In Bagno a Ripoli, 15 minutes from downtown Florence, an old country estate once again displays the splendor of a master's villa and the simple elegance of a rural ambiance. The Farmhouse,and Farmers' quarters are carefully-restored old structures which...

Environment here means protected space, suspended from the chaotic flow of time, a refuge by choice, a happy landing. In the heart of downtown Florence, in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, just a few steps from the Renaissance church bearing the same name,...