Tag: Florence
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Italian Diary – a Week in Italy
Read more: Italian Diary – a Week in ItalyBy Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Florence – 18 April 2013 I’ve visited Rocco Forte hotels in Brussels, Berlin, Prague and St Petersburg but this was my first visit to a Rocco Forte property in Italy, the…
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Florence – City of Art and Artisans
Read more: Florence – City of Art and ArtisansMatteo Renzi has been called the Barack Obama of Florence. He’s the young mayor of Florence who 3 years ago made the courageous decision to ban motorised traffic around the historic centre of the city. The net result of…
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Florence – how two old friends met after 32 years
Read more: Florence – how two old friends met after 32 yearsby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global I visited Florence for the first time courtesy of a small bursary from the Italian Government. I was 16 years old and still at school. 3 weeks there in 1976 brought life…
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