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Palazzo Corsini

Palazzo Corsini , by Ettore Timi

Palazzo Corsini
Address: Via del Parione 11

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Built by the Corsini family in the first half of the 18th Century, this Baroque edifice is the successor of the Riario Villa designed by Ferdinando Fuga. Neighbouring Villa Farnesina, the site boasts a rather illustrious history, as it housed the Accademia dell'Arcadia in the 17th Century, was property of Cardinal Neri Corsini and served as a temporary residence for Joseph Bonaparte during the occupation of Napoleon. Now the palazzo houses the National Academy of Science and boasts one of the richest gardens in town – part of Rome's Orto Botanico.

La Limonaia

La Limonaia , by Ken Sills

La Limonaia
Address: Via di Terzano 34 bis, Bagno a Ripoli Phone: +39 055 63 30 01 e-mail: info@lalimonaia.net
Website: http://www.lalimonaia.net
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A Florence institution of its kind, it specialises in food events, offering various wine and food experiences. La Limonaia recreates the life of rural Tuscany with its authentic cuisine, arranging local food tastings in peasant homes and typical kitchens, and the experience is combined with visits to vineyards or sustainable farms.

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Magici Sapori
Address: Via Pergolesi 10 Phone: +39 055 3246746 e-mail: info@magicisapori.it
Website: http://www.magicisapori.it
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This cooking school offers tastings of Tuscan and Florentine cuisine, plus excellent cooking lessons. Here is the place to find the original recipes for lasagne, ravioli, spaghetti, pizza and all the typically Italian foods which, in their greater part, are being prepared throughout the world in thousands of different ways. What turns out after a couple of lessons, however, is that real Italian food bears very little resemblance to what people have been fed in restaurants for decades. Abounding in parmesan, mozzarella, olive oil and balsamic dressing, these recipes are definitely worth trying.

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Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Address: Piazza San Lorenzo 9 Phone: +39 055 210760

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Boasting some 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 printed books, this library is one of Florence's ultimate treasures. Installed in the cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze, this site is also famous for its design, executed by Michelangelo himself and continued by Bartolomeo Ammanati in the 16th Century.
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