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Best time to visit
26 things to do in Florence
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Christmas Food
Try Tuscany Christmas dainties once – and you will want to spend another Christmas there
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Rowing
A pair of soulmates with a pair of oars crossing Florence in a boat – a delightful romance
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Wild Boar Hunting Season
Lean wild boar meat best tastes with a fine wine
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Festa di San Giovanni
Saint John’s Day begins with solemn mass followed with the fires of John and Renaissance football
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Ribollita Soup
Inventive Florentines once found a delicious way out of poverty by reboiling soup with staple bread
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Birdwatching
Colonies of herons and other birds are nesting in the spring in this bird-watching paradise
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Sunflower Fields
These large yellow flowers will please your eye throughout the summer
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Truffle Hunting
Spying, dog poisoning, and secret maps – it's an everyday life of a truffle hunter
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Grape Harvest
Wine tasting will help to relax after intense harvesting activities
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Festival of the Paper Lanterns: Festa della Rificolona
On the eve of the Virgin Mary’s Nativity Florentine streets and balconies are overwhelmed with the lanterns’ light
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Calcio Storico (Calcio Fiorentino)
54 footballers in traditional costumes play the brutal game to glorify their historic districts
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Olive Harvest
Olive harvesting and olive oil tasting will make you an expert in olives
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Epiphany – Adoration of the Magi
Join the colorfully dressed Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men to greet the newly-born Messiah
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La Maggiolata Lucignano
The festival of flowers overwhelms with colors and scents
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Notte Bianca Firenze
At white night the entire Florence stays awake for the whole night until the very sunrise
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Zucchini Blossom
Fried zucchini blossoms, stuffed with cheese, is a masterpiece of the Italian cuisine.
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Carro Matto—New Wine Feast
Florentines salute “crazy cart” carrying the first 2000 bottles of new wine with much ceremonial
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Easter Explosion of the Cart (Lo Scoppio del Carro)
Easter in Florence is memorable for splendid fireworks display
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Skiing & Snowboarding
Charming ski resorts near Florence: Abetone and Doganaccia 2000
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Orange Blossoms Harvest
Fragrant oils obtained from orange blossoms are widely used in perfumery
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Christmas Markets in Florence
Enjoy holiday shopping, Tuscan food, and a festive atmosphere
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Florence Marathon (Maratona di Firenze)
The second biggest race in Italy and one of the most scenic in the world
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Medieval Festival Monteriggioni
One of the oldest medieval festivals in Italy with dances, music, and traditional crafts
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Festa dell'Unicorno (Unicorn Festival)
The biggest fantasy festival in the country