Offers a comprehensive overview of Florence, Italy, and its mainstay attractions, as well as shopping, restaurants, historical sites, pastry shops, walking tours, street markets, and other riches in neighboring towns as well as top picks for what to see and where to go.
Claudio Gatti is the editor in chief of Italy Daily, the English-language supplement on Italy by the world-renowned International Herald Tribune. Prior to forming Italy Daily in 1998, he worked for Corriere della Sera, Il Mondo, and L'Europeo.
Fred Plotkin is a well-respected author on many Italian subjects, including wine, food, and opera. He is currently working on a biography of Michelangelo, which will be published in 2003.