Monday, September 7, 2009

Recommendations

Wanted to post recommendations for some of what we enjoyed on the trip. I'm working on the photos now, and just need to remember how to pull them into picasa web!

Venice:
Hotel Ca del Campo

Osteria Mocenigo da Guido e Luca- Sallizada San Stae, Santa Croce
We stumbled upon this place near the San Stae Vaporetti stop and it was excellent

Very good pizzeria between Rialto and San Marco: Corte dell orso Ristorante Pizzeria Bar, San Marco 5495

Trattoria da Gigio- fabulous family-run trattoria in Cannaregio, Venice. Everything was really incredible and the prices were very good (less than lunch!) Campo S. Leonardo, 1594.


Il Castagnolino is the saffron and olive farm: www.agriturismoilcastagnolino.com

www.italy.artviva.com is the florence tour company
http://tuscan-wine-tours.com/

Florence:
Hotel Perseo

Ristorante Ciro & Sons
www.ciroandsons.com
Via del Giglio, 28r

INO- fabulous panini place near the Ponte Vecchio bridge

Il Latini ristorante

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