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This gelato, named after Bernardo Buontalenti, a sixteenth-century Florentine who may have been one of the world's original ice-cream makers, is made with any number of flavorings. The "secret" ingredient is usually a liqueur (such as Di Saronno Amaretto). A delicious alternative would be a pinch of mixed spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice

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From 6 to 10 July 2010 will be held at the Stazione Leopolda Vintage Selection, the market-clothing, vintage accessories and design objects. The event is followed by a large audience of collectors and enthusiasts, and has become a must for cool hunters and style offices of major international fashion companies, who come to Florence looking for input for their creative research.

“Wow!...what an amazing job!...How on earth did you get into that?” is a regular response when I reply to the standard ice-breaker “What do you do?” The gasps and wide eyes reflect the glamour and magic rightly associated with summer Italian weddings. Admittedly, being a wedding planner in Italy is amazing in many respects; it being the most testing, varied, emotional, exciting, physically demanding, creative and rewarding job I have ever done.

From 1 July to 30 September 2010, the terraces of hotels, restaurants and other public places open to offer a magnificent view, each with a different point of view and suggestive.In almost all terraces there is a bar or restaurant, an aperitif, for dinner at sunset for a drink under the stars.In some cases, the terrace is also open to visitors only look at the view and take photographs.

Live music, wine tastings, exhibitions, shows, shops and restaurants open till 3AM tonight in Florence. It is the White Night, a free night of shows and concerts in the Oltrarno area, the area of the city between Santo Spiritoand San Frediano. An event not to be lost by anyone who has decided not to go anywhere for the weekend. Florence will change its face, and for one night it will not be dangerous to go out.

Pitti Immagine Uomo 78 is the event that opens the European and international fashion fair season every year. It is the event that presents the galaxy of contemporary men's fashions in all its shapes and forms.The theme for June 2010DESIGN WATCHINGDesign Watching will be the theme of this summer edition of Pitti Uomo: the world of fashion will be making a curious – and indiscreet – foray into the world of design through the ideas and visual-acoustic-verbal notes gathered by a platoon of “design watchers”, the spearhead of Pitti People, the international community of the Pitti Uomo buyers, journalists and opinion leaders,. They will choose, between tradition and contemporaneity, their preferred design object and will be coordinated by Cristina Morozzi. The settings, designed by Patricia Urquiola will create an ideal continuity between the outdoor and indoor areas of the fair, and will offer a new concept for the lounge areas and special refreshment-food points. It’s just one more and new proof of a clear calling and the across-the-board nature of Pitti Immagine events that are the ideal venue for launching new projects and presenting special previews in the most important areas of contemporary fashion, lifestyle and design. Among the design watchers at this edition: Roberta Valentini from Penelope, Giusi Ferré, Max Kibardin, Jorge Koch, Stefano Roncato, La Pina.

Forte dei Marmi - Photo by Ville in Italia

More than 120 years after its 1877 closure, the ‘English Cemetery' of Florence had fallen into a derelict state. Tombstones were unstable and cypresses were falling.