フィレンツェの中心街を少し離れ、フィレンツェS.M.N駅からは徒歩10分圏内の老舗トラットリア「Trattoria Armando トラットリア アルマンド」さん。創業1957年と50年以上もの歴史があり、各界の著名人が...
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フィレンツェの中央市場「メルカートチェントラーレ」で地元食材を仕入れよう！
フィレンツェの食を支えるフィレンツェ最大の市場「メルカート チェントラーレ（伊：Mercato Centrale）」。1870年代にミラノのギャレリアを手掛けた建築家によって作られたこの赤と緑の建物。今ではフィレンツェッ...
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新市場入口の幸せの「イノシシの像」とフィレンツェの人々が誇る「花の聖母の大聖堂ドゥオーモ」
フィレンツェの街の中心にあるメルカート・ヌオーヴォ（新市場）のロッジア（開廊）の南側脇には、「幸運の子豚」と称されるフィレンツェのシンボル・イノシシの像があります。現在の共和国広場にかつてあった市場を旧市場と呼ぶのに対し...
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「ウッフィッツィ美術館」にてルネッサンス黄金期を華やかに飾る美しき名画たちを愛でる
「ウッフィッツィ美術館」は、イタリアはフィレンツェにあるイタリアルネッサンス絵画を所蔵した世界最大級の美術館で、1591年より部分的に公開されてから現在に至るまで、ヨーロッパ最古の近代式の美術館の1つといわれています。建...
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フィレンツェ中心部に程近いプラートに位置するモダンな「ホテルダティーニ」にて連泊
フィレンツェ空港から15km、プラートとフィレンツェの間という便利なロケーションにある4つ星ホテル「HOTEL DATINI ホテル ダティーニ」。今回、ツアーの中の宿泊ホテルで2連泊するホテルが2ヶ所あり、その内の1つ...
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「オートグリル」のトイレ休憩と「ホテル デルタ フローレンス」内のレストランでのディナー
ヴェネツィアを後にし、バスでAuto Strada アウトストラーダ（高速道路）での走行を快適に過ごす途中、移動時間が長いこともあり必ずトイレ休憩に立ち寄ってくれます。主に立ち寄る先は、イタリアの高速道路網の主要サービス...
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Café Florian, Venice's oldest relaxing café, continues to thrive alongside the city's history in St. Mark's Square.
Located in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Caffe Florian is a traditional café founded in 1720. This café is the oldest surviving café in Venice and is famous as the birthplace of the caffè latte. 1720...
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Views of the Grand Canal from the marble Rialto Bridge and how to ride a gondola
The Rialto Bridge, also known as the "White Giant," is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, a port city on the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy. Located north of St. Mark's Square, it was originally made of wood...
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Lunchtime drinks at Trattoria alla Vedova, a famous bacaro in Venice, the city of water.
"TATTORIA CA' D'ORO Alla Vedova," a popular bacaro (tavern) beloved by locals in Venice, is a trattoria that has been in business since 1981. The restaurant's official name is "Trattoria...
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"Laguna Murano Glass" is a long-established workshop of Venetian glass, a traditional Italian art form with a history of over 700 years.
At the end of the 13th century, the Venetian Republic government, fearing that glassmaking techniques—a major trade commodity in the Eastern trade—would leak out, forcibly relocated all glassmakers and their families to Murano, an island located 1.2 km offshore from the main island of Venice...
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A guide to enjoying the beautiful city of Venice: St. Mark's Square edition.
Upon arriving on the main island of Venice, the first thing that caught my eye was the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni. He was a mercenary captain of the Venetian Republic in the 15th century and a figure who made significant contributions to Venice. Below the equestrian statue are a pedestal and statues of a goddess and a winged lion. ...
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Depart for Venice, known as the "City of Water," the "Queen of the Adriatic," and the "Sinking City," by water boat.
To get to Venice, the "City of Water," the city's main island, cars are prohibited in the city center, so water buses and ferries are now the main modes of transport. We arrived at the water boat dock that our tour had booked in advance. From here, we'll board a water boat...
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