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Pitti Palace History and the Banker Who Built Too Big

Pitti Palace History and the Banker Who Built Too Big

October 2026 7 min read

Pitti Palace history starts in 1458, when the banker Luca Pitti began a house on the Oltrarno slope...

How Many Days in Tuscany

How Many Days in Tuscany

September 2026 5 min read

Florence sits at the edge of Tuscany, not inside it. Siena is roughly an hour south. San Gimignano's...

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