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The Ponte Vecchio takes you over the Arno and into what feels like a different city in Florence. Oltrarno (literally meaning “beyond the Arno”) was where the artisans lived when the merchant families took the north bank. It was filled with leather workers, picture framers, and gilders. Some of their workshops are still here, in the same buildings, doing the same work.

Why does it feel different and special than the “usual” side of the river? Piazza Santo Spirito fills up in the evening with locals rather than tour groups. The Brancacci Chapel holds frescoes that Masaccio painted in the 1420s and Michelangelo came to study as a student.

And yes, here is where you can find many of the the city’s sought-after wine windows (which we visit on our Oltrarno Food tour: https://devourtours.co/4kpqOpu

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(Read 'til the end for our list of the 10 restaurants in Rome that are worth planning your trip around...)

Five “Italian” dishes that don’t exist in Italy, and what to order instead.

Fettuccine Alfredo → Fettuccine al b***o e parmigiano. Just butter + Parm.

Pepperoni pizza → Pizza diavola. Fair warning: order “peperoni” in Italy and you’ll get bell peppers. Ask for diavola and you’ll get thin rounds of spicy salami.

Chicken parm → Cotoletta alla milanese. A golden, crackly-crisp cutlet which is a traditionally veal, pounded thin and fried in butter. Or pollo alla cacciatora: chicken braised low and slow in tomato, olives and fresh herbs.

Neapolitan ice cream → seasonal gelato. Skip the three-stripe tub and try flavors like zabaione, gianduia, pistachio, basil and lemon, or stracciatella (cream gelato ribboned with shards of dark chocolate).

Italian dressing → A drizzle of olive oil, a splash of balsamic, maybe a pinch of salt, some herbs. That’s all you really need.

Come taste the difference on one of our Italy food tours: Rome, Florence, Venice, Tuscany and more https://takewalks.co/3WIn9dx

PS: Here's our list of the 10 best restaurants in Rome that no trip would be complete without (where you can eat these dishes that are the 〰️real deal〰️): https://takewalks.co/4dGKSlQ

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For those who want more than a day trip to the Amalfi Coast, we have something special for you... Overnights. 🍋

Our guides have spent years uncovering the moments most visitors drive right past, and they’ve designed this two-day journey to let you linger in every one.

An archaeologist leads you through Pompeii’s frozen streets. A vineyard lunch on Vesuvius pairs homemade courses with wines grown in volcanic soil. Arrive in Positano at golden hour and set off on a private sunset cruise. The next morning, sip limoncello at a family-run lemon grove perched above the coast, then boat to Cetara, a quiet fishing village still producing an anchovy elixir the ancient Romans would recognize.

For all the details: https://takewalks.co/3ZpbRvH

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