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I learned to cook so many dishes and sauces, this course takes you well beyond the spaghetti bolognese. I can now cook a full three-course meal and many other side dishes to a passable quality. The wine flowed and the fact that it was produced from the vineyards in the grounds made it all taste so much better. I had a brilliant time and highly recommend it (so can my husband!). It's a brilliant add-on to a trip to Florence and I'll definitely go back for more lessons later in the year.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19634 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18898
Great food at low, low prices. We had dinner for 30 with wine (and not from a fixed menu!) that came to less than 20 euro per person. Wonderful spot.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18898 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18899
Great eclectic Italian menu with some southern as well as Florentine classics. Brilliant service. 30 euro per person]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18899 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18160 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18160 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16540 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16540 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13532
Mountain fare can be a bit turgid but this is wonderful: carpaccio of newly-picked mushrooms with lemon, pasta with hare sauce, guinea-fowl in marsala, fresh home made apple pie...

Down-to-earth presentation; food to die for.

We sampled about ten restaurants in around the national park and this is head and shoulders the best.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13532 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13034 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13034 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10817
It is popular with students and with the locals (nearby are some delis and whatnot so you actually see Florentines) and comes to life after nine or so in the evening.

At the top of the square is Brunelleschi’s spectacular church - as well as having a crucifix by a very young Michelangelo, it was studied and admired by many including Da Vinci and it is easy to see why. It is especially pretty when the facade is lit at night.

There are a few restaurants and a couple of bars in the square, the type of spots where, if you drink too many amerettos, they give you a tequilla on the house - the atmosphere is friendly at all of them.

Istayed at Antica Dimora with a friend but it would be especially nice to go there romantically - ask for a room with a little balcony. You can watch (and listen!) to the market being set up in the morning. The rooms are huge with lovely wooden beams and, maybe vaguely kitsch decor but it feels like you’ve been to Firenze! It’s a short back street walk to the wonderful, wonderful Bobili gardens too.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10817 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10491 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10491 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9652 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9652 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8879 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8879 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8669
Its in the San Lorenzo area near the market, which is well worth a visit, being the largest covered food market in Europe.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8669 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8651 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8651 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8650 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8650 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8615 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8615 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8609 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8609 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8604 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8604 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8602 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8602 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8593 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8593 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8548 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8548