Florence

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Florence is one of those cities you quickly understand, but truly appreciate when you stay a little longer. Its neighborhoods are close-knit, the atmosphere shifts from one street to the next, and the city maintains a genuine continuity between its heritage and daily life. In our Florence guide, we share what we deeply love about it: lived-in neighborhoods, simple routines, and a way of experiencing Florence that allows for everyone's pace.

Florence is not to be rushed. It's savored slowly, in a dimly lit room, with a glass of Chianti and a menu that hasn't changed in thirty years. Florentine cuisine has little in common with what one might imagine from Paris: no gastronomic shows, no carte blanche, no Instagram chefs. Here, what matters is ribollita, peposo, bistecca. These are recipes that have endured for centuries without needing reinvention, passed down by families who, one day, decided they were perfect as they were. Staying at Anchor, just a stone's throw from the historic center, means having all of this within walking distance. Florence is experienced neighborhood by neighborhood, from the market in the morning to the trattoria in the evening, at a pace dictated by the city itself.