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about Florence It's hard for other people to realize just how easily we Florentines live with that past in our hearts and minds because it surrounds us in a very real way. To most people, the Renaissance is a few paintings on a gallery wall; to us it is more than an environment - it's an entire culture, a way of life. Franco Zeffirelli Everything about Florence seems to be coloured with a mild violet, like diluted wine. Henry James In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. Virgil Thomson | |