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The Florentine Newsletter 02/2020

View in your browser NEWS    EVENTS    ART+CULTURE    FOOD+WINE    LIFESTYLE    TRAVEL Florence is family! Family takes many forms. Whichever one it is that you feel part of, the abiding love is what defines it: equally with our beloved Florence. Many of us were quick to hop on planes, eagerly anticipating the open arms of the Renaissance city enveloping us and making us one of her own, sure to find the embrace one imagines of a city nestled in its valley, hugged by the hills cuddling it so tenderly. I certainly envisaged it as such when choosing to raise my own family here, and I haven't been proven wrong yet. There is a strength in this community that amazes me. The family-like support and championing that one would hope for. As the Italian saying goes, "Chi si volta, e chi si gira, sempre a casa va finire," - No matter where you go or turn, you will always end up at home. That is the feeling in Florence, wandering the time-worn cobbled streets and being both constantly surprised by a majestic monument poised behind a corner, but equally feeling like you were meant to come across it. And so, for this February 14 and the amore–filled fest, our love letter is to Florence and to families, whatever that may mean to you. Jane Farrell, deputy editor Support independent journalism: www.theflr.net/subscribe Find your copy: www.theflr.net/pickup FAMILY Family-friendly Florence by Daisy Diaz The Baby Bottega owner and mother of four reveals her secret spots and preferred family activities in Florence. Read More Remembering the Einstein family by Brett Lalonde We were called into the garden of a neighbor who had a gift for our six-year-old son (a young collector of ancient coins and historical artifacts): two-thirds of a missing shoe from the Second World War that she had found while digging in her garden.  Read More EVENTS Best events this month February is filled with wine and chocolate. What could be better than that? The important line-up of Black History Month Florence also livens up our calendars, while a major international dance event and a new exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi grabs our interest. Read More NEWS First Lady's Foggini comes to the Uffizi The Uffizi has come into possession of four Renaissance sketches, one of which belonged to Jackie Kennedy, wife of former US President John F. Kennedy. Read More Autonomous museums, take two An announcement made on January 29 in Rome opens up an international search for 13 new directors.   Read More Brexit: what you need to know The UK left the EU on January 31, 2020. Here's the necessary information for Brits living in Italy. Read More WINE Tuscan wine preview week by Alexandra Korey For ten days mid-February, wine critics from around the world descend upon Florence and then stride out to Montepulciano, San Gimignano and Montalcino in what is likely the most concentrated en primeur in Europe. Read More Le Sorgenti: made with love by Helen Farrell Last Christmas, a friend gave me a bottle of Tuscan Malbec. ("You'll find this interesting.") Fruit-forward, faintly spiced and easy-drinking, it proved a tasty winter tonic by family-run winery Le Sorgenti. Read More Themed Thursdays at Le Tre Rane Ruffino February might be a month of frost, but it promises fun and frolics too. Head for the Florence hills as Ruffino's restaurant Le Tre Rane warms the cockles with some Thursday night themed dinners. Read More Next The Florentine issue on February 27 (earlier for subscribers) Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Copyright © 2020 The Florentine, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up for it on www.theflorentine.net or subscribed to The Florentine Year XVI. Issue 263 - January 2020 Our mailing address is: The Florentine via dei banchi 4 Firenze, FI 50123 Italy Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences