Hello! Magazine UK – 12 August 2019

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ntemporary,thisinner-city

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hionportraitsandbright

psofcolour.Thesuitesand

drooms,withsoftwhite

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mplicity.Someoffersublime

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ssiveMercatoCentrale,

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fora cocktailortwo.

INDULGE

Linedwithbookshopsandjewellers,

ViadelParionehasanairofOld

Florence.Stopat PatriziaDaliana

forhandcraftedpendants,and

quaintAlbertoCozziforleather-

boundnotebooksandmarbled

wrappingpaper.Hometoevery

Italianfashionhouseunderthe

sun,Viade’Tornabuoniis a must

fora wide-eyedstroll,andscented

oilsandtincturesawaitat the

OfficinaProfumoFarmaceuticadi

SantaMariaNovella.

EXPLORE

Fromthemagnificent

Duomo( 2 ) tothePiazza

dellaSignoria,there’sa

sighttobeholdat every

turn.TheUffiziGallery

holdsthefinest

collectionofItalian

Renaissanceartinthe

world,theGiardino

dell’Irisoffersa

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thecrowds,andthehike

uptoSanMiniatoal

Monteis wellworthit.

es at HotelContinentalebeginat £230pernightexcluding

kfast;visitlungarnocollection.com/continentale-hotel.Vuelingflies

Lutonto Florencefrom£54.64oneway;visitvueling.com.

WHAT TO PACK

majestic architecture, fine restaurants and an abundance of

d-class galleries, Tuscany’s capital is a feast for the senses

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