Finding food, friends, and fashion in Florence, Italy

After a few weeks back EAST of the Pacific, we’ve crossed the Atlantic to experience the world-famous European Christmas markets… and few weeks of adventures along the way.

Today, we’re back in Florence, Italy and we’re meeting our past guide and current friend, Silvia Ponticelli, to give her a tour of our 600-year-old palazzo on the Arno river—and for her to walk us through the history of Florentine Fashion.

Florence was named the most beautiful city in the world by Forbes magazine—we’re gonna show you why.

Our previous episodes in Florence have already covered some of the history of this incredible city. It’s the birthplace of the renaissance, it’s home to some of the most well-known artwork on the planet, and it WAS the home of some of history’s most famous artists and thinkers.

Part of what makes Firenze so unique is that aside from the sights and sounds of endless mopeds and cars, the view from almost any window or hilltop in the city is mostly unchanged from the days when those renaissance masters lived here more than 500 years ago. That’s one reason that it’s so easy to feel the energy and history as you walk the city streets or gaze from one of the many bridges. What other major, developed city on earth can say that?

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Contents:

0:00 Intro
0:40 Giving Silvia a tour of our Florence palazzo
6:13 Florence fashion history highlights
7:50 Holy Trinity Church
8:35 Italian leather crafting at Infinity Firenze
10:39 Salvatore Ferragamo showroom
12:25 Accademia Gallery’s David
13:30 Trattoria Il Troia Sostanza
18:50 Outro

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We’re the Lockwoods. And we’re traveling the world to experience—up close and in person—all the natural wonders and distinct cultures that our kids would otherwise be consuming only through textbooks and TV. We think it’s a better way to learn and we’re working hard to fund this little experiment in the hope that our kids will grow up wiser, kinder, and more grateful for the beauty of our diverse planet and its people.