of Santa
Rosmonda d’Inghliterra by Gaetano Donizetti
Special anthological project that celebrates
Maria del Fiore conducted by Michele
With Jessica Pratt, the Orchestra and Choir
the refined and eclectic photography of
Manganelli
of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by
Karl Lagerfeld
Sebastiano Rolli
Art Art
September 23 2016 - January 22 2017
Concert
Until November 2 2016
Palazzo Strozzi
October 22 2016
Museo degli Argenti
Ai Weiwei at Palazzo Strozzi
Teatro della Pergola
Splendida Minima. Small precious sculptures
A highly controversial contemporary artist
The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 by J. S. Bach
in the Medici collections
takes on the cradle of the Italian Renaissance Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio
Art/Fashion
Opera
Until April 7 2017
September 27 - October 4 2016
Concert/Cinema
Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
Opera di Firenze
November 4 and 5 2016
Across Art and Fashion
Opening of the opera seasons with
Nelson Mandela Forum
Gioacchino Rossini’s Semiramide
The Fellowship of the Ring
Theatre
With Jessica Pratt, the Orchestra and
“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy with
September 15-16 2016
Choir of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
soundtrack by Howard Shore performed live
Teatro della Pergola
conducted by Bruno Campanella
by the Orchestra, Choir and Treble Choir of
Dantone
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Opera
Concert
Screening of the film by Peter Jackson
Januar y 8-12 2017
March 20 2017
(in English with Italian subtitles)
Teatro Goldoni
Teatro della Pergola - The art of singing
Didone abbandonata by Leonardo Vinci
Choir of Radio Sweden
Concert
Orchestra and Choir of Maggio Musicale
December 1, 4 and 7 2016
Fiorentino conducted by Carlo Ipata
Pitti Palace, White Room
Opera March 23 - 29 2017
Mozart Cycle
Fashion
Opera di Firenze
Federico Maria Sardelli conducts
Januar y 10-13 2017
W.A. Mozart’s The Magic Flute
the Orchestra of Maggio Musicale
For tezza da Basso
Orchestra and Choir of Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino
Pitti Immagine Uomo
Fiorentino conducted by Roland Böer,
Concert
Opera
December 18 2016
Januar y 20 - Februar y 8 2017
Concert
Teatro della Pergola
Opera di Firenze
April 10 2017
The Musical Offering BWV 1079 by J. S.
Faust by Charles Gounod
Teatro della Pergola
Bach
Orchestra and Choir of Maggio Musicale Solopiano, Grigory Sokolov
Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall,
Fiorentino conducted by Juraj Valcuha,
viola da gamba
directed by David McVicar
directed by Damiano Michieletto
Music/festival April 24 - May 26 2017
Opera
Dance
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival
December 20-27 2016
Februar y 10-12 2017
80th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, one of
Opera di Firenze
Opera di Firenze
most important opera and music festivals
Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco
Hamburg Ballet
in Italy. Opens with a concer t conducted
Orchestra and Choir of Maggio Musicale Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler
by Zubin Mehta and the following day (25
Fiorentino conducted by Renato
Ballet in six movements,
April - 6 May) with Mozar t’s Idomeneo
Palumbo,
choreography by John Neumeier
directed by Leo Muscato
Fashion Food
June 13-16 2017
Concert
March 11-13 2017
Fortezza da Basso - Pitti Immagine Uomo
December 23 2016
Stazione Leopolda
Opera di Firenze
Taste
Art
Christmas Concert
A fair dedicated to excellence in
September 23 - October 1 2017
Lorenzo Fratini conducts the Orchestra
taste
Palazzo Corsini
and Choir of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and food lifestyles
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F un , exciting moments of S poon 2016 in the kitchen at B orgo S an J acopo and , outside , in front of P onte S anta T rinita . I n charge , P eter B runel , E xecutive C hef L ungarno C ollectionÂ
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Much more than a new dining concept T ext T eresa F avi - P hoto M artino D ini
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Moments like these add lightness to life; they make table time a happy time ,
new ceremony of taste :
joyful , free and convivial .
dining while unwinding, discover ing,
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being free and having fun. The dining
culinary syntax whose
buzzwords are sharing and good spirits
table and the kitchen are , by tr adition, the most symbolic places for social gather ings in Italy. Gathered around a table that has been set, as well as prepar ing food in a group around the stove , this is where communities are created and exper iences are shared; these are the places where real food culture happens. The social dimension of food prepar ation and shar ing dishes will be a tur ning point in the future . Trend gur us agree that in twenty year s’ time the value that will make a difference in the wor ld of food will shift more and more from “what” we eat to “how” we eat it. That how – the values, culture , shar ing of ideas and exper ience – will prevail over what – the ingredients, whose excellence in the meantime will be ever more absorbed and widespread in food pr actices.
Individuals will recover the value of
Hence , “conviviality” and “good spir its”
conviviality and come up with new
are the buzzwords for the future of
solutions to find the r ight places and
food and Spoon 2016 is perfectly
times to dedicate to the or ganization,
aligned with the forecast, r ight from
prepar ation and eating of dishes in
dinner number one . Much more than
good company.
a dining concept, the dinner ser ies by
So, for get caviar, foie gr as and
Lungar no Collection, now in its second
Champagne , because the real luxur y in
edition following last year’s huge
2030 will be shar ing ingredients that
success, is a totally innovative and
come from selected areas capable of
joyful happening that revolves around
reawakening memor ies and feelings,
the theme of cuisine that mixes times
taking care to showcase authentic
and flavor s, people and exper iences,
flavor s and tasting them slowly, casting
anticipating future trends.
aside high-paced dining in favor of the
For one Monday ever y month until
subtle pleasure of being together at
Januar y 2017, at gour met restaur ant
the table again.
Bor go San Jacopo that is celebr ating
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photo with
F austo A rrighi , P eter B runel
and
L oretta F anella ( in
the center ), kitchen and restaurant staff
its fir st Michelin star this year, the
tell guests how their signature dishes
second edition of Spoon welcomes
came about, they sign the menus and
top guests to Florence . Stellar chefs
have their photogr aph taken with
and top food and wine jour nalists who, diner s... alongside executive chef Peter Br unel,
The spoon is the star of the night,
a pinnacle of humility and br illiance
hence the name . A theme dear to
as well as a people per son and a
Lungar no Collection, who chose it as
believer in building lasting professional
the perfect symbol to communicate
relationships, cr aft themed dinner s
the concept of convivial dining.
that celebr ate the finest moment of
Among the two Michelin star chefs
conviviality: the table and prepar ation
coming to Spoon in for thcoming
in the kitchen. Ever y five-cour se
months, here are a few tidbits to
dinner ends with desser ts by pastr y
whet your appetite: Lionello Cer a
chef Loretta Fanella, who vaunts the
of Oster ia Cer a in the Venice
r arest taste and design.
province , Norber t Nieder kofler of St.
An ar r ay of star s, per sonalities and
Huber tus in Bolzano, Mauro Uliassi
endless enthusiasm for the 60 guests
of the restaur ant of the same name
who manage to snag a table . The
in Senigallia and Marco Sacco of Il
atmosphere around ever y dinner
Piccolo Lago, in Verbania, Piedmont.
is pr iceless, especially when the
Ever y dinner has the same magical
boundar y between restaur ant and
end result: the joy of shar ing not
kitchen is set aside . Guests chat
only food and wine , but also style ,
with the chefs, who leave their
elegance , creativity, freedom and
especially when the
place at the stove and become
good spir its that will always be the
boundaries between
happy stor yteller s, at ease with the
essence of typical Italian cuisine . A
under stated ambience in the dining
unique her itage , to safeguard and
room. They relate their exper iences,
share with the wor ld.
A
priceless
ambience is created
for every dinner ,
kitchen and restaurant become merged
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E xecutive Chef Peter Brunel
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The new happy hour concept at The Fusion Bar & Restaurant Text Alessandra Lucarelli
T he
new happy hour format
inspired by
S imone D’A uria ’ s
WOW,
eponymous
art installation in vicolo dell ’O ro
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Left to right: “Il Conte in Oriente” cocktail, Fish ceviche with leche de tigre and white corn, Robert Pavel, Marco Vezzosi, Michel Granpasso Orlando, available on the WOW Art&Food menu
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We all know that innovative cuisine and The Fusion Bar & Restaurant go hand in hand. After year s of success and award-winning menus, where Japanese food reigned supreme , now the frontier s have
art & food experience created
G allery H otel A rt ’ s artistic director S imone D’A uria and starred chef P eter B runel by the duo of
shifted towards Nikkei offer ings, a gour met combination of Asian and Per uvian gastronomy. The dishes are all about creativity, in which color – in all its shades – is the absolute star, expressed in the new happy hour for mat, WOW, inspired by the ar t installation by Simone D’Aur ia, titled WOW. Windmills for
The alter native is the spectacular
and celer y centr ifuge mixed with
Energy. So, what’s this new happy
Wow box dr ink&eat, a fabulous
the scent of cumin and lemon,
hour concept? It’s an ar t&food
box in which a cocktail is ser ved
softened by or ganic maple juice;
exper ience created by the hotel’s
with a seaweed cone filled with
Wow! Amer icano! in which the
ar t director and Michelin-star red
red quinoa, r ice , vegetable cream
Amer icano cocktail meets the
chef Peter Br unel, with two
and br ine chips. The food is
Fusion vision; and lastly Sottobosco,
different menu options: Windmill
accompanied with five different
a dr ink that combines fresh lemon
nigir i, a dish whose presentation
cocktails that have been invented
and honey, citr us and spicy ginger
recreates the installation outside
just for WOW: Gar ibaldi in love, a
and mint syr up. Wow is the new
in Vicolo dell’Oro, where giant
new take on an old classic named
happy hour for mat at The Fusion
windmills populate the piazza and
after the hero of the two wor lds,
Bar, with a vibr ant menu specially
rotate on the façade of Galler y
a fusion of the flavor s and color s
designed for the occasion. If you’re
Hotel Ar t, with a ‘windmill’ of
of two continents; Hanami, in
still hungr y, indulge fur ther by
flavor s based on tuna, seabass
which Beefeater Gin is gr aced with
order ing from the restaur ant’s full
and tobiko, avocado, aspar agus,
rose liqueur and acquires depth
menu by Michelin-star red chef
temaki, mango sake and eby-mami.
with sake; Not Today, a pineapple
Peter Br unel.
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T op : M ixologists R obert P avel and M ichel G ranpasso O rlando . B elow : food on the N ikkei menu
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The tr iptych of excellence Ingredients according to Peter Brunel Text Alessandra Lucarelli
Peter Br unel: a name indissolubly linked with innovation. An awardwinning chef who, pr izes and his new Michelin star aside , is highly respected by colleagues and producer s for his way of finding or iginal solutions to previously unexplored problems. An example? Peter’s potato spaghetti, made by managing the breaking down of fiber, the result of careful plant research capable of identifying
A ward - winning chef who , regardless of all the prizes , especially the M ichelin star he won this year , is held in high regard by colleagues and leading food producers for his original solutions to previously unexplored questions
exactly when the fiber goes from being r igid to softening and therefore breaking. But fir st things fir st. Who is Peter Br unel? Or iginally from Val di Fassa, in the Dolomites, after tr aining in Italy and Fr ance and wor king in some of the wor ld’s
philosophy?
most impor tant restaur ants, he is
Technique and thought. My wor k in
now Executive Chef of Lungar no Collection for restaur ants The Fusion Bar & Restaurant and Caffè dell’Oro in addition to being Chef of Borgo San Jacopo. Three ver y different places on Florence’s food scene , each with their own distinctive identities. Ingredients are the one factor that r uns through all of Lungar no Collection’s
the kitchen is based on applying my technical vision to Italian tr aditional concepts. I read, research and study daily. Cur iosity is my strength. Let’s star t at The Fusion… The food at The Fusion Bar & Restaurant has a dual identity. Classic Japanese cuisine and Per uvian cuisine: in a word, nikkei.
A fusion in which high-mountain restaur ants: what differ s is how they ingredients are combined with fish are used, the tools implemented and tr aditional Japanese ingredients and var iations in philosophy.
such as seaweed and sashimi. The
What’s the basis of your cooking
combinations play with sweet and
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P eter B runel , E xecutive C hef L ungarno C ollection and G uide of B orgo S an J acopo , 2016 M ichelin S tar
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P hotos
of some of
P eter B runel ’ s
refined creations alternate with the magical location of
B orgo S an J acopo
sour, with a ver y acidic str ucture ,
texture of the dish. Then there’s
It’s the restaur ant with innovative
where colour is the absolute focus.
the Tuscan tir amisù, in which we
creative cuisine and my most
The dishes are or iginal and light-
use cantucci cookies dipped in Vin
per sonal stamp.
filled and the presentation bur sts
Santo instead of sponge finger s,
I like to compare this food
with ener gy.
giving the desser t a cr unchiness
exper ience to a show. When we go
An example?
that is missing in the Venetian
to the theater, we are completely
Roast quail with the quail leg in
classic .
absorbed in what happens on the
tempur a, daikon white r adish and
What’s the basis of your
stage . Diner s do the same thing at
pur ple potato and celer y puree ,
reworking?
the restaur ant. They sit down at the
ser ved with a passionfr uit sauce .
I study tr adition a lot because I
table and are tr anspor ted by our
Or pizza by the spoon, which
believe that it is the basis of what
tastes.
contains var ious ingredients like
cuisine is today. Now, unlike the
sweetcor n cream, bell pepper
past, technology infor ms us about
cream, onion, tuna and guacamole .
the r ight temper ature for ever y
Scene change to Caffè dell’Oro…
ingredient. It’s all based on a
I like to define the cuisine at Caffè
concept of enhancing the food and
dell’Oro as a jour ney around our
the time we have available .
beautiful Italy. I tap into the wor ld
Do you only use Italian
of classic recipes in our tr adition
ingredients?
and seek to rewor k them in an
We only select the ver y best
or iginal way. Ever y dish has a
ingredients, which are mostly Italian.
strong regional identification. Like
There are exceptions, such as
bottar ga with cher r y tomatoes and
Nardin smoked anchovies from the
celer y, a typical Sardinian dish, or
Cantabr ian Sea or Spanish Piquillo
“pinzimonio” in which all of the
pepper s.
r aw vegetables are macer ated in
Thirdly, Borgo San Jacopo, one
br ine , changing the appear ance and
Michelin star.
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Swe e tn e ss and l i ght Loretta Fanella’s artistic and gour met creations T e x t A l e s s a n d r a L u c a r e l l i P h oto S o f i e D e l au w
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S ome
elegant creations by
L oretta F anella
I nnovative
pastry making is an art form ,
memorable to behold and to eat , imbued with details , movement , beauty and nuances
This is pastr y making at its lightest and
like in the figurative ar ts.
A career full of recognitions and
most elegant, which taps into memories
Three adjectives to describe your
leading collaborations, which has led
and feelings to craft visionar y desser ts.
cooking philosophy.
you to work with some of the world’s
Loretta Fanella is a pastr y chef whose
Light, fun and natural.
top chefs. What’s the most important
career star ted out almost by chance and Your first memor y to do with desserts? thing you’ve learned? which evolved into one rich in leading
Family bir thday cakes. I would always
To always be humble . I’m happy
recognitions, wor king alongside great
make them.
because I’ve been lucky to do a job
chefs like Car lo Cracco, Ferran Adrià,
It was such fun to recreate car toon
that I like doing and which has always
Annie Feolde and Giorgio Pinchiorri.
character s using colorful creams and
helped me to overcome problems in
Since 2008 Loretta Fanella has devoted
chocolate . I was only 12.
life .
her talent to training colleagues and professionals, as well as devising the desser t menus for exclusive hotels and restaurants, such as Lungarno Collection. Fanella’s desser ts are an expression of individual exper tise , imbued with sweetness and special sensitivity. There’s something more to them than a straightforward combination of ingredients. Loretta draws inspiration from nature , leading the way to innovative confectioner y ar t, lingering sweetly in the minds of those who behold or taste the density of details, movement, aesthetic and nuances, just
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banana split ”,
“L a
dama
F iorentina ”, “P atata
R efined
How do the dessert menus differ at
al cioccolato ”
Caffè dell’Oro? BSJ aspires to move the diner with its creativity and research, Caffè dell’Oro comfor ts with its modern rewor king
pastry chef
of traditional classics and The Fusion follows an international line with nods to Per u and Far East traditions: a shor t but intense journey around the wor ld for our guests. Three desserts that sum you up? Summer r unning, a light desser t at Borgo San Jacopo, made from lots of fr uit and ver y little sugar. It’s a desser t that looks fun, which can be eaten by turning the colorful spiral with which it’s made and discovering new flavor s. Lemon Meringue Pie, a rewor ked classic at Caffè dell’Oro, where the flavor of a ver y fresh lemon cream encounter s the indulgent crispiness of the pastr y
East and Per u using Italian technique and philosophy. Your proudest experiment? An oil-based sweet, ver y chewy and bright white , which was ser ved inside a ring box. In 2006, at Ferran Adrià’s El Bulli. Not many people know that I invented it. What’s your guilty pleasure, Loretta
and the sweetness of the meringue ,
Fanella?
all decomposed and decorated with
Pizza!
colorful flower s. Third, the mango desser t at The Fusion, ser ved with yogur t gelato and a light sesame meringue: a combination of ingredients from the
L oretta F anella
takes care of the desserts at B orgo S an J acopo , T he F usion at G allery A rt H otel and C affè dell ’O ro in front of P ortrait H otel F lorence
The Fusion, Borgo San Jacopo and
Advice for an aspiring Pastr y Chef? Never give up. Because it’s only with conviction that you’ll only make your dreams come tr ue . And think positive!
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T op : “B ianco M angiare ” B elow : “S igaro T oscano ”
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tips What’s your preference? Are you the Hotel Lungarno or the Continentale type? Are you more attracted to the Gallery Hotel Art or the Portrait? What’s your style? Are you the classic, cool or creative kind? Does style rank high among your priorities? Do you travel with family or are you a confirmed single? Take our personality test and find out. Choose the things to do and places to see in Rome and Florence according to your profile.
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morning afternoon Breakfast
Direction San Lorenzo, one of the city’s most under ground neighborhoods. In via de’ Ginor i there’s a place that’s all about nature and design. La Ménagère: restaur ant, flor ist, design store , tapas bar and
Art
Forever connected, the link between Florence and fashion shown in all its histor ic beauty. Next stop the Pitti Palace , where you can get lost among the char ms of the new retrospective
Visions of Fashion (3). The special bistro open until 2am. Head there for anthological project that celebr ates breakfast or br unch. the refined and eclectic photogr aphy Shopping 5
An absolute must, city shopping has its unique pantheons of style . Luisa Via Roma (4) is top of the list. Women’s, men’s and children’s fashion, jewelr y and design: a multibr and store with a ter r ace and inside garden waiting to be discovered. More shopping. Niche labels and the pinnacle of style in a handful of cult
2016 in the beautiful Palatine Galler y. Cocktails Returning to Galler y Hotel Ar t, a cocktail at The Fusion Bar & Restaurant (1, 2) is a must with WOW, a totally new way of doing pre-dinner drinks in the city. From 5 to 7pm ever y day, a special Happy Hour with the original WOW menu and its ar t&food concept.
Lunch
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Not far from Galler y Hotel Ar t
Dinner
stands the city’s gour met oasis.
Don’t look for a sign outside . You just
boutiques: Gerard in via Sassetti, Guya in via Calimala and Space in via de’ Tor nabuoni.
Welcome to Mercato Centrale Firenze! (5) Follow the perfume and
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walk into the factor y, the Pampaloni silver smiths. At Ristor ante In Fabbrica
flavor of the Savini Tartufi cor ner :
(6) dinner is an unfor gettable
fresh tr uffles and dishes lovingly
exper ience . Food, ar t and design in
prepared in a fun and welcoming
the company canteen – wor th tr ying
atmosphere .
(via del Gelsomino, 99 – Florence).
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Croissants, jam, fresh or ange juice and coffee: the best way to begin
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The best way to discover it is without having an exact destination, just to soak up the atmosphere, architecture, palazzos that alternate with narrow streets that identify the neighborhood. Relax with a cup of tea
the day, especially if enjoyed in the
from La Via del Thè (5), where iced tea was
quiet comfor t of your room at Hotel
recently added to the extensive menu, the
Continentale . Ready to star t the
perfect refreshing long drink and the basis of
day? The mor ning is all about ar t: destination Iguarnieri Art Gallery Studio, on Lungar no Cellini: the histor y, culture , past exper iences, Giotto’s wor kshop, Botticelli’s gir ls (1), Modigliani’s nudes, Picasso’s por tr aits, The Factor y and Andy Warhol, Tur ner’s landscapes.
fantastic cocktails. Try the Romeo and Juliet, a romantic mix of green tea, rose petals and pieces of fruit, adorned with the sweet perfume of wild strawberries. Fruit lovers, head for Sandra Fancelli’s grocer y store , in Bor go Santi Apostoli, less than a minute’s walk from the hotel.
LUNCH
night
Stop for a sandwich at Amblè (3):
Cocktails & dinner
these are no simple panini but
Drinks with a view? There’s nowhere more
gour met creations inter sper sed with
beautiful in Florence than La Terrazza Bar of
Here the contempor ar y ar twor ks are made like the old master s, in wor kshops.
salads, daily specials and green juices. What’s unique about the place? The designer fur niture on show is actually for sale .
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Hotel Continentale (2). Unwind by sipping a cocktail while you choose where to go for dinner. If you’d like to try something typically
afternoon
Tuscan, we recommend Buca dell’Orafo,
Shopping
For something more formal, opt for the
A walk around Santo Spirito (6), the
Michelin-starred cuisine of Marco Stabile at
Bohemian quarter par excellence.
restaurant Ora d’Aria in via dei Georgofili.
a must for Florentine steak – La bistecca (4) – a short distance from the hotel.
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After a gentle awakening to the sound of a canoe lightly slipping through the water, wouldn’t it be a wonderful idea to continue the mor ning by booking a massage at the White Iris Beauty Spa at the Lungarno Collection’s Hotel Continental. Maybe tr y the Mediter r anean Ritual Massage , a detoxifying and revitalizing massage . 5
art If it’s a nice mor ning, see the city from above with a walk to Forte Belvedere, where you can also admire the installations by Jan Fabre (4).
23. From the Scalone del Moro, it winds through the halls of the Palatine Galler y to the White Room and the two Rooms of the Tapestr y Apar tments. If you love contempor ar y ar t, see AI Weiwei at Palazzo Strozzi from September through Januar y 2016. Each piece will stir the conscience . A shopping tr ip among the boutiques of Via de’ Tor nabuoni. If you need to buy a super gift, or even a more ever yday souvenir, stop at the Ponte Vecchio on your way back to the hotel. Fratelli Piccini (6), with its collections and haute jeweller y, is a tr uly must-see atelier.
night
Lungar no Acciaiuoli at Caffè dell’Oro
dinner
(1, 7) for a vintage atmosphere and
It’s time for dinner : a quick change
Walk back down to the center, passing through San Niccolò, and it’s already
dishes designed by Michelin-star red chef Peter Br unel.
of clothes and then a walk up to
afternoon
Locale (5) in Via delle Seggiole for
An after noon in Florence is best
the splendid dishes of Peter Br unel in
Shopping
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of Fashion (2), on until October
lunchtime . Our advice is to stop in
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an aper itif near the big green wall that speaks of ancient and yet also contempor ar y Florence . For dinner, you can linger here but
spent seeing ar t and shopping. At
Borgo San Jacopo (3) are bound to
the Pitti Palace , don’t miss the
put one last finishing touch of style
Kar l Lagerfeld exhibition, Vision
to a beautiful day.
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An old-style ‘Florentine mor ning’ begins at the tables of Caffè Rivoire (3) opposite the Palazzo Vecchio,
Wine experience
A guided tour of the Antinor i winer y followed by a tasting of selected wines is the ultimate way to relax on
Loggia dei Lanzi and the fake David:
Italian time .
tr y a caffè shakerato in the summer
Cooking class
or a hot chocolate , the histor ic bar’s
An alter native that combines fun and
signature bever age , in the winter. Art Visiting the new Opera del Duomo Museum (4) is a must. It’s not easy to put into words the emotions that this perfect blend of past, present and future can spar k in a per son.
Italian lifestyle is the most elegant cooking school in Florence , Desinare (2). An histor ic inter ior design atelier, the established fir m holds tasting and table design lessons.
remember what ar t is really about in Florence , a different, equally “high”
Dinner
experience is needed. Head out of
Pian dei Giullari (6) is the Mount
Once you’ve had your fill of beauty, to stave off Stendhal syndrome and
Florence to the gateway of Chianti where satisfaction and happy memories are guaranteed, especially when your destination is the Cantina Antinori (1), a winer y owned by one of the oldest winemaking families in the wor ld. Here , in Bargino, just 20 minutes from Florence , enjoy lunch at the winer y’s sublime restaurant Rinuccio 1180, a
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Olympus of Florence , an enchanting place in the hills sur rounding the city where Galileo Galilei lived his last year s on Ear th. There’s also a temple of Florentine cooking, Trattoria Omero, much loved by locals, the best guar antee of all. If you need a plan B , check out La
triumph in design with breath-taking
Bottega del Buon Caffè (5) in San
views over the vineyards.
Niccolò.
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In Wester n ar t histor y there are cer tain revolutionar y figures who “sped up” the status quo. Devote your mor ning to one of these , 5
Car avaggio, the genius of 17thcentur y painting. Rome br ims with his master pieces: from the Borghese Galler y and Doria Pamphili Galler y (3, 4) to the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, just to name the “must sees”! For lunch, Dillà, Roscioli (5) near Piazza di Spagna for food made to order using exclusively local ingredients (via Mar io de’ Fior i on the cor ner of via della Croce): it’s the city center oster ia you’ve always been wanting to find.
October head for the new Rome-Eur Convention Centre (2): the famous “Cloud” by archistar Massimiliano Fuksas opens to the public .
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Life, chic and refined, perfect for a romantic dinner with a typically Italian taste (via della Vite , 28). In Pr ati, the neighborhood with the coolest restaur ants, Tordomatto to the city with techniques and timing of the tr uest cuisine (via Pietro Giannone , 24). Per Me (vicolo del Malpasso, 9) with a romantic outdoor seating area on the cobblestones. Antica Pesa, a Tr astevere oster ia since 1922 (via
afternoon
Gar ibaldi, 18).
The Vatican Gardens (1), with their
find the code word to get in on their
Green
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Thinking of the future? From 30
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