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Florence’s Ode to Spring: The Iris Garden

Perched above the city, just to the side of the Piazzale Michelangelo, is one of Florence’s surprise treasures. The Iris Garden cascades down the city side of this high ground, confounding one with its explosion of color and sheer size.  There are more than 6,000 blooms here…..all of them in the Iris family. Normally, this […]

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Knights in Shining Armour…….in Florence

Florence has no shortage of museums, that’s for sure, but aside from those that are world-famous (names like Uffizzi and Pitti come to mind), there are a few that are less well-known but really worthy of attention.   We had the pleasure of visiting one such place……The Stibbert Museum……and being escorted through the place by […]

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