Florence, Italy like you’ve never seen it 🇮🇹✨ From a jaw-dropping palazzo hotel to vintage designer finds, antiques markets, the Duomo at night and unforgettable Italian food — but where have our husbands gone? Are they ever coming back???
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
🏰💖Welcome back to Chateau Love as we explore the timeless beauty of Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 — staying in an extraordinary historic palazzo hotel, shopping for antiques and vintage designer fashion, visiting the Mercato Centrale, admiring the Duomo at night, and spending unforgettable moments with dear friends.
Our Italian adventure continues after the incredible antiques fair in Parma, as we arrive in Florence and check into the breathtaking Palazzo Oltarno, a magical hotel filled with painted ceilings, marble details and historic charm. From the moment we step inside, we know this stay will be unforgettable.
This trip is full of surprises:
✨ discovering hidden vintage treasures including designer pieces
✨ exploring Florence’s famous Santo Spirito market
✨ enjoying incredible Italian food at Mercato Centrale
✨ experiencing the atmosphere of Italian football
✨ meeting friends and reconnecting with fellow creators
✨ shopping for antique jewellery and decorative pieces for the chateau
✨ wandering Florence’s illuminated streets at night
✨ admiring the newly restored Duomo in all its glory
Florence never fails to inspire with its extraordinary art, architecture, craftsmanship and culture. Whether you love antiques, interior design, travel vlogs, historic hotels or simply beautiful destinations, this episode is filled with inspiration.
We also share exciting updates on our latest chateau design decisions, including the results of our mirror poll and new antique finds that may soon transform our entrance hall.
This is a working trip filled with creativity, friendship and beautiful discoveries — the essence of Chateau Love.
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VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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MURDER in EGYPT!! An Agatha Christie-style Mystery
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CURTIS RYAN WOODSIDE:
New Discoveries On Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Queen: NEFERTARI (FULL DOCUMENTARY) Her Life & Death
ABOUT US:
Bonjour! I’m Vivienne, an artist, designer, antique & vintage jewelry dealer, and also the châtelaine of a small 19th century neo-Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley of France, which I share with my delightful husband, Simon, our daughter, and —whenever possible— lovely friends and family.
This is not our first chateau! 26 years ago, we bought a much larger castle nearby, which we loved with all our hearts. However, after 2 decades, many happy memories, countless renovations, and several small fortunes later, we made the very difficult, empty-nesting decision to downsize. With great luck and perseverance, we found our current petit château, which we are now decorating and updating with love, humour, comfort, and —of course— antiques and art!
We adore France and its many unique facets: its people, culture, landscapes, wine, food, art, and history. We also love being surrounded by châteaux, both public and private, which we can explore together! After 20 years here, we have learned many things about living in France, renovating châteaux, and appreciating the extraordinary riches surrounding us. We originally decided to make these videos as a way to share our lives with our loved ones worldwide during the pandemic lockdowns. However, we soon realised that many others are at home alone, and it is our privilege to open our home to you, our new friends. We hope you will join us on our adventures in this exceptional location, and we look forward to sharing a little Château Love!
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such great friends together,wonderful!!
And not a fleck of gilding in sight! Italian elegance, no?
Wow is the Florence night really as bright as daylight there???😮 you got some nice pieces of jewelry Vivienne!!!
😊Tony…the irony I was just thinking about Curtis.
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Florence is beautiful and so is the hotel you stayed in!!! Next time you all travel somewhere it will be Vivienne's and Terry's time to abandon their husbands, lol. I do love the fire screen you bought!! Thank you for sharing your adventures!! Much love!! ♥
I love #4, all the others are great especially the Empire renovation..
I just watched how to make Casatiello for Easter.. Yum..
Love the pearl gold brooch..
Enjoyed this trip so much.. Boys are so much fun!!
I would be thrilled to be accommodating 5 handsome men to go shopping. What better than that! Lucky girl you! 😃 💙
Mirror 4 !!!
Florence is serene & sensational. The city of Dante & the Divine Comedy.
Lucky girl – get to hang out with all those amazing men!!
How special to bring friends together and travel and explore together.
Love from Mary in Southern California 💗
Wow, Florence est vraiment fantastique . J'espere qu'un jour je peut visiter Florence avec mes enfants. Hugs to allb😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Curtis ! Another South African…
Ash et Terry découvrant Florence, les plafonds de l'hôtel, les vêtements de couturiers Italiens… je crains de les voir migrer vers l'Italie !!! Vous êtes les meilleurs guides et amis !
Great to see Curtis again, 😊 ❤ great episode seeing you all together.
Hi guys what a hotel so beautiful the ceilings are stunning,you all look so happy ,sending lv to you all Ann ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Vivian I’m 71 years old and never been abroad !so thank you for bringing us with you lv Ann ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧
So jealous you all have a wonderful life 💕🇫🇷
Another inspiring video. I love mirror 4. Beautiful hotel and rooms. So nice all of you got together. ❤
Hey there dearest Vivian and Simon😊
I absolutely adore you both❤ it's always an absolute joy watching your channel. It's lovely to see Curtis, as it was just the other day that I watched one of his documentaries about Egypt. 😃😊
Ooh Curtis, I knew it had to be you.. the good old friends.
Good luck with your documentary's Curtis
Loved it all 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you for taking us all to Italy with you. I loved it. xx
We have missed Curtis and Philipipio! (sp?) I don’t know how you keep surrounding yourself Vivienne, with such handsome men!! ❤
Florence, my god, such beauty everywhere!
Those jewelry pieces, wonderful. And that firescreen, perfect. 💖💖💖💖
Hi Vivienne, just love your friends. Such wonderful and interesting people. Thanks for jogging my memory in Florence. I just loved that city. One of my favourites. I bought my Mom and I some earrings from a store on the Ponte Vecchio. Beautiful little shops. Glad #4 won. It is a gorgeous mirror. Glad you all are having fun. Some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life was in Florence. The mom and pop restaurants are the friggen best. Look forward to seeing the next video. As always have a good one eh!😁🇨🇦
Fun video! 😊❤
Did you know that northern italy is where the art if cRving cameos was and is still dine par excellance.
Some of your shots of the water lookeD like a canaletto painting.