Is Florence, Italy safe in general? If you're headed to Florence and your stay might take you to bars, nightclubs, or nighttime tours, you might be curious as to whether or not Florence is safe at night, either to walk around, or to take a taxi/tram/bus. If you looking for places to stay in Florence, check out our three favorite hotels below. We mainly like these for their position in the city (Albergo Firenze and Hotel Calzaiuoli being super central, while Hotel La Scaletta

5 alternatives to All'Antico Vinaio: the best sandwiches are off the beaten path The unassuming sign above the entrance to Da' Vinattieri. I'll go ahead and say something that will immediately start a fight in some corner of the internet where the Venn Diagram of "sandwich lovers" and "been to Florence multiple times" crosses over, and this is: I don't think All'antico Vinaio's sandwiches are all that. To be clear, I think they're good. They're a fantastic representation of t

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A review of La Strega Nocciola, a small gelateria tucked away near the Duomo. We stumbled on this gelateria quite by accident; the sandwich board outside with "La Strega Nocciola" written, and underneath, "Gelato Artigianale". In the case of gelato, using "artisanal" means nothing in Italy. It's not a protected word as it is in France. So anyone selling anything resembling gelato may call it "artigianale" if they want to. Interestingly enough, some of the best, most-artisana