Secret Florence (Local Guides by Local People)

Niccolo Rinaldi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 236195303X ISBN 13: 9782361953034

Publisher: Jonglez, 2019

Let Secret Florence guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Florence guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.

Now in its fourth edition, Secret Florence features 150 secret and unusual locations. Inside Secret Florence : Escape from the crowds of tourists to visit little-known artistic masterpieces, visit superb private gardens that even the Florentines don't know about, head off to hunt for the 34 plaques displaying quotes from the 'Divine Comedy', visit a church in prison, learn how Florence became the centre of hermetism during the Renaissance and where you can still find traces of it today, fill up your tank at a vintage service station, have your children count the number of bees sculpted on the monument of the glory of Ferdinand I, look for the last wine distributors of the Renaissance, notice the minuscule windows designed to let children look out quietly onto the street...

Don't miss - Each chapter of this Secret Florence corresponds to a different part of the city so that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover.

Perfectly planned walks - Make sure that you do not miss any Secret location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by planning a walking tour of each neighbourhood.

About the Author:

Niccolo Rinaldi (www.niccolorinaldi.it) was born in Florence in 1962. He has been head of the U.N. Afghanistan Information Office as well as assistant secretary general to the European Parliament. He is at present a member of the European Parliament, elected within the constituency of Central Italy, which includes the area of Florence. Within the European Parliament, he is head of the IDV (Italia dei Valori) party group as well as vice-chairman of the ADLE (Alliance of Democrats and Liberals for Europe). He is the author of travel books and reportage on Central Asia and Africa, as well as books on Florentine travellers.