Why Florence? And, "Why Florence again and again?" people ask me. This blog will attempt to explore that question. Along the way I hope to share how I stay connected to my adopted city when I'm not there. Ideally, I would be in Tuscany every spring, every fall.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Prato
I'm thinking about Prato today. It's 20 minutes from Florence by train, and costs less than 4 euro for a round-trip ticket. I started reading Iris Origo's book, A Merchant from Prato, again last night. It'a a biography of sorts, and is based on Sr. Datini's documents, which were sealed up inside a wall of his palazzo, from the time of his death in the early 15th century, until some time in the 19th! I think his palazzo is still there, and open to the public. Has anyone been to Prato recently?
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