Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Italy-Day 14, Florence

We were up bright and early again to take the one-hour bus trip to Florence for a guided walking tour of the city.

Florence Collage
Florence, home to the Renaissance era, is filled with sculptures and works of art.  It is a bustling, busy city with store-lined streets and vendors set up in the square.

Florence collage

There are also some modern pieces located throughout the city, and a carousel in the center of the square.  After the tours we had lunch and shopped a bit, then we stopped for refreshments at Paszkowski, a cafe on the square.

Cocktail

This cafe was opened by a Polish company in 1903 and has been an icon since.  We sat on the terrace and enjoyed music, people-watching, and cocktails.  I ordered their signature bottled cocktail, a gin concoction with floral and bitter notes.

We stopped as a group on the way back to the hotel, at a pizza restaurant, known to our driver.  We enjoyed several different types of pizza and wine as we all reminisced about our Collette Tour that was coming to an end.

hotel room

I was feeling better and was able to enjoy the room we were assigned in the villa.  This was a very nice hotel.



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