• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Eight Forest Lane
  • Recipe Index
  • Latest Recipes
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Latest Recipes
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home » Travel » Europe

    Florence – Food, Wine & Art

    Published: May 4, 2015 · Modified: Nov 12, 2017 by Sally · 5 Comments

    florenceWhat I think about most when I remember my week spent in Florence is the food, the wine and the art. I think about being so full from home-made pasta, washed down with jugs of Chianti and of becoming overwhelmed by the history that lined the street and of the Uffizi, a place where the building is as much a part of the exhibition as is the pieces of art.

    florence uffiziFlorence was interesting from the perspective that it didn’t have an internal rail system, this slowed us down. We walked to explore, took our time, and when we were tired there was always somewhere serving cold beer and snacks before dinner. As Australians I think we eat much too early for the Italians, a 7.30 reservation would make us one of the first patrons of the evening. Often the waiters would speak to us first in Italian – I would always slightly pause, thinking to myself, ‘I can work out what they said’. I couldn’t. I would have to ask them to repeat in English! Florence, home of the famous Florentine T-bone, a challenge my husband and I where all but too eager to indulge in. 1.2KG of meat, to share of course. Shouldn’t have eaten all that fresh bread they put on the table! This was easily the best steak I have ever eaten.

    florence t-boneI’ve mentioned before in my Venice post about the gelato shop Venchi. Florence opened us up to such a range of dairy-free sorbets at one stage I thought they must have switched the signs and given me the real stuff! Hazelnut, pistachio and the famous rich chocolate, somehow our afternoon walks always seemed to lead us there!

    florence gelatoThere are some amazing vantage points in Florence to get a good view of the terracotta roof tops. We journeyed all the way out and up to Piazzale Michelangelo before completing the climb to the Bacilica of San Miniato al Monte – amazing views of Florence but we could only step into the church for a moment as there was a wedding on!

    florence ..Only a short journey away we found ourselves sitting on the famous green grass eating slushies (it was a very hot day) looking up at the leaning tower in Pisa. Pretty touristy but no way I would miss that.

    pisaI would have loved to spend more time in the surrounding areas, in the little Tuscan towns, visiting vineyards and sampling the produce. There is a lot of history still there to explore. It’s good to know I still have a reason to go back!

    More Europe

    • Walking Through History: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
    • Exploring the Old Town of Chur, Switzerland
    • In Search of the Matterhorn: The Gornergrat Railway, Zermatt
    • What it’s really like visiting Neuschwanstein Castle

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Liz

      May 13, 2015 at 11:21 pm

      Hi Sally, I have just nominated you for a Liebster Award, to find out more go to http://lizzinglightly.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/liebster-award-nominee.html

      Reply
    2. Liz

      May 13, 2015 at 10:02 pm

      Ah, you take me back! Florence was our favourite city in Italy. We also spent most of our time wandering around and eating. We didn’t take on a steak though 🙂

      Reply
    3. permanentprocrastination

      May 10, 2015 at 10:38 pm

      Florence looks amazing!

      You should think about displaying your photos full size, because they look lovely and it’d be great to be able to see them a little better 🙂

      Tegan xx – Permanent Procrastination

      Reply
      • sallyslifestylejournal

        May 11, 2015 at 8:26 am

        Thanks so much Tegan! I will definitely look into that, you learn something new in the world of blogging every day! Sally x

    Made this recipe? Leave a review! Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Hi! I'm Sally and welcome to Eight Forest Lane. Here you will find easy and delicious recipes for any special dietary needs. Let me show you how to make cooking fun! 

    More about me →

    Latest Recipes

    • Vegan Carrot Cake
    • Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes (Vegan)
    • Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
    • Classic Lamingtons

    Trending Recipes

    • Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes
    • Vegan Banana Pancakes (Gluten Free)
    • Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
    • Vegan Caramel Slice

    Footer

    Info

    • About Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer

    Explore

    • Resources
    • Recipes
    • Life / Opinion

    Say Hello

    • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram

    We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons as the first inhabitants of the nation and traditional custodians of the land in which we work and live, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

    ↑ back to top

    10% of all money earnt via advertising is donated to charity.

    Copyright © 2022 Eight Forest Lane