The beauty of the facade of the palace where at the second floor on the right there are the M&G Apt. three windows The Ottolenghi di Vallepiana PALACE The building was built on commission from the wealthy landowner Cesare Boboli (also owner of the nearby Palazzo...

I Fochi di San Giovanni viewed from Santa Croce square in Florence I Fochi di San Giiovanni Following a two-year hiatus, Florence once again celebrates its patron saint, San Giovanni Battista (St. John the Baptist) on June 24 with fantastic fochi (fireworks). Expect...

A moment of a match of calcio storico fiorentino in Santa Croce square Calcio Fiorentino (also known as calcio storico "historic football") is an early form of football (soccer and rugby) that originated during the Middle...

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The Flea Market in Florence The Mercato delle Pulci (Flea Market) recently moved in this new location: Piazza Annigoni.Small antiques market, Vintage selection, Modern/antiques. Stands of second-hands books. Various publications of the twentieth century even...

The famous church where you can find also the tomb of poet Dante The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of...

Bistrot Café 19.26 Nearby you can find many places where to eat or drink, have dinner or just breakfast if you don’t want to prepare yourself at the M&G Apt. I give you a few tips about some of the best restaurants and cafè in the surroundings: Trattoria Cibreo...

The Fiorentina stadium You cannot think to Florence without thinking to the Fiorentina soccer team. The city Viola team plays at the Artemio Franchi Stadium that is only 15 minutes walking far from the apartment. https://www.acffiorentina.com/en/tickets/stadio-franchi...

The second biggest Synagogue in Italy The Synagogue of Florence In 1848 in the Duchy of Tuscany, the Jewish community were given the status of free citizens. They thought of building a new synagogue to symbolize this change. But only later, could they raise the funds...

The local food market in Florence The food market of S. Ambrogio At the end of Via della Mattonaia where M&G is located, you can find the typical food market of S. Ambrogio. Florence's "second" market (after the famous Mercato Centrale), the Mercato...

The Loggia del Pesce On the walking way to the center , 5 minutes away from M&G Apt., you can find the famous Loggia del Pesce in Piazza dei Ciompi. The Loggia del Pesce is a historical building in Florence, Italy. It is formed by nine wide...

If you want to visit Florence arriving by car, you can drive to the apartment to leave your luggages then go to park the car. Here you can find some tips and directions how to reach the apartment by car avoiding to pass through electronic gates of the ZTL (Limited...

S. Ambrogio Church The S. Ambrogio church in Florence This is one of the most important churches in Florence. The whole distric takes the name from the church. Allegedly built where Saint Ambrose would have stayed when in Florence in 393, the church is first recorded...

My Grandparents My family lives in this building since 1954. My grandmother Maria Augusta Gori Casanuova, at that time bought the Ottolenghi di Vallepiana Palace and made the whole second floor built where now you can find the M&G apartment. She was a widow of war...