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Florence local Dina shares the neighbourhood most visitors never find, why Piazza del Duomo rewards an early arrival, and the mistake she watches travellers repeat in the city year after year.
After many years walking travellers through Florence and Tuscany, Massimo can tell you that the Uffizi and Accademia are beautiful. But they're not the only reason to come. Where Florence and Tuscany actually reveal themselves to those who look deeper.
Daria is a vegetarian cook who's spent years driving the Apennine hills looking for places that take raw materials seriously. Here are her five favourite agriturismi. Honest food, fair prices, and a quality of cooking that comes from people who actually understand it.
Pisa is not about climbing the Leaning Tower. Through Walking with Heritage, Amanda helps travellers experience the city the way she does. Slowly, deeply, with the history and language to make sense of it.
Rosa has spent years showing travellers a Tuscany that does not begin and end in Florence. We asked her where to base yourself, what to skip, and why she is so quietly insistent about leaving the city behind.
