On our Italy Travel Facebook page, Melissa posted a few restaurants she liked during her recent stay in Florence. She and her family stayed in a vacation rental apartment (through VRBO) in San Frediano neighborhood, across the Arno from the historic center and she says she highly recommends staying in a vacation rental, especially if you're traveling with children. Melissa's recommendations:
- Alla Vecchia Bettola, the fried zucchini flowers were a miracle but the place, in keeping with the spirit of historic foods, doesn't take credit cards.
- Trattoria del Carmine was a favorite for the affable service, traditional food, and the fact that my kids could melt down and they were very kind.
- Enoteca La Barrique on Via Leone was fantastic - brand new, modern food vision of a non-Italian chef, has a small, intimate garden in the back, love it. The food was superlative.
- Trattoria Sabatino is a hoot, a real neighborhood place. Hard to get in (in July) but a delightful place to dine.
- One restaurant outside of Florence we return to year after year is Da Ventura in Sansepulcro, a lovely family has been running this restaurant for 3 generations. They have wonderful fresh pasta and the antipasto cart is not to be believed.
- Gelato: Gelateria Artigianale Sorbettiera is an extraordinary artisanal gelato maker on Piazza Tasso. My husband still loves Perche No! near Piazza Signoria off Via Calzaioli.
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Sanremo Fountain Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian
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Letters to Juliet Movie in Verona originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 07:50:40.
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Top Squares in Rome originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 07:12:57.
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