Collection n.9

C CO OLLLLEEC CTTIIO ON N TheThe Lungarno Lungarno Collection Collection Magazine Magazine

friends Vandana Shiva Pascale Marthine Tayou Stefano Mancuso itineraries Zero impact Tuscany Stories in Florence Biking experience art & crafts Organic courses: Orto del Borro Maria Sole’s regenerated jewellery Our three new Chefs

NEW CITY TIPS

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M ore

than

90%

of the world ’ s population

inhales smog and more than

in the city .

T he

55%

live

numbers speak for themselves :

the fight against pollution must absolutely begin with smart cities that think big and have limited ecological footprints . a stretch of the ancient in aaa

P itigliano ,

in

O n this page , E truscan V ie C ave southern T uscany ,

roadways dug into the stone

If

the internet were a country ,

it would rank third in the world

for electricity consumption ( source :

G reenpeace ). T he search engine E cosia plants a tree for every 50

searches ,

only uses green energy and makes

all the searches anonymous after a week .

O n this page , a view of the vast C asentino F orests between F lorence and A rezzo aaa

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CC OO L LLELC EC T ITOI O NN

L ocal

food lowers the collective

cost of emissions and helps keep open companies run by the most priceless

custodians of the territory : farmers

( ph . O ttavia P oli )

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CC OO L LLELC EC T ITOI O NN

N ew

luxury today must vaunt values

for the community . example is

A proudly I talian C omfort Z one , which has

earned certifications for its social work and environmental activism , reduction of packaging , emissions and waste ,

and its dedication to the well - being of its employees

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T he

fight against pollution has also been take up by governments and cities , the latter

of which are becoming increasingly smart .

B ut T uscany vaunts many adept municipalities , like P eccioli , in the province of P isa , where an innovative plant for waste removal

has become an open - air theatre , known as

T riangolo V erde

di

L egoli aaa

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A ccording to FAO, 26% of land is currently

used for intensive breeding , fields for producing animal feed and processing and packaging plants .

In

this photo ,

organic eggs

O rto del B orro ( ph . O ttavia P oli ) from

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T he

footprint we leave

on the planet depends on our lifestyle :

if you want to reduce it , you must first

calculate it .

H ere are some useful apps : W aterprint , to calculate your water consumption , and R iciclario , which facilitates recycling

( ph . L orenzo C otrozzi aaa)

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CC OO L LLELC EC T ITOI O NN

It

takes around

200

As

it is everyday gestures

years

for a plastic spoon to break down . that can change our lives ,

and perhaps the world , we can begin by replacing a single - use product with a reusable alternative

( ph . L orenzo C otrozzi )

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EDITORIAL The other side

by Leonardo Ferragamo

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NOTES Take a deep breath

by Valeriano Antonioli

FRIENDS 22-23

VANDANA SHIVA Ear th’s children

24-25

STEFANO MANCUSO The intelligence of plants

26-27

PASC ALE MARTHINE TAYOU The new prophet of sustainable ar t

ITINERARY

ART & STYLE 48-53

SLOW RHYTHMS Vegetables, eggs and or ganic honey from the Il Bor ro estate in San Giustino Valdar no

54-57

SUSTAINABLE ELEGANCE Mater ial and for m according to the shoemaker of dreams

58-59

A LEGACY REBORN In the hands of Mar ia Sole , a third-gener ation Fer r agamo, leather becomes a jewel

60-61

THREE MUSKETEERS Chefs Claudio Mengoni, Alessio Mor i and Andrea Magnelli and daily kitchen challenges

TIPS 78-81 GALLERY HOTEL ART

82-85 CONTINENTALE

62-63

HOTEL LUNGARNO

IMPERCEPTIBLE SUSTAINABILITY IN TUSC ANY If I respect nature , nature respects me

40-45

64-67

SWEAT AND PASSION Discover Tuscany with spor ts professionals

70-75

THE COTTON ROAD Discover a textile that has become a symbol of Afr ica

GO GREEN! Lungar no Collection for the sustainability care of the planet

30-39

FOOD

86-89

90-93 PORTRAIT FIRENZE

ZERO IMPACT Enr ico Chieffi discusses the new

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ClubSwan 36

PORTRAIT ROMA

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The Lungarno Collection Magazine N.9 Issue 2019-2020 EDITOR IN CHIEF MATTEO PARIGI BINI CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF TERESA FAVI EDITORIAL DIRECTOR VALERIANO ANTONIOLI MANAGING EDITOR CRISTINA FOGLIATTO EDITOR MATTEO GRAZZINI, FRANCESC A LOMBARDI, VIRGINIA MAMMOLI, MONIA MLAH CONTRIBUTORS ALISA ACCIAI, ROSSELLA BATTISTA, MILA MONTAGNI, STEFANO MANCUSO, FRANCESC A MORTALE, C ATERINA PINI, ALISON PURCHIARONI, ANNALISA SIBILLO, VANDANA SHIVA, ANDREA SPAGUOLO, PASC AL MARTHINE TAYOU PHOTOGRAPHERS LORENZO COTROZZI, DARIO GAROFALO, ALESSIO MARRADI MASSIMO LISTRI, MIKI NAKANO, NEWPRESSPHOTO, MATTEO OLTRABELLA, PASQUALE PARADISO, OTTAVIA POLI, GUGLIELMO PROFETI COVER A CREATION BY SO-LE STUDIO MADE WITH GENUINE VEGETABLE-TANNED LEATHER. PHOTO BY GUGLIELMO PROFETI, MODEL THEA GAGGIA ART EDITORS MARTINA ALESSI, MELANIA BRANC A TRANSLATIONS THE FLORENTINE ADVERTISING DIRECTOR ALEX VITTORIO LANA ADVERTISING ALESSANDRA NARDELLI

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The other side ph. Miki Nakano

Leonardo Ferragamo, President of Lungarno Collection

U nderstanding

how much power we have to make our planet better has given me a new way of thinking and going about my life There is nothing more rewarding and

dedicated to sustainability. This year,

fulfilling than finding inspir ation in

in the Salvatore Fer r agamo Museum

your children’s wor k when you see

we are presenting a ver y inspir ing

them upholding pr inciples that then

exhibition, Sustainable Thinking, which

become impor tant to you as well. This

has become an epicenter of ener gy for

happened to me with my daughter,

eco-fr iendly pr actices. It is incredible

Mar ia Sole , founder of SO-LE Studio.

to see how much one can provoke the

Her project combines her passion for

outside wor ld through an exhibition

jewelr y, which she had since she was

that aims to stimulate thoughts and

a child, and her growing awareness for

attention on the environment by way

sustainability. Today, she makes jewelr y

of fashion and ar t. Being able to admire

using leftover hides from luxur y

these creations and lear n how much

companies, demonstr ating how with

power we can have has tr uly given me

creativity and intelligence , you can

a new way of thinking and going about

valor ize what would have otherwise

my life . I hope that the stor ies in this

been lost. My family has always been

magazine can also inspire our reader s.

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B y 2030,

we will pass the point where we can ’ t

stop runaway climate change .

S o says the study G lobal C ommission on the E conomy C limate , an international green growth

by the and

initiative fronted by former political leaders

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Take a deep breath Valeriano Antonioli, CEO of Lungarno Collection

E veryone has a part in ‘S aving the P lanet ’ me , you , all of us must begin by modifying our behaviours

Who is responsible for changing our habits me, you, all of us must begin by modifying and behaviour towards the environment?

our behaviours, its not someone’s

Consider our planet a huge Shuttle for

responsibility, someone’s responsibility,

which we must now pilot, and where we

IT’S MINE, IT’S YOURS.

are no longer just passengers.

At times environmental issues may seem

The time has arrived where we are all

too difficult to address as an individual, yet

required to change directions in order

if each of us make a positive change and

to ensure the Earth does not become a

conscientious one, even in our day to day

hostile home for generations to come,

choices, then we naturally become part of

or even worse extinct. This edition is

something larger for which our world can

dedicated to initiatives orientated to

only benefit from.

improve awareness, promote activities and

Lungarno Collection has also become a

perhaps provide the tools to change our

part of this change and with this edition

attitude in wanting and needing to make a

we invite you to join us!

difference, even if a small one.

Everyone has a part in ‘Saving the Planet’

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friends Vandana Shiva Stefano Mancuso Pascale Marthine Tayou

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Ear th’s children Vandana Shiva

Tuscany is a wonderful part of our planet. It was home, like my country, to a magnificent and astonishing civilization that taught the world beauty and lasting ideas and gave us

B orn

the Renaissance. And do you not think that for all of us, it’s a blessing to be members of this terrestrial family? To be on a planet that is the only one with life? The only that knows how to differentiate, regulate its temperatures, bring to life millions of living species, capable

S he

in

I ndia ,

she is a quantum physicist

and economist - environmentalist .

is also the most renowned theorist in the

field of social ecology , is dedicated to the development of

GMO- free

agriculture

of satisfying the needs of everyone since the beginning of time. I come from India, where for centuries we’ve been taught that this beautiful flowed down the mountains. planet exists for the good of all beings – not That is, until one sad day in the ‘70s, when I only humans – and that each one, human or went back to say goodbye to my favourite otherwise, must be able to enjoy its corner of forests before leaving for Canada, where I was the world without taking anything from anyone about to undertake my PhD in Physics.

else, no other species, no other human being, I wanted to see them one more time and carry and more importantly, without depriving future them with me in my heart, but I discovered that

generations of what is theirs. If we learn to do the forests and the streams were no longer this correctly, with “the right action,” and keeping there. That was the day I decided to dedicate A WORD everything together, Earth will never suffer my life to saving Earth. And since then, I’ve ON PILLOWS shortages but rather, will vaunt abundance. shared the reason for my choice with anyone Satvick (or sattva), My personal background is actually very unusual who wants to listen. for the kind of career I chose. I didnt meet For me, thinking and acting have to be local which in India means “elegant, anyone who had ever done physics in my life. I and national and global all the time. Thats why simple , natur al, was born and raised in the Himalayas, walking I travel across oceans, miss flights, and sit at real” with my father through the forests in that area airportsfor the simple reason that I believe the of northern India. I grew up believing that this only way globalization can be tamed is by a new patrimony, where life and nature intersected, internationalism which recovers the local and would always be there, like the streams that recovers the national.

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THE VALUES OF FOOD Uniqueness, distinction, quality, nutr itional value , flavour

I n 1993, V andana S hiva received the R ight L ivelihood A ward , the A lternative N obel P rize .

W e met her in T uscany during the 2019 ‘D ialoghi sull ’ uomo ’ event

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The intelligence of plants Stefano Mancuso

Every day dozens of plant species die out and nobody says a word. It’s incredible, because our lives depend on them!

Without vegetation, the Earth would be like Mars; they’d be no water because the temperature would be so high that it would evaporate. Sadly, we humans only understand things like us. Even if

T he

plants represent 85% of life on Earth and animals only 0.3%. This helps us to understand that the decisions made by plants have been far wiser than those taken by humans. For instance, we are organized vertically into hierarchies, while plants are organized horizontally, diffused

internationally renowned scientist

I nternational L aboratory of P lant N eurobiology (LINV) of the U niversity of F lorence and has been listed by T he N ew Y orker as one of the 20 people who will change the world directs the

and decentralized, like the internet. That’s enough to make them into the symbol of modernity.

What’s extraordinary is that, given they are unable to move from the place where they grow, plants are obliged to integrate as a complete ecosystem in order to

UNFORGETTA-

survive, an ecosystem based on mutual support, symbiosis and community, not

BLE IMAGE THE EXPERIENCE

competition or predation, as in the animal Manifattura Tabacchi, kingdom.

Florence: an indoor We should grow plants everywhere,

especially in cities. Urban areas occupy 2% of the land on Earth and produce more than 70% of the CO2. Now, plants are a thousand times more efficient in CO2 given they are closer to the sources that produce it. The solution already exists.

CLIMATE

greenhouse purifies the air, which is extremely fresh, humid and boasts a faintly plant-like aroma (a project invented by the scientist, ed.)

CHANGE Dawn on Ear th, the THE INTELLIGENCE Every half a fir st photograph of OF PLANTS degree more in Their “intelligence” has our planet: a blue , temperature means white and, above all, green ball. That green makes us unique compared with all the other astronomical objects that we know

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invented thousands of ways of spreading life.

They travel through seeds. They always use vectors with the

possibility of movement: water, air, animals and humans

100 kilometres of farming land no longer exists, which is another reason why people move

Ph Dario Garofalo

S tefano M ancuso in his latest book “L a N azione delle P iante � (T he N ation of P lants ) he presented at C entro M ati in P istoia , emphasizes the plant world compared with the anthropocentrism that makes humanity short - sighted

P ascale M arthine T ayou B orn in N kongsamba in 1966, lives and works in B elgium .

H is work combines various mediums and seeks to artistically redefine postcolonial culture and raise questions about globalisation and modernitys

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The new prophet of sustainable ar t Pascale Marthine Tayou

Sustainability is the perfect harmony between individual, nature and common sense. This isn’t a choice but a real necessity, especially when considering the future: the future must absolutely be more beautiful than the present and art must be the mouthpiece of this message of harmony between man and the environment. Without this certainty, art itself will not have

P ascale M arthine T ayou (1966)

began his career

in cameroon before continuing in germany ,

any interest for mankind. My work in the

france and belgium , where he lives today .

exhibition Sustainable Thinking at the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Invasion, is dedi-

his artworks often reflect the themes of

cated to the most threatening invasion of

sustainability and recycling .

our planet: plastic. A frightful and colourful explosion of plastic fragments intertwining with tree trunks that bear the coordinates of the most polluted places in the world: this forest of the Third Millennium is my contribution to the exhibition, inspired by a desire to move from thought to action but also to dispel fear with irony. Human beings, as well as recycling and the environment, are my sources of inspiration: the mix of art and environmental awareness, represented by Joseph Beyus, who the exhibition at the Museo Ferragamo pays tribute to, are the fundamental themes of my work, as is cultural coexistence. At the same time, we must certainly not expect art to sweep away our waste. We must all act individually and immediately, without having to wait for some hypothetical leader to come onto the scene and fix everything.

IMPORTANT

YOUR FAVOURITE

YOUR

ENCOUNTERS

PLACE IN

COUNTRY

Crossing border s

TUSCANY

I’m here , and

has helped me and

Galler ia Continua

my countr y is

in San Gimignano:

elsewhere . I feel

ar t, fr iendship,

like a citizen of

exper imentation,

the wor ld: my feet

irony. I have

in the mud and my

ever ything there

head in the clouds

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still helps me find my way

INVASION The sitespecific intr icate and polluted landscape created for the exhibition Sustainable Thinking

i t i n e r a ry Bike experiences in the Tuscan countryside by Rolling Dreamers The imperceptible sustainability of Tuscany: origins, start ups, visions, green innovation stories

SUSTAINABILITY

I M P E RC EP TIBL E S U STA INA B ILITY IN TUSC A NY “I f I

respect nature , nature respects me ”. upon all

T his is a T uscans ,

lesson impressed and which today

is the essence of an authentic kind of sustainability that can be developed alongside technology and innovation

V al d ’O rcia landscape ( ph . A lessio M arradi )

I tinerar y

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Tuscany is one of the most famous regions in the

production practices have perpetuated through

world thanks to its beauty: the sun-drenched hills

the years, safeguarding, however, the environment

dotted with olive trees, weaves of vineyards and

and ensuring its continued care. Every traditional

peaceful farms lying outside villages and cities

technique is not only an expedient for solving

home to masterpieces of engineering. All it takes

a single problem, but it is always an elaborate

is climbing up a bell tower or rooftop terrace to

method, often multi-purpose, that is part of an

discover unimaginable works, fruits of the genius

integrated approach between society, culture

expressed by Tuscans in building and moulding

and economy tied to an idea of the world that

nature to their benefit, men who also had a

is based on the careful management of local

desire to rouse wonder and astonishment. Ask

resources. Terracing is at once a way to protect

anyone if Tuscany is more beautiful for its nature

a slope, reconstruct the soil, collect water and

or manmade treasures, and you’ll be told that it’s

create a usable space for sheltering animals. But

actually for an centuries-old combination of both. it is also something more; it has an aesthetic This is a lesson impressed upon all Tuscans, and

value and is a benefit to the landscape. Elm is

which today is the essence of an authentic kind

an “intelligent” tree that doesn’t grow weeds,

of sustainability that can be developed alongside

and it is for this reason that, once upon a time,

technology.

vines grew around their trunks. And olive

If there’s still so much to invent in other parts

trees – tenacious, resistant, precious resources

of the world, in Tuscany, the process for using

for making olive oil – have roots that serve as

and transforming space through techniques and

preventative reinforcement for the terrain against

knowledge proved by collective experience over

hydrogeological instability because they make the

time can still be felt, provided that inhabitants

soil more compact.

remember that every bush, dry stone wall or

In the past, grains would be grown between the

tree is rooted in a simple and wise lesson: “if

olive trees, particularly spelt. In today’s intensive

I respect nature, nature respects me”. This

cultivations, such a practice is unimaginable,

knowledge has ensured that a number of good

but it is useful in taking advantage of every

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V olterra , P alazzo

dei

P riori ( ph . P asquale P aradiso )

square metre of free terrain. Signs of this can

and customs of other civilizations, adapting

needed only to go to Prato for green serpentine

still be seen throughout the Tuscan countryside.

them to their lifestyle and vision of the world,

or Cintoia for red marble. At most, they would

Nothing was left to chance, nothing was

with the same fluidity with which they sustained

go to Carrara for the famous white marble. The

wasted. Traditional knowledge that guaranteed

the environment. The Etruscans produced oil

stones used to build Palazzo Pitti were extracted

a structure to the environment and landscape,

and wine and wheat, and they knew how to

from the opposite hill and transformed into

balancing climate shifts and hardships owing to

treat the environment. They didn’t modify the

a garden theatre. The Tuscan countryside

nature, seasons or catastrophes, and guaranteeing shape of the hills, but rather worked with it,

still today maintains its enchanted aura, with

the renewal of resources are today lost because

leaving us with roads and temples dug into the

farmsteads dotting the landscape, independent

of a development based on wasting natural

tuff rock, tombs that from afar don’t alter the

settlements in and of themselves where farms

resources, migration and limitless production

harmonious curves of the landscape. It was they

are often still divided by rows of cypress trees.

growth.

who began to reclaim the swamps, creating the

The coast is covered in pine groves, useful for

If the sense of inherent sincerity that pervades

earliest terraces to hold water and dry stone

producing pine nuts but especially for keeping

the beauty of basilicas and palaces, the same

walls to gently drain it, helping the environment

the land from being dragged away by swamping

that in the countryside can be seen in the

rather than modifying or destroying it, as Pietro

dry and clean. Until about 50 years ago, people

perfect size of the homesteads and rolling hills,

Laureano reminds us, a sustainability expert

lived without waste, even in the city, where the

if so many different qualities could become

based in Florence. This cultural patrimony was

cellar was a fresh place for conserving food. They

harmonized with nature and space over the

passed down through Antiquity and the Middle

still bought blocks of ice and milk in glass bottles

centuries in a single language understood by

Ages, when people would recycle old stones to

that were occasionally cleaned and reused.

Tuscans today, it is perhaps thanks to an early

build new houses, as well as the Renaissance, a

Houses were cleaned with old vinegar and

model: the Etruscans. Mobile and cosmopolitan,

time when poor materials were preferred, like

clothes were laundered with lye that was made

they lived on trade and craftsmanship, making

brick, sandstone and pietra serena, carved or

from the ash of wood burned in the fireplace.

them rich and open to other cultures. They

quarried on site, or as we like to say today, 0

We can carry on this culture today with clean

intelligently embraced the production traditions

km. And when they wanted to use marble, they

and studied technology.

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M adonna di V italeta chapel , S an Q uirico d ’O rcia ( ph . A lessio M arradi )

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S u stai nabl e Tuscany

The “Spighe verdi” are an annual

The municipalities that are

Tuscany ranks third in Italy for the

In 2017, 9,735 tons of electronic

award in Italy for sustainable

100% self-efficient thanks to

highest percentage of farmland

waste were collected (6,000 tons

management of the territory, a

renewable energies are Santa Fiora,

dedicated to organic production:

of iron, 176 tons of aluminum, 186

sort of “Blue Flag” of agriculture.

Monterotondo Marittimo, Montieri

over 145,000 hectares (13,000

tons of copper and 845 tons of

In 2019, Tuscany earned the most,

(Grosseto) and Pomarance (Pisa).

of which are vineyards), or 18% of

plastic), or 9.3% of the national

together with Le Marche and

Seventeen Tuscan municipalities

the total. The region is second for

total. Correctly processing this type

Piedmont. The recognition was given

were classified as waste-free

the number of transformers and

of waste has allowed for 8.7 million

to Fiesole (Florence), Castellina

(where unsorted waste production

importers. There are about 5,000

kWh of electric energy to be saved,

in Chianti (Siena), Bibbona and

doesn’t exceed 75kg per inhabitant

organic businesses in Tuscany, the

equal to the annual consumption of

Castagneto Carducci (Livorno) and

per year) in 2019 according to

most in Siena, followed by Grosseto

8,200 inhabitants, and for 65,046

Massa Marittima and Castiglione

Legambiente. The top winners,

and Florence

tons of carbon dioxide emission to

della Pescaia (Grosseto)

that is, the ones with the best

be avoided. With the 9,735 tons of

performance, are Londa (Firenze),

waste, 600,000 automobile rims,

Lamporecchio (Pistoia) and

2.3 million plastic waste baskets,

Monsummano Terme (Pistoia)

207,000 aluminum coffee makers and 209 km of copper wire could be produced

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Gr een F i r enze

The municipality of Florence has

The Accademia dei Georgofili,

Thanks to Florence’s tram – line

In Florence, more than any other

100 charging stations and 1,700

founded in Florence in 1753,

T1 from Scandicci to Careggi

place, wine is a family matter. Here,

electric vehicles in circulation. In two

is the oldest institution in the

and line T2 from the SMN train

the great dynasties have conserved

years, thanks to the introduction

world dedicated to agriculture,

station to the Peretola Airport), 17

a millennia-old winemaking tradition,

of a bike sharing scheme, 500

environment and foodstuffs and

km long and used by 40 million

recently adapting it to innovation

tons of C02 have been reduced,

promotes the progress of knowledge,

passengers – in one year, 14,000

and research. The oldest are:

with a benefit for the environment

development of technical-economic

tons of CO2 and over 4.6 tons of

Ricasoli (since 1141), Frescobaldi

equal to the work of 23,000 trees.

activities and social growth

PM10 have been reduced. Almost

(since 1300), Antinori (since 1385),

Car sharing is provided by four

15 million people do not use private

Mazzei (since 1435), Guicciardini-

companies: Car2Go, Enjoy, Share’ngo

transport. The tram runs from 5am

Strozzi (since 1511) and Gondi

and Adduma Car

to midnight, while on Friday and

(since 1592)

Saturday, the last one leaves at 2am

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B orro T uscan B istrot

C affè

dell ’O ro

B orgo S an J acopo

T he F usion B ar

SO-LE S tudio

V illa V ittoria

M ad S ouls & S pirits

F unghi E spresso

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T yrebirth

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STO R IES I N F LOREN C E One of the utmost examples of the

Florentine circular economy is Funghi Espresso, which produces fresh mushrooms utilizing used coffee grounds from bars and restaurants as an underlayer in their cultivations.

Also in Florence, Tyrebirth makes special microwave ovens that can recycle unused tyres. But how does the oven work?

Tyrebirth is based on the principle of pyrolysis, that is, the decomposition of tyres through thermal processing that – and this is the innovation – uses microwaves. The

Another interesting experience is that of

Maria Sole Ferragamo, designs sculptural jewelry and accessories in leather. The idea behind her SO-LE Studio, is to upcycle high quality leftovers to create collections and one of a kind pieces. Each collection of jewellery and accessories is made with premium choice leather, reclaimed from the luxury industry, with ethical and environmental certifications, repurposed in a sustainable way. Each phase of the making process takes place in Florence’s artisanal workshops where, since centuries, all

microwaves are absorbed by the carbon that manufacturing innovations of leather were born. You can find SO-LE Studio’s jewellery make up 30-40% of the rubber and heat it uniformly and quickly. In 30 minutes, the tyre is broken down at a temperature of 700

at Luisa Via Roma.

Restaurants are also following this trend.

Borgo San Jacopo and Borro Tuscan Bistrot are only a few of the restaurants that are dedicating greater attention towards the quality of food by selecting ingredients supplied by organic producers or those strongly tied to sustainability.

Gesto is a restaurant and café on Borgo San Frediano with a new concept: reclaim simple and everyday gestures to feel at home in the locale, just like you would in your own kitchen, while at the same time, avoid waste and eat healthily. Nightlife in Florence is taking up the cause as well: the new Villa Vittora at the Fortezza offers an eco-friendly menu, from the dishes to the packaging. Lastly, the world of mixology is also going green, like The Fusion Bar and

degrees and transformed into a gas, liquid

The city has become home to many locales

or solid, all completely reusable elements.

the use of plastic straws for their drinks.

Badiani gelato shop announced that it would In short, experiences and choices that be eliminating single-use plastic and replacing clearly indicate a common direction,

More specifically, at the end of the recycling, we are left with 15% hydrogen and gaseous hydrocarbons (methane and LPG), 40% diesel, 40% carbon black and 5% iron.

that are choosing to ban plastic. The famous

it with biodegradable packaging that won’t harm the environment. Caffè dell’Oro,

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Mad Souls & Spirits, which have eliminated

rethinking the role of humanity to achieve a new balance with Earth.

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O utside

U ffizi S low tourism thatthe restores G aaa allery mind and body

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“No matter which way you ride, it’s uphill and against the wind,” says the first law of

T he

partnership between and

bicycling by Arthur Boch, but disproving

the possibility to try a new way

this ironic adage is the experience offered

by Rolling Dreamers in partnership with Lungarno Collection. Visit Tuscany, the

L ungarno

of experiencing

a different perspective, a kind of slow tourism in which stunning views and tiring effort go hand in hand, but which restores whirl of peddling and wheels, discover the region’s most beautiful panoramas, romantic streets and places that would otherwise only be given a quick, fleeting glance. All this can be experienced in the Tuscany of champions, of enthusiasts, of epic competitions and historic revivals like L’Eroica, of sweat and cycling victories. Legs and a bike are the best way to get the full experience.

With Rolling Dreamers, founded thanks to the passion of Matteo Venzi, triathlete

T uscany

through tours

designed especially for bike lovers

Chianti, the countryside and the hills from

the body and mind, legs and eyes. In a

R olling D reamers C ollection offers

and electronic engineer, and Andrea Gelli, personal trainer and cycling expert, bikes become a prerogative for tourists who have sports in their blood and in their legs.

Tailor-made experiences are designed for cycling, walking and triathlon enthusiasts.

The experience is best when accompanied by a team of experts: along with Venzi and Gelli, there is also Fabrizio Caselli, a Paralympic athlete, and vegan chef Fabrizio Bartoli. Together, clients will embark on itineraries designed for fans of cycling, equipped with bikes and avant-garde

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An

experience accompanied

by four experts :

V enzi ,

M atteo

triathlete and electronic

engineer ;

A ndrea G elli ,

personal

trainer and cycling expert ;

F abrizio C aselli , paralympic athlete ; and vegan chef F abrizio B artoli

sporting equipment, alongside the Training

Florence the chance to discover Tuscany

& Travel Club, dedicated to the community

via sports and, maybe, keep up with their

of runners, cyclists and triathletes. Rolling

exercise regimens even on vacation.

Dreamers offers the Lab, with dedicated

Rolling Dreamers means body culture,

personal trainers, personalized programs

sports education and a focus on the

and biomechanical, nutritional and posture

community, with the project The Human

analyses; the Club, a team of athletes who

Factor, which touches on the theme of

share passions, train together, plan trips

integration through physical exercise. Two

and participate in sporting events; and

youths from Africa, Mbaye Sarr and Oumar

the Tour, day trips or multi-day excursions

Sylla, are now part of the team: they’ve

to explore Tuscany through personalized

trained in swimming, cycling and running,

group or individual tours, with all the

participating in the Santini Trio Senigallia

equipment necessary made available by

triathlon, where they went with Rolling

the Dreamers.

Dreamers. And considering the cycling

“It was a trip that inspired our conviction

and triathlon itineraries and the tie-in with

that we have adventure and sports in

elements like earth, air and water, the

our blood. The people we met, letting go

company is also dedicated to respect for

of our bikes, inspired this desire to share

the environment, care for nature (every

our dream with others,” explain Venzi and

member of Rolling Dreamers adopts a

Galli, adding that it was this combination of

tree) and attention towards sustainability,

travel and playing sports that led to Rolling

serving as an added value for those who

Dreamers. And through this partnership

want to experience fun and responsibility

with Lungarno Collection, there is a solid

when discovering Florence and Tuscany in

opportunity to offer to those visiting

an original way.

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a r t s t y l e s to r y An exclusive chat with Vittoria Ferragamo, organic grower at Orto del Borro ‘Sustainable thinking’, the major exhibition at Museo Ferragamo is a time to reflect on the legacy of the shoemaker to the stars So-Le Studio, the jewellery line by Maria Sole Ferragamo inspired by circular economy principles ‘The Cotton Road’, at Gallery Hotel Art, pays tribute to the production of ecological cotton in Senegal In the sea of sustainability with the new SwanClub36 The new plastic-free policy in the Lungarno Collection Group

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Slow rhythms

Vegetables, eggs and organic honey from the Il Borro estate in San Giustino Valdarno T ext M onia M lah - P hoto O ttavia P oli

There are unique places that conserve atmospheres of simple beauty, where time seems to have stopped.

Il Borro Relais & Châteaux is one of these. The 1,100-hectre estate is immersed in the nature and unspoilt

V ittoria , the youngest daughter of F erruccio F erragamo is at the helm of an eco - friendly project at the family estate between A rezzo and F lorence , working with C affe dell ’O ro

beauty of Tuscany, between Florence, Siena and Arezzo.

The organic production of wine and other foodstuffs such as olive oil, honey and vegetables is one of the key elements of the philosophy of sustainable development at Il Borro.

Orto del Borro is the special project

idea. At the beginning, it was his vegetable garden, and he loved the taste of local

personally followed by Vittoria Ferragamo, and seasonal vegetables so much that he Ferruccio Ferragamo’s daughter, whose wanted to open it and give everyone the love for the land and desire to preserve it have driven her to reflect on new lifestyles and nutrition models.

chance to taste such a healthy, good and genuine product.

We enlarged it over time, then I

When and how did Orto del Borro

took over managing it alongside our

come about?

agronomist and a skilled team that

The project began in 2015 when Il Borro obtained organic certification. The company received organic certification because it vaunts a production system based on respect for the seasons and our management of the balance of nature to favour biodiversity. It was my father’s

helped me. Today, it’s a beautiful garden three hectares in size where we grow vegetables, raise hens local to the Valdarno for organic eggs and produce honey.

How are your products marketed?

A part of what we produce is used at

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V ittoria F erragamo in O rto del B orro , her five - year - old organic project in the countryside

A rezzo , S iena F lorence

between and

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O rganic vegetables grown at O rto del B orro under the guidance of the agronomist

L eonardo C istullo

our restaurants, Osteria del Borro and Il

The vegetable garden is a project that

Of all the products produced in Orto

Borro Tuscan Bistro in Florence.

requires specific know-how. Who was

del Borro, which are your favourite?

Beginning this year, we also supply Caffè

your mentor in this endeavour?

I love the baby zucchini and zucchini

dell’Oro, in Florence. The rest we send

My father, without a doubt.

flowers.

to private customers who are enrolled in

He loves nature.

Plans for the future?

our weekly delivery service in Florence,

Over the years, he passed on to me

We’re working on producing organic

Siena and Arezzo.

this love for the earth and for a simple,

flours. We’ve experimented with lentils,

What is the weekly delivery service?

healthy lifestyle based on seasonality, and

millet, oats and spelt.

Customers can choose between 5kg or

the taste for authenticity in food.

The idea is to allow our clients the

3kg boxes with a mix of organic seasonal

I owe a lot to Leonardo Cistullo, our

opportunity to shop for even more

vegetables and eggs.

agronomist.

variety. It would be wonderful to work

Upon request, we can also add Il Borro’s

He taught me what I know about

on fruit trees, since this area would be

wines, extra-virgin olive oil and honey.

traditional techniques, like rotation, green

particularly perfect for that.

The box always comes with recipes

manure and other agricultural aspects.

What are some of Vittoria Ferragamo’s

and tips that help clients learn about

What has been the most satisfying part

other passions?

new ways to cook vegetables and use

of this experience?

My greatest passion is horses.

discarded bits.

Being able to undetstand what it means

The first time I rode a horse was when

How many people are involved in the

to respect the environment and to

I was 4-years-old, and it was love at

production?

experience first-hand, day after day,

first sight. I passed this passion onto my

We have two permanent collaborators,

the validity of a harvesting system that

children.

which may increase to 10 during the

doesn’t use pesticides and which is

We raise horses here at Il Borro, and

more intense periods, especially in the

reflected in the land and in the products

right now there are 40 of them. They’re

sowing and harvest time.

when you taste them.

incredible animals!

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S he ’ s

always loved horses

40 I l B orro

and is currently rearing or so of them at

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S alvatore F erragamo and the intelligent and wise use of raw materials

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Sustainable elegance Material and form according to the shoemaker of dreams T ext M ila M ontagni

In a world that is becoming increasingly aware of its own fragility and the responsibilities that each person must recognize in order to contribute to the creation of a better, shared ever yday, the legacy of Salvatore Ferragamo ser ves as a model to keep in mind and

at

T he ‘S ustainable T hinking ’ exhibition P alazzo S pini -F eroni leads to reflections

on the importance of a change in mindset in

fashion , art and architecture to spark new

strategies for development and cohabitation for all living beings on the

practice with professionalism, adhering

E arth

to the idea of respect for the planet and love for mankind and Ear th. The exhibition at the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Sustainable Thinking – running until March 8, 2020 – offers a reflection on material and its essence.

In it, green fashion and ar t take centre stage, with contemporar y ar tworks and experiments made using alternative materials. Indeed, the first chapter of his autobiography, Shoemaker of Dreams, is “Little White Shoes,” referring to the shoes he lovingly made for his sister to wear for her Communion: “I obtained some white canvas, some cardboard, tacks, glue, two small lasts and the necessar y tools”. These are materials that his future employer would lend

to him and that he would use to make

paper wrapped around the chocolates

his family proud, just as he did for the

became thin twine embellished with

family he lovingly built with his wife,

dyed string. “I had a large store of gold

Wanda Miletti.

and silver thread in the workshop,” said

When, in 1936, Ferragamo found

Ferragamo, creating an evening shoe

himself in difficulty because Italy

that, “despite its eccentric appearance,

under Mussolini dictatorship and the

Parisian fashion houses repeatedly

countr y’s empire in Ethiopia were

requested.” The second brilliant idea

handed sanctions by the League of

was to continue producing his shoes

Nations, “the top-grade materials on

even if he could no longer procure

which I depended disappeared from the

“top-grade, light and tensile steel,”

market, and I was forced to improvise.

which was incorporated into the shank

Out of that improvisation came two

of the shoe. He made many attempts

of my most successful ideas, inspired

to solve the problem, until “with the

by a box of chocolates and a lump

idea of such a heel clear in my mind, I

of Sardinian cork.” The transparent

sat and experimented with pieces of

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Sardinian cork, pushing and gluing and fixing and trimming until the entire space between the sole and the heel was blocked solid.” And so, the wedgie was born, and the first to wear it – with its innate elegance and undisputed class, becoming an immediate a mustwear – was the Duchess Visconti di Modrone one morning in church, but only after having bought “a new tweed suit to match”. Those terrible war years weren’t a waste, and in 1946, Ferragamo began to see the results of his research during this period, writing, “I had dedicated hours to studying new uses for old materials, applying them to new solutions and new creations,” which by the next year had earned him a Neiman-Marcus Award for “distinguished ser vices to fashion,” given alongside Christian Dior.

The legacy of Salvatore Ferragamo is inextricably tied to an extraordinar y principle that in his more than 50 years of work was formalized in his shoes: “there is no limit to beauty, no saturation point in design, no end to the materials a shoemaker may use to

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decorate his creations so that ever y woman may be shod like a princess”.

His final challenge must still take shape, however, because as he declared at the end of his book, “the most impor tant thing of all, in any case, is a new idea for a shoe that replaces an entire wardrobe of shoes. When this idea will come to fruition, a woman that wants to have six pairs of shoes to go with her dresses will have to buy only one foundation shoe and six uppers. […] If it will not be done with my body, it will be done with another. We are all flowing with the eternal tide, and of the eternal tide only is there no end.”

S alvatore F erragamo F ede (1938), felt mule

decorated

with strips of cotton fabric

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above clockwise : R omina C ardillo N ous E tudions , ‘L a biomìmesis ’, 2018; K atie J ones , ‘S omewhere over the R ainbow ’, 2018; M ats R ombaut , ‘R ombaut P iñatex C owboy S neakers ’, 2018; B ethany W illiams , ‘N o A ddress N eeded to J oin C oat ’, 2018 pour

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M aria S ole F erragamo ,

architect

and designer , founded

SO-LE S tudio

last

year

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S ome

of

M aria S ole F erragamo ’ s

creations , distributed in

L ondon

and at

L uisa V ia R oma

in

F lorence

A legacy rebor n

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Maria Sole Ferragamo is a young woman with

value and becoming just a leftover.

hands of Florentine artisans.

subtle, simple elegance, her eyes lighting up

Why did you choose jewelry?

Are your pieces accessories?

all those who look at her, her delicate voice

After graduating from Architecture, I felt the

I believe accessories can have a primary role

expressing a rare grace when she speaks about scale of buildings too far away from me. I

in creating an outfit, bestowing a clear identity

her work.

wanted to design something that I could hold

to those who wear them, perhaps added to a

An introduction.Your idea of beauty.

in my hands, something that I could think of

simple white t-shirt.

Plato said that “beauty is the splendor of truth,” as architecture but had a relationship with the

Unique pieces and sustainability…

and beauty cannot but come from something

body, and jewelry had always been my biggest

Working with “discarded” materials, I don’t

good. For this reason, beauty creates wonder;

passion since I was a child.

have an infinite amount of the same material,

not only do we see it, but we feel it, which

And then?

so I’m lucky to be able to play with colors and

is something that comes from its interior

When I was 16, I had put some leather to

finishes, creating exclusively limited editions or

harmony, in its most ample acceptation.

the side for a bag that I never made. I went

one off pieces.

And your sources of inspiration?

back to it and fell in love with the idea of

How was SO-LE Studio founded?

The material, first and foremost: when I touch

using a living material to create an object that

SO-LE Studio was born to give a place and

it, I examine it, I “feel” what it can become.

one feels a true connection with. Indeed, we

a name to my ideas and to the principles I

When you create something, which is the

develop an intimate relationship with jewelry,

strongly believe in.

first step?

and leather ages with you, bearing your

How does it feel to be the heir to your

The creative process is an iterative journey: it

experiences.

paternal grandparents’ legacy?

needs many adjustments to get to the point

Does leather have a potential to discover?

I am grateful every day to have had such

when you feel you should stop. I always start

In my research, I noticed that despite its

major models to look at, as well as so many

from manipulating the material I have available.

history, leather has mostly been used in

others in my family. I feel a very strong bond

You create jewelry, but they’re made of

jewelry to support something else, rarely as

with my grandfather through this passion for

leather. Why?

the protagonist of a piece. We can achieve

working with our hands, I would even venture

Because it’s part of my legacy. But it’s also what

interesting and innovative results with the

to call it a vocation. I am honored to embrace

I like to do, to work upcycling a material that

leather itself – always using materials with

this legacy and I do my best to foster it every

would otherwise be thrown away, losing its

certified origins – especially when put into the

moment.

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The Cotton Road

Discover a textile that has become a symbol of Africa T ext F rancesca L ombardi

Cotton throughout its journey from the farm to fashion is the theme of the newest exhibition at Gallery Hotel Ar t, evocatively titled The Cotton Road: a tribute to the production of organic cotton in Senegal.

The tradition of growing cotton is showcased through images taken by photographer Maroussia Mbaye and the work of designer and owner of the fashion brand Imi&Kimi, Henry Philippe Maidou, whose pieces are on display.

Once again, we see an impor tant and difficult theme tackled with beauty: a series of images titled White Gold of Senegal, where the traditional manual

T he new exhibition at the G allery H otel A rt , T he C otton R oad , is a tribute to the production of organic cotton in S enegal through photographs by M aroussia M baye and clothing

by H enry P hilippe M aidou

production of cotton is narrated through candid images that describe the process, from the extraction of this natural resource to the creation of textiles. The final link in the process: the clothing pieces made by Imi&Kimi, which embrace and represent a holistic approach to fashion. The installation at the Gallery Hotel Ar t covers two fields, featuring 23 black and white por traits of men and women embarking on a better future, expressions of aspirations, personalities and life stages. Their stories then become tangible thanks to their work: colourful

collaborated with the charity foundation #milaforafrica and purchased one of the works on display at the Gallery Hotel Ar t, contributing to the construction of a welfare centre in Guinea-Bissau. The stars of the exhibition are Maroussia Mbaye, a documentary photographer whose captivating images stand out for their profound expression and strong social themes, and Henry Philippe Maidou, originally from the Central African

clothing inspired by a difficult and

Republic but trained internationally,

For the exhibition, Lungarno Collection

rest of the world.

wonderful land complete this harmonious whose brand, Imi&Kimi, has brought the colours and prints of his Africa to the tribute.

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Go gre e n !

Lungarno Collection for the sustainability and care of the planet T ext V irginia M ammoli

It’s a burning issue right now that, if not

L iving

faced as it should be, could seriously

sustainably is possible

and there are many important ways

scorch us. We’re talking about sustainability, something that affects all of us in a

to contribute in order to give ourselves

historic time in which we are, willingly or

and others a harmonious future

unwillingly, cosmopolitan. This is one of the few instances in which the more we are willing, the less the damage will be. There

sector. The group has also embraced a

are many ways to “lighten” our load and

Plastic Free approach, completely removing

protect the plant, not only for us, but also

the use of single-use plastics and replacing

for the future generations. Experimentation

them with biodegradable straws and

is needed: transformation, recycling and,

tableware. For our restaurants, we have only

most importantly, respect. Living sustainably

selected certified suppliers, which stand out

is neither a cost nor a burden to innovation

for their quality and awareness and attention

and reducing our environmental impact

paid to the planet. Just consider the fishing

without halting growth isn’t a utopia, but a

supply chain: Lungarno Collection has taken

genuine possibility.

a stand by only accepting the day’s catch

Lungarno Collection is well informed

from company that fight against overfishing

and makes a contribution through various

to safeguard the marine habitat.

initiatives. Starting from separating waste and In terms of art and sustainability, Portrait using environmentally friendly detergents

Firenze supports the no-profit organization

in all its hotels and restaurants. That’s not

Angeli del Bello, whose efforts include

all. The group endorses the international

removing waste from the banks of the River

Clean the World programme, which works

Arno and graffiti on the walls of the Ponte

to recycle the considerable (and inevitable)

Vecchio, through fundraising thanks to our

amount of waste produced in the hotel

guests.

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Zero impact

Enrico Chieffi discusses the new ClubSwan 36 T ext M atteo G razzini

“Good wind,” say sailors when they

E nrico C hieffi ,

want to wish and hope for calm sailing.

But in the case of the new ClubSwan 36, the model inspired by a collaboration

one of the most successful

yachtsmen in

of

N autor ’ s S wan ,

between Nautor’s Swan, BMW and

I taly

and vice president

speaks about the new boat

developed in partnership with

Torqueedo, the adjective “good” can

and

also be interpreted as “vir tuous”: in

T orqueedo ,

BMW

with a new zero

environmental impact motor

addition to the classic sails, the boat vaunts an electric motor that allows the ClubSwan 36 to travel the seas without

and Ferrari Trento. And the “clean” sea

any environmental impact, respecting

will accompany Nautor’s Swan to The

the Swan Spirit, defined as a love for the

Nations Trophy in Palma de Mallorca

sea, respect for nature, a desire to glide

in October, the final event of The

through unspoilt environments, pushed

Nations Leagues, with racers facing

by the wind, and a passion for sailing.

off for victory and to bring home the

The boat is par t of a mission of

beautiful Buccellati trophy, created for

sustainability that the brand began in

the occasion.

April in Scarlino with the Swan One

One of the greatest title holders in Italy

Design and a plastic-free event that

and vice-president of Nautor’s Sawn,

saw the par ticipation of every luxury

Enrico Chieffi, talks to us about how the

brand that has taken up the cause:

innovative boat came about and how it

Sease, a fashion company and 100%

integrates with the design and tradition

Made in Italy, using natural and recycled

typical of Swan.

fibres; Banor, which works alongside

Sails and sustainability are connected

Marevivo, another par tner for the event;

themes.

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boat fits with the sustainable

A pril S wan O ne D esign

approach that the brand began in in

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It’s pretty surprising how the whole

this sustainable motor that uses latest-

world. We convey it in everything, from

world of boating hasn’t yet discovered

generation batteries, which is the most

the smallest expedients to complex

the fact that those who go sailing are

avant-garde technology available in

operations. If we think of the sea, we

being eco-friendly.

sailing at the moment.

know that plastic is one of the greatest

It’s even the oldest form of navigating,

Will ClubSwan 36 will enjoy further

pollutants, and it is for this reason that

using natural resources and the wind,

added values for sustainability, like

every event is plastic-free.

despite the evolution of technology. It’s

certifications or the use of eco-friendly

We use metal or glass water bottles,

still hugely impor tant today, but it’s also

materials?

offer dispensers for using bottled water

fun.

We already have a project underway

and wash the boats exclusively with

How has Nautor’s Swan approached

dedicated to using these materials, which non-destructive products. It is incredible

this philosophy?

we are studying in great detail, working

how much we are able to reduce out

We’ve taken action on a number of

with a few par tners.

environmental impact by doing this.

fronts. Firstly, we have the ClubSwan 36,

When we will able to produce a

Do costs increase when you want to

the smallest in our line and a trailblazer

product of only the highest quality will

be 100% sustainable?

for the development that’s soon to

we then transform it into reality.

They increase if society isn’t organized

come for all our boats. The spor ting

How much tangible compatibility

enough to suppor t them. When

boat is meant for a young and dynamic

is there between high-tech and

everyone will be ready, costs will no

clientele, featuring an entirely electric

sustainability?

longer be high because assessments will

motor developed alongside Torqueedo

High-tech is a precondition of

be made in the medium and long term.

and BMW, who designed the motor and

sustainability today, achievable only

Is there an instance that best

batteries, respectively.

with innovation. It’s an inseparable

represents your bond with the sea?

But Swan boats have always been eco-

combination.

I began going out to sea when I was

friendly, with every type of motor only

How does Nautor’s Swan convey this

four years old, and I’ve never stopped.

being auxiliary.

message of sustainability through the

But every time I go now, be it for an

We decided to join the world of

organization of regattas?

outing with friends or an impor tant

electricity just as almost all the other

We’re more involved in these kinds of

competition, I appreciate even more

mobility industries are doing, producing

events than any other company in the

how lucky I am to be able to enjoy it.

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food Claudio Mengoni, Alessio Mori and Andrea Magnelli: we present our new chefs

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Chefs Claudio Mengoni, Alessio Mori and Andrea Magnelli and daily kitchen challenges T ext V irginia M ammoli

L eft to right , the chefs of : T he F usion B ar & R estaurant (G allery H otel A rt ), B orgo S an J acopo (H otel L ungarno ) and C affè dell ’O ro (P ortrait F irenze )

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R estaurants B orgo S an J acopo , C affè dell ’O ro and T he F usion B ar & R estaurant welcomed three new chefs in 2019 Complete gourmet experiences on one

Your philosophy and style in the

side and a tribute to authentic Italian

the main ingredient, but an element

kitchen.

cuisine on the other, along with the

(often hidden) that leads to something

C.M. Mine is an Italian and

extraordinary in the final flavour.

Mediterranean “cooked cuisine,” with

How do you create your dishes?

cleanliness and precision in my plates

C.M. I star t by carefully studying an

that result in decisive and appetizing

ingredient, then I let instinct and creativity

flavours.

take over.

A.MO. With my dishes, you can

A.MO. I base my work on the choice of

recognize each ingredient, and my

ingredients; I let myself be inspired by

philosophy is based on this: simple

them.

flavours of the world for a third, priceless side. They can be found at Borgo San Jacopo (Hotel Lungarno), Caffè dell’Oro (Por trait Firenze) and The Fusion Bar & Restaurant (Gallery Hotel Ar t). Three must-try locales, they welcomed their new chefs in 2019: respectively, Claudio Mengoni, a starred chef who worked in Rome before coming to Florence, Alessio Mori, a proponent of farm to table, and the eclectic and surprising

dishes that are easy to understand, with a focus on the ingredients.

A.MA. I look at the harmony of the dish.

And “less is better”; to reach a goal, it’s

Andrea Magnelli.

often more necessary to take something

Three Tuscan chefs that are young, but

away than add something.

who each vaunt important experiences. Your favourite ingredient.

What was the most important lesson C.M. Pasta. I love the many forms and you’ve learned? the quality of the flours. I’m inspired by C.M. Be an example for the people who work with you, teaching with dedication and passion for your work.

A.MO. The value of discipline.

A.MA. Never settle, because you can always improve. I learned this from my former Japanese colleagues.

the search for new products and original combinations.

A.MO. Meat, because there are so many ways to cook it depending on the cut and season.

A.MA. I love Kombu algae, especially because of its versatility. It’s never

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culinary classics that

take a new approach while remaining faithful to their own styles

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A.MA. I don’t have any specific format

only with the best cer tified suppliers.

A.MA. Make a list before going grocery

when it comes to creativity: some of

Personally, I like to go foraging and

shopping and buy only what you need.

my most successful dishes were created

experiment with wild crops to discover

Chef Mengoni, you have a Michelin star

through error or an unexpected change of

unexpected flavours.

for your work at Assaje in Rome. What

direction. I always follow my instinct more

Your signature zero-impact dish.

is the winning formula and what does it

than my mind when I’m in the kitchen.

C.M. Grilled and raw vegetables, with

mean to come home to your city?

Pairings: wines or cocktails?

tomato sorbet and fig molasses… Vegan, Working with dedication and diligence

C.M. My favourite pairing is with an

fresh and organic!

and collaborating with my team as much

excellent wine: at Borgo San Jacopo, our

A.MO. Roasted spring onions with goat’s

as possible was the winning formula at

cellar has over 900 labels.

cheese and lemon-carrot cream.

Assaje. Being back in Florence, my city,

A.MO. I prefer wine… bubblies to be

A.MA. It’s difficult to have completely

in a restaurant like this, is the crowning

exact.

zero impact, especially when it comes

achievement of a lifelong dream.

A.MA. I think Nikkei cuisine pairs well

to my cuisine, which is made in par t

Chef Mori, Caffè dell’Oro is

with cocktails, especially sake, which I

with ingredients from other par ts of the

increasingly embracing the idea of

really love. The bar at Fusion is staffed

world. But I would say the vegetarian

“osteria”. How do evolution and

by professionals who know how to exalt

ceviche, made with tomatoes, avocado

tradition come together?

my dishes.

and crunchy, roasted cashews.

The osteria must also keep up with the

What does it mean to be eco-friendly

Tips for conscious shopping, the first

times. Evolution doesn’t need to replace

in the kitchen?

step towards avoiding waste in the

tradition, but can suppor t it.

C.M. Use the ingredients as best

kitchen.

Chef Magnelli, let’s go back to your

possible when preparing a dish, without

C.M. Buy only what is necessary and

time in Lima, Peru: what was an

producing too much waste and

don’t choose semi-processed products.

unforgettable pairing you stumble

emphasizing all their par ts.

A.MO. Look for seasonal products,

upon? And what Italian flavour did you

A.MO. Eliminate the superfluous, work

use vegetables and keep in mind that

miss the most?

with local companies and satisfy the

everything can be reused in the kitchen,

Bread made with flour and coconut

client with simple, 0km products.

from carrot leaves in salads to fishbones

leaves and our extra-virgin olive oil: it’s

A.MA. In our restaurant, we work

for making broth for seafood risotto.

tor turous not to be able to have it.

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SUSTAINABILITY

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GALLERY HOTEL ART by

Concierge Elisa Acciai

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: • The Guest Relations team can create bespoke and unusual exper iences for our clients • Located in a quiet cour tyard near the Ar no and Ponte Vecchio and close to Palazzo Strozzi • Enjoy a few quite moments in the inviting lounge-libr ar y WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR: • Experience ar t and photography previews.

• The exhibits at the Galler y Hotel Ar t offer a window onto a contemporar y wor ld, captured through the per soectuve of great contemporar y ar tists or the objective lens of great photographer s • Indulge in Eastern culinar y delights at the Fusion Bar & Restaurant

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•BREAKFAST

Clet Design Store Via dell’Olmo 8, Firenze French by bir th, Florentine by choice , this ar tist has been living and wor king in the San Niccolò area for 20 year s.

He became famous for his creative and funny road signage

Simbiosi Cafè Via dé Ginori, 64/r, Firenze Enjoy four or ganic coffee blends and three special flavour s of or ganic sugar s in a lovely, moder n and urban bar

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•EAT & DRINK Caffè dell’Oro Lungarno Acciaiuoli 4, Firenze Enjoy a delicious salad prepared with “far m to table” ingredients at a char ming outdoor table over looking Ponte Vecchio

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•NIGHTLIFE

Flò - Concept Store Lungarno Corsini 30/34/r, Firenze Discover the local Santo Spir ito mar ket, open ever y day, with fr uits, vegetable and fantastic vintage stands Vivanda Via Santa Monaca 7, Firenze Lovely or ganic restaur ant situated in my favor ite neighbourhood in Florence .

Special attention is given to natur al wines, you can choose one of the 100 labels of biodynamic , natur al and or ganic wines on the shelves

Villa Vittoria Viale Strozzi 2, Firenze Villa Vittor ia – Exper ience Florentine summer nights at new Villa Vittor ia, a cool place for a dr ink and to dance Santarosa Bistrot Lungarno Santarosa In a romantic and relaxed setting near the 14th-centur y city walls, you can enjoy a cocktail as you lay back on a beach lounger

F lò - C oncept S tore

•SCENERY

Take the perfect picture from the Rose Garden, next to Piazzale Michelangelo.

Sur rounded by the beautiful roses, you’ll find Folon’s Suitcase , the perfect fr ame for a picture of the Florence skyline , an unfor gettable souvenir

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•DINNER

Discover the local Santo Spir ito mar ket, open ever y day, with fr uits, vegetable and fantastic vintage stands. Open Monday to Saturday, from 8am to 2pm.

Also in piazza Santo Spir ito, you can find another interesting mar ket on the 3rd Sunday of the month. It’s called Fier ucolina and it’s a mar ket that promotes or ganic agr iculture

The Fusion Bar Vicolo dell’Oro, Firenze Indulge your self with a Plymouth Gin cocktail at the lively Fusion Bar, a corner stone in Florence’s nightlife , while waiting for your sushi or ceviche , master ly prepared by new chef Andrea Magnelli Book your table via WhatsApp +39 342 1234 710

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•FUN

Sup Lungarno Pecori Giraldi, Firenze Enjoy a stand-up paddle board exper ience under Florence’s br idges!

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•OUTDOOR

Dr ive the legendar y route n. 222 through the Chianti hills to reach the secluded hilltop town of Montefior alle , dating to the 11th centur y. This is where a young Amer igo Vespucci spent his summer s! Also visit the capital of the Chianti region, Greve , with its beautiful piazza and shops and the famous butcher Falor ni, who displays a big wild boar r ight at the entr ance . Dur ing WWII, far mer s hid pecor ino cheese from the Nazis in the butcher’s cellar.

•MUSIC

NoF Borgo San Frediano 17r, Firenze In the lively Oltr ar no neighbourhood, this venue is one of the most popular amongst those who love live music .

It hosts live concer ts ever y evening, r anging from blues to rock, rockabilly to jazz and electronic

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•PIZZA

La Divina Pizza via Borgo Allegri, 50r, Firenze One of the best pizzas in Florence , made with or ganic stone-ground wheat flour, carefully selected mater ials and fresh and seasonal ingredients. The pizza pair s well with a selection of Italian cr aft beer s and or ganic dr inks.

Some of the specialties include the classic “Mar inar a” and the “Sapor i di campagna”.

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•ART EXHIBITIONS

•SCENTS

All the best artisan perfumes in the city Dr. Vr anjes Via San Gallo 63r, Firenze Far macia SS. Annunziata Via dei Ser vi 80r, Firenze Officina Profumo Far maceutica di Santa Mar ia Novella Via della Scala 16, Firenze Officina de’ Tor nabuoni Via de’ Tornabuoni 19, Firenze

Palazzo Strozzi Piazza degli Strozzi, Firenze A beautiful ar istocr atic residence built dur ing the Renaissance , today, the building hosts innovative and impor tant ar t exhibitions, like the one dedicated to Natalia Goncharova (from 28 September 2019 to 12 Januar y 2020) and Tomás Sar aceno (from 22 Febr uar y 2020 to 19 July 2020) P alazzo S trozzi

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HOTEL CONTINENTALE by

Concierge Alison Purchiaroni

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: • Stunning location next to the Ponte Vecchio • A vibr ant and romantic design inspired by the 50’s.

• The White Ir is Beauty Spa, with a selection of treatments and massages created exclusively

by Comfor t Zone .

WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR: • La Ter r azza rooftop bar on top of the Consor ti Tower, vaunting a stunning view over the city.

• The gour met restaur ant Bor go San Jacopo • Histor ic Renaioli Boat Exper ience on the Ar no River, combined with an aper itif at sunset

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•BREAKFAST

Coquinarius Via delle Oche, 11R Right in the hear t of the city, excellent crostoni and dishes to share paired with one the best wine lists in the city.

Nicola is an exper t, but the wine speaks for itself. They recently opened a sister restaur ant in hills of Fiesole

Il Carduccio - Il Salotto Bio Sdrucciolo de Pitti 10/R, Florence One of the best coffees in Florence . All the food is or ganic and there is a really good selection of biodynamic wines. Ask Filippo for some advice; he will be more than delighted to talk with you

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•ART & DESIGN

Mio Store Via della Spada, 34r, Florence For those who love independent designer s and ar tists, this a place to visit. You’re bound to make a few purchases here!

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•MARKETS

•SHOPPING

Sant’Ambrogio Market Piazza Lorenzo Ghiber ti, Florence Not only fr uit, vegetables and meat but also great vintage stoles and antiques treasures Ciompi Flea Market Largo Annigoni, Florence You can find stands ever y day, but if you’re lucky enough to be in Florence on the last Sunday of the month, don’t miss a walk through the flea mar ket and the 100 exhibitor s in nearby Piazza Ghiber tii. Look for the knives (a mustbuy)

Alessi - Enoteca Via delle Oche 27/r, Florence The perfect way to enjoy high-quality food and dr ink, with little bites that are always the best treats to take home Uashmama Store Firenze Borgo S . Jacopo 30r, Florence Three sister s made tr ansfor med the idea of a paper bag into a lifestyle . Gift your self with one of their bags and br ing a bottle of wine to your fr iend’s for dinner in style

C iompi F lea M arket

•BEAUTY & HEALTH

Antica Munstermann Piazza Goldoni Carlo 2R, Florence This phar macy maintained the tr adition of prepar ing a wide r ange of medicinal and cosmetic products following old recipes, vaunting time-honoured Florentine cr aftmanship. You can create your own scent Erbario Toscano Via del Corso 38, Florence Natur alness inspired by Tuscan countr yside

A ntica M unstermann

E rbario T oscano

•BOOKSTORE

•MUSIC

Todo Modo Via dei Fossi 15, Florence While choosing your next read, you can also have a dr ink and a bite to eat in their indoor café. They often hold live shows in their boutique theatre

La Menagere Via de’ Ginori 8, Florence Dur ing the evening, this industr ial restaur ant/bar is the perfect place for live music while sipping one of their per sonalized cocktails

L a M enagere

•THEATRE

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Piazza Vittorio Gui 1, Florence A moder n and evocative space , you can enjoy concer ts featur ing some of the most renowned ar tists in oper a, symphony and more The architecture of the building is a must-see

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•EXPERIENCE

Palazzo Vecchio Piazza della Signoria, Florence To under stand Florence , you cannot miss the histor ic seat of the city’s gover nment San Miniato al Monte Via delle Por te Sante 34, Florence Walking through the door s to this church is like passing through the Gates of Par adise (this is how we hope they are)

•NIGHTLIFE

Locale Via delle Seggiole 12/r, Florence Great cocktails inside a 13th-centur y building

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•SCENERY Rooftop Bar La Terrazza Vicolo dell’Oro 6r, Florence Snap a photo of you dr inking a per sonalized Negroni with Florence at your feet, for a stunning page in the diar y of your life

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•OUTSIDE

•FUN

A unique walk in Florence From Palazzo Pitti to For te Belvedere This is a unique walk, especially in the spr ingtime , when the flower s are in bloom. You can walk from Palazzo Pitti to the top of For te Belvedere , before going down to Costa San Gior gio and Villa Bardini, where you can stop to visit the museum and lovely panor amic garden. From there , it’s a simple walk back to the histor ic centre

Cooking Class-Touch Via di Mezzo 42R, Florence Is there anything better than br inging home a culinar y exper ience to share with fr iends? And what if this exper ience vaunts views of the Ar no River and Ponte Vecchio? Tr y it, I won’t r uin the sur pr ise

F orte B elvedere

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HOTEL LUNGARNO by

Concierge Andrea Spagnuolo

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: • Thir ty-four rooms with a view over Ponte Vecchio.

• The Picteau Cocktail Bar, the perfect place for after noon tea, aper itivo or after-dinner dr inks.

• A 20th-centur y ar t collection with more than 400 pieces of moder n ar t, including Picasso, Cocteau and many Italian ar tists.

WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR: • All-day dining at the Italian Oster ia Caffè dell’Oro (next to Ponte Vecchio).

• New “Ar t Itiner ar ies” and ar t classes are offered to guests on a regular basis • Shopping pr ivileges at the Salvatore Fer r agamo boutique on via de’ Tor nabuoni.

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Amblè -Healthy food & sustainable design Piazzetta del Bene , Florence This bistrot in Florence vaunts a nice patio close to Ponte Vecchio, where you can enjoy lunch, good aper itivo and dinner.

They recently opened a r adio studio inside , complete with a DJ set

•BREAKFAST Juice bar L’Albero, organic juice cafè Via Borgo San Jacopo, Florence Fresh smoothies and or ganic juices a stone’s throw from Ponte Vecchio

J uice B ar L’A lbero

•ART & DESIGN

L’Ippogrifo stampe d’arte Via di Santo Spirito 5, Florence Enjoy the char m and tr adition of unique ar t in the hear t of Florence .

Ar tists passionately create exclusive objects to make your homes elegant and special

A mblè

L’I ppogrifo

•FOOD SHOPPING

• BEAUTY & HEALTH

Taste (7-9 march 2020) Stazione Leopolda, Florence A fair dedicated to the best of Italian flavor s and food lifestyles. Stroll around the stalls, sur rounded by food and wine , as well as an exclusive shop.

Firenzebio (20-22 March 2020) For tezza da Basso This is a tempor ar y exhibition or ganized in Florence ever y year in March, where you can buy exclusively or ganics products. Free entr ance

Gabrio staff olimpo Firenze Via Tornabuoni 5, Florence Florence spa & wellness in the hear t of the histor ic centre , close to the city’s main fashion boutiques and offer ing an amazing exper ience complete with beauty treatments and massages

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•BOOKSTORE

Antica Libreria Gozzini Via Ricasoli 49, Florence Opened in 1850, this is one of the oldest bookstores in Florence , a stone’s throw from the cathedr al

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•CRAFTS

•MUSIC

Makers at B9 Manifattura Tabacchi, B9 Pavillion, Florence Located in a for mer tobacco factor y just outside the histor ic centre , this is a prototype for a collective space , vaunting ar tist residences and areas dedicated to contempor ar y maker s. It’s the biggest opening of the year. Don’t miss a tour that will surely leave you with ideas and visions

La Cité Borgo San Frediano 20, Florence La Cité is a laid-back bookstore with a coffee shop and live music shows almost ever y night. It’s the perfect place to have a quick lunch or a dr ink after dinner

L a C itè

•NIGHTLIFE

Colle Bereto lounge bar – restaurant Piazza Strozzi 5, Florence Elegant Amer ican bar in Florence located in front of Palazzo Strozzi. The bar offfer s a sophisticated but infor mal ambiance , with a DJ set dur ing the weekend

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•ART

Museo dell’Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Piazza del Duomo 9, Florence Founded in 1881, the museum was renovated a few year s ago with an avant-garde project and occupies the rooms where Michelangelo sculpted the David. Visitor s can find master pieces from the Middle Ages and Renaissance , like Pietà Bandini by Michelangelo.

The Sala del Paradiso is also a mustsee , dominated by a 1:1 model of the or iginal facade of Santa Mar ia del Fiore , which was never completed and destroyed in 1578

•EXPERIENCE

Cooking class in Florence Touch Bistrot Toscano Lungarno Acciaiuoli, Florence Cook authentic Tuscan food with a Florentine executive chef, with views over looking the Ar no River and Ponte Vecchio

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• SCENERY

Le Rampe del Poggi Viale Galileo 7, Firenze Antique fountains in Florence .

Recently reopened, this is the perfect spot to take amazing photos of the Florentine skyline

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•OUTDOOR

•GARDENS

Running to Piazzale Michelangelo From piazza Ferrucci or Por ta Romana, Florence The char ming path with a staircase leading to piazza Poggi is not a “walk”.

Alter natively, passing through Por ta Romana in the direction of Piazzale Michelangelo, you can r un near the enchanting Rose Garden and Ir is Garden

Giardino Bardini via de’ Bardi 1r, Florence In the Oltr ar no neighbourhood, a stone’s throw from Ponte alle Gr azie , the garden’s most spectacular element is the Baroque-style staircase that leads to the top of the hill, where you can admire a breath-taking view of Florence

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PORTRAIT FIRENZE by

Concierge Caterina Pini

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: • Breath-taking views of the r iver Ar no and Florence .

• A spectacular rooftop suite and 273m2 Penthouse Floor.

• A pr ivate galler y with photos of Hollywood star s and royalty, as you’ve never seen them before .

WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR: • Discover the Bar gello Museum with your kids • A street photogr aphy tour with an inter nationally-renowned photogr apher and Leica exper t • An exclusive shopping exper ience at the Salvatore Fer r agamo boutiques in Florence

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•BREAKFAST Caffè Lietta Piazza della Liber tà, 6/7/8 Rosso, Florence New bar in Piazza della Liber tà by the same owner s of the histor ic Caffè Giacosa, open from breakfast to aper itivo. While sipping a tea, you can also buy some flower s in the attached garden

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•ART & DESIGN

•EAT & DRINK

IGuarnieri Lungarno Cellini 39, Florence You find or iginal contempor ar y ar twor ks featur ing a multitude of genres, with a par ticular focus on Florence’s beauty. You can also join painting class with the founder Rober to Guar nier i

Club Culinario Toscano da Osvaldo Piazza dei Per uzzi 3r, Florence It’s like being at home , from the food to the wine to the war m ser vice

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•SHOPPING

Maliparmi via del Parione 11, Florence Clothing, bags, shoes and accessor ies are all for sale here . The store’s concept is based on the cultur al and emotional relationships of women, vaunting a lively tr adition that never goes out of style

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•EXPERIENCE Cozzi (bookbinder) Via del Parione Marble paper wor kshop….unique exper ience….magnifiche

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•THEATRE

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•NIGHTLIFE

Florence live Theatre The fir st Italian company created to make Italian Theatre accessible to foreigner s. The audience will enjoy exper iential theatre , with unconventional locations and histor ic costumes

Volume Piazza Santo Spirito, Florence Or iginally a wor kshop for Florentine wooden sculpture , it is now a café and bar where the hip locals hang out

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•ICE CREAM

Edoardo Gelato Biologico Piazza Del Duomo 45r, Florence Str ictly or ganic ingredients from Tuscany, like eggs, milk and fr uit. But the sur pr ise is a Chianti wine-flavoured sorbet

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•OUTSIDE

•BEAUTY & HEALTH

Arezzo antique market Ever y fir st weekend of the month, Arezzo hosts a lar ge flea mar ket in piazza San Fr ancesco and piazza Gr ande .

Enjoy strolling between the stalls of over one hundred exhibitor s from all over Italy and Europe . You can find ever ything, from old lace to old bags, Bakelite phones to the 19th-centur y Tuscan fur niture

WHITE IRIS BEAUTY SPA Vicolo dell’Oro 6/r-open daily-for info & reser vations +39 055 2726 5966 A wide selection of treatments and massage to choose from, created exclusively by Comfor t Zone

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•SCENTS

Aqua Flor Customized Perfume Borgo Santa Croce 6, Florence A maison de parfum. The factor y and the labor ator y, as well as the perfumer’s study, are located in a histor ic Renaissance building in the Santa Croce neighbourhood

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•MUSIC

Libreria Brac Via dei Vagellai, 18r, Florence A ver y or iginal place in the hear t of Santa Croce neighbourhood, where you can exper ience culture and eat well.

Enjoy a meal at the bookshop’s vegan restaur ant

Gilò Pianobar Via de’ Fossi 44, Florence Restaur ant and piano bar, this locale offer s live music ever y night featur ing music by Italian and foreign greats

G ilo P ianobar

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PORTRAIT ROMA by

Concierge Francesca Mortale

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: • Stunning location next to the Spanish Steps • Only 14 suites and a spectacular rooftop ter r ace .

• A lifestyle team at your complete disposal that creates bespoke and unusual exper iences for our clients such as a two-hour adventure in a stylish golf car t

WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR: • Breakfast with a stunning view • Wellness: jogging tr ails and bike routes • Pr ivate museum tour s and cooking classes • Per sonalized assistance from the reception for the or ganization of your stay in Rome

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Casa Manfredi Viale Aventino 93, Rome French-inspired baker y on the Aventine Hill, where creativity, technique and passion blend together in moder n, beautiful and delicious creations, from croissants to cakes, gelato to savour y treats

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•SHOPPING

•EAT & DRINK

Rinascente Tritone Via del Tritone 61, Rome Recently opened, the new Rinascente is a glamorous oasis that tips its cap at the beauty that only Rome can offer, like the Acqua Vir go on the basement floor, which the company restored, and a must-see ter r ace on the 7th floor.

Ever y wish will come tr ue here . Just ask a per sonal shopper for help, who will accompany you throughout the store’s seven floor s

Sbanco Via Siria I, Rome This local pizzer ia was recently r anked one of the “50 Top Pizzas,” and ever y dish is poetic! A youthful ambiance and moder n design, you can find top-quality ingredients supplied by the best Italian businesses. Don’t miss the supplì, some of the best in the city

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•MARKETS

Campagna Amica San Teodoro Via di San Teodoro 74, Rome On one of the city’s most beautiful streets a stone’s throw from the Circus Maximus, this mar ket vaunts or ganic products by local producer s, from buffalo mozzarella to jams, local wine to 0km fr uit and vegetables.

Mercato delle stampe e libri rari Largo della Fontanella di Borghese , Rome Frozen in time , you can find small shops and images of the Rome of yester year.

A stone’s throw from via Condotti, the merchants offer engr avings, pr ints, magazines and antique books C ampagna A mica S an T eodoro

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•BOOKSTORE

Libreria del viaggiatore Via del pellegrino 165, Rome A liter ar y par adise made of old books, detailed maps and paintings of legendar y places. Here , you’ll find guides for all tastes, from the tr aditional tour ist to the intrepid tr aveler. For those in search of hidden places, there is a section dedicated entirely to the Eter nal City

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•SCENERY

Castel Sant’Angelo Lungotevere Castello 50, Rome The Mausoleum of Emperor Hadr ian and, centur ies later, a papal for tress, Castel Sant’Angelo vaunts the beauty of Ancient Rome and the splendour of the Papal States. Don’t miss the beautiful frescoes as well as the view from the ter r ace , admir ing the city from a different per spective . Don’t for get to stop on Ponte Sant’Angelo, where you can take the best photos of St. Peter’s Basilica

•NIGHTLIFE

Coffee Pot Trastevere Via del Politeama 12, Rome In the hear t of Tr astevere , you can find sushi, tacos and delicious cocktails made with tequila and mezcal! All topped by a moder n ambiance , “urban garden” and a DJ set that will get you moving!

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•STREET FOOD

Trapizzino Piazza trilussa 46, Roma The “tr apizzino” is a star of Roman street food: cr ispy pizza dough filled with tr aditional Roman specialties and wr apped close to for m a tr iangle . My favour ite is chicken alla cacciator a, a must-tr y!

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Spazio Niko Romito Piazza Giuseppe Verdi 9, Rome Located in the Par ioli neighbourhood, one of the most elegant in the city, this restaur ant by three-time star red Niko Romito offer s a var ied, highquality menu from mor ning to night. Ask Edoardo for suggestions on the perfect wine pair ing

Vespa tour Like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, the vintage vespa is still one of the most fun activities to do in the city, especially when you want to visit the nar rowest streets in the histor ic centre

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•BEAUTY & HEALTH

Kami Spa via degli Avignonesi 11, Rome An Easter n-style spa in the hear t of Rome , this oasis of luxur y offer s the just r ight amount of relaxation. After sipping your champagne in the spa bath, we recommend a couple’s massage with Thai ther apists in the suite under a classic canopy

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Gregor y’s via Gregoriana 54a, Roma This small dar k classic jazz club has a lar ge selection of whiskeys and spir its, a guardantee fos fans of the genre . It offer s fantastic jam sessions, the envy of any Anglo-Saxon countr y

Mia home design via di Ripetta 224, Rome A stone’s throw from the Ar a Pacis, behind its stone entr yway you can find or iginal, elegant fur niture , unique pieces and limited editions

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COLLECTION

Who’s w ho

Let us introduce our concierges, who in this issue of Collection reveal their favourite places in Florence and Rome. Bars, bakeries, shops, museums, restaurants, experiences and clubs that they’ve gotten to know first-hand, and which they invite you to check out…

Elisa Acciai, Concierge

having a good time and enjoying

GALLERY HOTEL ART

their company.”

“I’ve been a tour guide in Florence for 10 year s. In my free time , I love walking around Parco delle Cascine and br inging my children to Florence’s museums; ar t is best enjoyed from a young age”.

Alison Purchiaroni, Concierge HOTEL CONTINENTALE “I’m a good listener, a big eater and an ar t scholar. I like to satisfy the cur iosity of guests and pass on to them my love for Tuscany, star ting with the Val d’Orcia”.

Andrea Spagnuolo, Concierge HOTEL LUNGARNO “I adore ar t, fashion and tr avel.

I love the theatre , music

Caterina Pini, Concierge PORTRAIT FIRENZE “In my free time , I love to cook, paint and recycle objects, not to mention tr avel. I’ve recently taken to r unning, and I love to read ever ything I can about psychology and sociology because I think that people’s minds are complex machines and the most difficult to under stand.”

Francesca Mortale, Concierge PORTRAIT ROMA “I’m Roman and I’m in love with the city. I love looking for new places to discover and share with fr iends and guests. I love food, enjoying new

and spending my free time

culinar y exper iences and taking lots

with the people closest to me ,

of photos of what I eat!”

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