New years eve Florence, Italy

As every winter even this year there will be christmas markets in Florence: at the end of November, 2009, in Santa Croce Square the little woody stand will offer to everybody many ideas fro Xmas gifts.

And what's on for the new year's eve 2010?
After the success of last year, the Uffizi Center organization will bring back its Capodanno Banquet and Ball, to be held near the Duomo of Florence in the center of the city, at palazzo Gaddi (historical building).
From 8 pm: entrance for those who want to have all-inclusive dinner.
From 11 pm: entrance to the party with open bar and midnight cheers.

Here's the menu:

- Carpaccio di cervo in crosta di sesami leggermente affumicato con bouquet di germogli di rafano e mele flambate al cocco grattugiato e ristretto dolce di vino rosso
- Fagottino al nero di seppia con salmone affumicato e salsa di carciofi Orzotto sfumato al Brunello di Montalcino mantecato con salsiccia al finocchietto e cardoncelli della Lucania
- Filetto di vitello in crosta di erbe aromatiche con mousse di foie gras e topinambur
then...
- Cotechino con lenticchie di Castelluccio
- Alzata di piccola pasticceria e finissima pasticceria
- Panettone con Moscato
INFO and reservations +39 347 4238636 or you can send an e-mail to stefanobosia@stefanobosia.it
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Up on Palazzo Vecchio walls

Visit to "Quartieri Monumentali" with the access to the "Camminamento di Ronda": tour of the ancient patrol walkways with access to the small balcony.
Scheduled every day at 11,30 a.m. - 3,30 p.m.
During the visit to the Quartieri Monumentali, visitors can track down the Medieval past of the Palazzo dei Priori in the present-day rooms. You can reconstruct functions and features of the public and private rooms, by visiting the apartment housing the Priors elected every two months, the chapel where they where used to pray before having a session, their audience hall where they administered justice. The final part is visiting the balcony used by sentries to watch over the environs of the Palace. You can have a special look over Florence from this point of view.
Information and bookings Call centre ph. +39 055 2768224, fax +39 055 2768558
every day from 9.30 am to 5 pm.
info.museoragazzi@comune.fi.it
Open all summer.

Farmhouse in Tuscany

A perfect place for relaxing in the swimming pool sipping a glass of white Vernaccia wine, the typical white wine of San Gimignano, where the agriturismo is.

Agriturismo il Caggio – from San Gimignano on the route to Volterra
http://www.il-caggio.com/
info@ilcaggio.com
Tel/Fax 39 0577/941501