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The Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence: Shop and Eat like a Florentine Paperback – March 3, 2015

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (March 3, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1616893214
  • ISBN-13: 978-1616893217
  • Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 0.6 x 5.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe perfect Florence experience
By Lois riter on May 23, 2015
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It is exactly what I need. My previous visits to Firenze were in 1965 and 1985. Too long to be away and this time I will be there with 5 different friends who haven't been there before. The walks, with shops and restaurants, is perfect. The maps are also a big plus.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBuy this book!
By Michelle Miranda on September 28, 2015
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I downloaded this to my Kindle for my recent trip to Florence along with a few other guides. This was hands down the best guide to shopping in Florence. The stores we visited from this book were family owned, sometimes for generations and had unique, quality merchandise. One store owner took me into his workshop to show me how my one of a kind handbag I was purchasing had been produced. When I admired the beauty of a pair of earrings I was buying for my sister-in-law in another store the person helping me was delighted and told me he had crafted them. If you are visiting Florence and plan to do any shopping (and you're crazy if you don't) this is a reference that I recommend without reservation.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBeautifully written and photographed.
By M. Erickson on September 21, 2015
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Used this during a visit to Florence earlier this year. I visited several of the stores and peeked in the windows of many places mentioned in this guide. I found the food store reviews especially helpful (EVOO, gelato, etc.) I left this book behind in the boutique hotel's library when I checked out. I wanted other visitors to enjoy it as much as I did.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat insiders guide
By MV on September 19, 2015
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Our family loved reading about and exploring these guided walks around Florence. I really enjoyed the beauiful rich color photographs in the guide that give you a real sense of the small custom stores. Lise Apatoff is a fantastic guide, our children absolutely loved her sense of history and her attention to detail as well as her deep knowledge about the best gelato in town! Her skill and insider knowledge shine through in this guide.
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5.0 out of 5 starsand this guide is perfect to help familiarize her with the customs
By Flossie on November 10, 2015
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My granddaughter will be studying in Florence from January through May, 2016, and this guide is perfect to help familiarize her with the customs, the people, restaurants, shops, etc. It's a little book full of useful tips.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDelightful resource
By Ciaobla on September 13, 2016
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This is the second guide I have purchased from this author. Being a frequent traveler to Italy (and a travel advisor specializing in travel in Italy) I found this a delightful resource.
It's loaded with useful tips on where to buy specialty items and marvelous spots to stop in for a meal or gelato.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood guide organized by neighborhood
By Dingdongbell on March 6, 2016
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The practical information in the beginning is worth the price of the book by itself. The information is divided by specific areas of the city so you can find things while in that area. I was glad to see that the stores and restaurants are unique, family owned businesses that are not the usual tourist traps, but places people who live in the area might patronize. Used it a lot in the month I was in Florence.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorth far, far more than it's cost
By Matthew B. on November 20, 2016
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This can't be recommended highly enough for the shopping and eating tourist. On our three week visit to Florence, this guided us in the neighborhoods of the art and architecture we wished to take in and enhanced our visit immeasurably.
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