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“With its glass walls, you can enjoy the view even when it’s raining. It has a huge outdoor terrace with a panoramic view across the city, but the big draw is that you are up high, directly in front of the ‘cricket cage’ balustrade of Brunelleschi’s dome. Just between you and me, the Folco Portinari–Dante connection had me sold before I even arrived. It could have had a view of the men’s toilets and I still would have been thrilled, just because I love the Alighieri-Portinari story! (See Chapter 23: A Walk With Dante.) My first time here was with the city archivist I told you about in the chapter on the Duomo, so I associate this place with cool local 30-somethings with fascinating jobs in the city and endless stories about Florence, dating back to Julius Caesar. Caffeteria della Oblate is a little tricky to find, but that means the tourist crowd can’t find it either, so walking around in circles trying to get here is worth it. And of course, there’s that view… Address: Via dell’ Oriuolo, 26”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! 101 Fabulous Things To Do In Florence: Insider Secrets To The Renaissance City

“Italy is a country to be savored. It is at its best when you move through it slowly, take your time and enjoy.”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy: Secrets To Glamorous Travel

“Look under Nicodemus’ hood to see a self-portrait of Michelangelo.”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! 101 Fabulous Things To Do In Florence: Insider Secrets To The Renaissance City

“frequently (though of course not always) get upgraded on international flights. I am convinced that it all comes down to being dressed nicely, smiling at the ground staff, and having a great attitude!”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy: Secrets To Glamorous Travel

“Antica Cuoieria.”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! 101 Fabulous Things To Do In Florence: Insider Secrets To The Renaissance City

“recommend visiting the Colosseum and the Vatican on different days and leaving the afternoon and evening of each day free to wander around and see some of the other amazing sights in Rome. Across two days, I suggest you have lazy lunches in the Monti and the Trastevere, and then have a dinner in the Jewish Ghetto and another in Trastevere (my favorite neighborhood in Rome). People tell me that they really need only one day in Rome.”
― Corinna Cooke, Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy: Secrets To Glamorous Travel