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Oltrarno DREAMS and the PROFANE – Firenze – Path Path the OLTRARNO ECLECTIC FLORENCE by NATURE your host-curated guide to Path Path CRAFTING THE SACRED Oltrarno DREAMS AND THE PROFANE – Firenze – Path Path THE OLTRARNO ECLECTIC FLORENCE BY NATURE 10 10 START 9 9 START 2 4 6 5 7 1 1 6 7 5 1 2 START 8 3 4 4 2 2 3 START 10 3 3 9 8 5 1 6 5 7 6 Oltrarno historically was thriving with craftsmen's 8 workshop. Here is a list of dedicated artisans in the area the hosts recommend visiting. 4 Piumaccio d’Oro Tozzi Tiberio Antiquity restorer Antiquity restorer Borgo S. Frediano 65 Via Dè Marsili 2 Il Paralume Tiziana Alemanni Lampshades boutique Couture tailoring 7 Borgo S. Frediano 79 Sdrucciolo de’ Pitti 20 Angela Caputi Alessandro Dari Costume jewelry Jewelry designer Via di Santo Spirito 58 Via S. Niccolò 115R Betty Soldi - Calligraphy Bettina Schindler Via Maggio 51R Restoration of antiques L’Ippogrifo Stampe Arte in ivory Etching art Via S. Niccolò 99R Via di Santo Spirito 5/r, Valterio Certini Chiarugi Simone Wrought-iron artisan Antiquity restorer Via di S. Niccolò 2R Via Madonna della Pace 6/8 AtelierGK, Lapo Giannini and Manufacta - Handicraft store Michiko Kuwata Borgo San Frediano 157/r Bookbinding and book Fabrizio di Pietrantonio - restoration Luthier Borgo S.Frediano 133R 8 Via del Drago d’Oro 4r Giuliano Ricchi Stefano Ramunno - Engraver Small jewelry designer 9 Via Romana 20R Piazza S.Spirito n.12 10 Extremida - Costume jewelry Via Maggio, 71/r Path Path Path Path Crafting Dreams The Oltrarno Florence The Sacred and the Profane Eclectic by Nature From haute-couture fashion to mosaics, this path This is an authentic perspective of Florence as seen Journey through the sacred and the profane The Oltrarno is a true inspiration for nature lovers, offers a chance to pay homage to the craft of local from this bank of the Arno, just as the locals experience of the Oltrarno area to discover a mystically even more during the Spring and Summer seasons, 1 artisans. Start from Manufacta to find limited it every day. Enjoy the beauty of their most beloved beautiful and poetic side of Florence. First stop at when gardens come to life after the long winter. editions or one-off of jewelry pieces, clothing, 1 spots at a slow pace: the Galleria d’Arte Moderna 1 Fabrizio di Pietrantonio, master violin maker, to 1 The Giardino dell’Iris is only opened when irises ceramics, and furniture. Looking for something exhibits a primarily Italian collection over 30 rooms, see contemporary and ancient stringed musical blossom, from April 25th until May 20th. Here, you’ll find 2 really unique? Visit the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, spanning from the end of 1700 to the first decades instruments. Once you are at the corner between 2,000 botanical species of irises which are illustrated in which weaves custom designs and produces silk of 1900. The exhibit includes several masterpieces 2 Via Santa Monaca and via Serragli, look up. When 2 Florence’s coat of arms. Visit the Giardino delle Rose brocade, and is one of the few left in the world. by Fattori, one of the leaders of the Macchiaioli you do, you’ll spot a unique element of old streets with 1,000 botanical species, and its small Japanese They only take visits by appointment which takes 2 movement. The Basilica di Santo Spirito features in Florence: the tabernacle. In order to fight heresy oasis designed by the architect Yasuo Kitayama which you back to 1700, with majestic looms, including a magnificent wooden crucifix by Michelangelo, carved during the Middle Ages, people would place sacred features the Zen Koˉdai-ji temple. Keep walking to two one designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. There are also by the artist when he was 17 for the prior of the Santo images at streets corners. This one, featuring a fresco, of the most interesting artisans of the area, Bettina damask and taffeta woven fabrics named after the Spirito Convento as a token of gratitude for allowing dates back to 1300. Eat traditional Florentine cuisine at 3 Schindler, specialized in restoration of ivory antiques, noblewomen who picked them for their wedding him to study the anatomic figure on the corpses kept 3 the Trattoria La Casalinga. Get a privileged view of 4 and Alessandro Dari, specialized in the craft of jewelry 3 dresses. Dimitri Villoresi designs handmade, custom 3 at the convent's hospital. The Chiesa di Santa Maria 4 Florence from the romantic balcony on Borgo San 5 making. The Giardino Bardini dates back to the 1700 4 leather bags using ancient tools. Walk along Via dei del Carmine hosts the Cappella Brancacci’s fresco 5 Jacopo and visit the Chiesa Santa Felicita, and was turned into an English garden in 1800. Don’t Serragli to check out the small shops that exhibit cycles, a Renaissance masterpiece by Masaccio. Take a gem featuring Pontormo’s frescoes. Balanced 6 miss the striking panorama from Forte Belvedere. the “commesso fiorentino”. This artistic technique 4 an Epicurean break at the l’Brindellone for a Florentine against its facade is the Corridoio Vasariano, a gallery 7 The Museo di Storia Naturale La Specola is great (Nature-themed inlay stone) also known as 5 steak. Feel like having an espresso? La Citè is a multi- built in 1500 by Vasari, who was an Italian historian. for kids and adventurous adults who can appreciate Florentine mosaic was implemented in 1500 by the functional space opened from 9 PM to 2 AM. Nearby, 6 Walk until you reach the Bottega di Clet, a gallery the anatomical wax figures from 1700 and the ancient 5 House of Medici. Spend lunch time at Gurdulù, then 6 Mad Souls & Spirits serves delicious cocktails from 6 PM of an artist who modifies road signs (try to spot them taxidermy collection on display. Later on, you can try whimsical creations await by the jewelers’ couple 7 to 2 AM. The Studio Galleria Romanelli offers sculpting 7 in the city). The Chiesa di S. Niccolò is a picturesque the tripe and the lampredotto Florentine dishes at the 6 at their shop Extremida, including rings, bangles, technique classes, takes commissions for portraits, sells 8 church. If you are not too tired, head to the Abbazia 8 Trippaio in Porta Romana. Looking for an alternative? necklaces, brooches and hair decorations in brass 8 and restores sculptures. The Porta San Frediano was di San Miniato, named after the first martyr of the L’OV, Osteria Vegetariana, serves traditional regional 7 and silver. You are now at the Museo della Moda built in 1300 and was the access gate to the road to Pisa. city, which celebrates its 1000th anniversary in 2018. dishes revisited with a vegetarian twist. After lunch, e del Costume, the only Italian Museum tracing a 9 For breakfast, lunch or dinner, stop by the Santa Rosa Standing atop one of the highest points of Florence, 9 take a nice walk in the Bobolino gardens, with tanks detailed history of fashion through 6,000 artifacts Bistrot which features a beautiful garden. the adjacent Basilica is one of the finest Romanesque filled with small fishes, fountains and mysterious 8 on display. Stop by Tiberio Tozzi’s workshop where 10 The Circolo la Rondinella located at the Torrino di structures in Tuscany. Now walk back toward caves. From 7 PM onwards, make sure you attend antiques are restored, and then walk through Santa Rosa is a legendary spot open all day until late 9 the Arno’s bank, passing Porta San Niccolò to enjoy 10 the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri for its 9 Sdrucciolo de’ Pitti to visit Tiziana Alemanni’s atelier. at night which from its tables offers a sweeping view the sunset in one of the lovely spots that overlook picturesque Summer nights. 10 The path ends at Villa Bardini. of the city at sunset. 10 the beach on the Arno. The host community in Florence Be A Good Guest bicycle or with public transport (check your route on www. ataf.net). If you need a car, rent it on location and make sure to The map you are holding in your hands is the product from the Royal stables at the Boboli gardens”. Follow some tips from Florence hosts so you can truly ask about the restricted areas (there are many). of the love hosts on Airbnb have for Oltrarno, Since the Renaissance ages, this was an area featuring experience the city like a local: they also address how to be the area of Florence located on the left bank a mix of social classes: right next to mansions such a good guest and an even better temporary citizen. Local Products. Live Florence like a real fiorentino: get to know of the Arno river. It includes neighborhoods such as Palazzo Pitti (one of the first luxurious locations the city through its food specialties that you’ll find in small shops. as Santo Spirito and San Frediano. built here in 1400), La Reggia, Via Maggio with its Arrival. Once you arrive at your Airbnb listing, don’t be We recommend you avoid buying from street vendors, as there This guide was conceived during a workshop held courtier’s palaces, one could find the humble homes surprised if your host asks for your ID card. In Italy, all the hosts are complicated webs of exploitation associated with them. by the Florence Home Sharing Club that involved of the workers, beyond Piazza Santo Spirito, heading have to share their guest’s personal details with the central different organizations, such Associazione Beni towards Porta San Frediano.
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