Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

  DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE We rewarded for breaking our return vis...

DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE Baldovino has wheelchair-accessible seati...

DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE The house red was the perfect accompaniment ...

DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE Hoummus Toscana -- cannellini, sesame and...

DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE You can still sit outside at a lovely sid...

DAVID GARDNER PROVES A SCOTSMAN CAN CREATE GREAT TUSCAN CUISINE IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE The best advice I could ever give to a ...

SILVIA NESTI, MAKER OF FINE JEWELRY   Silvia Nesti has a fabulous little ateller on the ground floor of an ancient building on Vi...

GIAMPIERO M. GALLO & THE FLORENTINE When we were in Florence, we had the great pleasure of meeting Giampiero Gallo inside the hi...

PALAZZO MEDICI RICCARDI -- FIRENZE In the words of its operators: Medici Riccardi Palace is one the most important monu...

THE MEDICI ARCHIVE PROJECT In the website's own words: Since its foundation in the early 1990s, the Medici Archive Project ...

MUSEO GALILEO Formerly the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, this museum rightfully honors the name of one of Florence...

TOSCANA PROMOZIONE -- PROMOTING TUSCANY You could spend a month in the City Center of Florence and never tire of visiting endless museu...

TURISMO SENZA BARRIERE (TOURISM WITHOUT BARRIERS) On the day we celebrate our American Independence, this is the perfect time to heap p...

THE DUOMO The Duomo -- technically The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the main church i...

THE UFFIZI The Uffizi has the greatest collection of Renaissance art on earth. Housed in ancient Florentine government office buildin...

THE MEDICI -- GODFATHERS OF THE RENAISSANCE   Before we ever went to Florence, we watched this amazing 4-part series on PBS. ...

WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE FIRENZE Overall, we are very impressed with the amount of ramps and elevators for help with getting inside ...

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS ITINERARY IN FABLED FIRENZE The famous Ponte Vecchio (old bridge, pictured above lined with shops) is wheelch...

BARRIER-FREE BARGAINS IN FLORENCE Here's a secret for disabled travelers in Florence. Well, maybe it's not a secret, but...

THANK GOODNESS WE DIDN'T  HAVE TO USE THESE CONTACTS BUT IF YOU ARE A WHEELCHAIR USER, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET ...