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Uffizi Gallery in Florence

ART
If you are planning a trip to Florence, you will be amazed how many things you will want to do and see in this city. It is going to be difficult to decide either to start with the Brunelleschi’s Dome, Ponte Vecchio, a huge dish of fiorentina steak or the Uffizi Gallery. Yes, Uffizi! And you cannot skip this latter one because we all love and need the outstanding Italian art.

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Milan is ready for Christmas!

TRADITIONS
Did you know that Milan has a special day for setting up Christmas decorations? While the rest of the world does it somewhere in late November or early December, northern Italians have the feast of Saint Ambrose, when they pull out Santa, garlands and other winter toys from their dusty boxes. Each year on December 7, Milan’s main Christmas tree switches on along with other thousands of cozy city Christmas lights and tiny home nativity scenes (presepe) that every Italian family gets ready for the Eve.

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Street Art in Florence

ART
In these past years, the notion of a street has shifted far from an idea of something outside and extraneous, gaining the fame of a great urban space full of things to do and cozy just like home. Who among us still has not tried a street food that tastes better than your mom's?

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