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Sophisticated and chic, Florence has been a centre
of style and status for 500 years. KT Comer finds that
the spirit of the Renaissance is still alive as she travels
the streets, shops, markets, museums, hotels and hostelries
of Tuscany's greatest city.
In this episode, she learns of the link between the money
of the Medicis and the masterpieces of Michelangelo. She discovers
the connection between the ancient artisanship of Florence,
that gives us our finest shoes, and the wealth which gives
Florence its finest buildings, including the modern and extravagant
Hotel Continentale. She tackles the excessive feast that
is a Florentine lunch at the Grotta Guelfa and samples
the finest Chianti wines. She takes lessons on fashion design
from Ermano Scervino and on Florentine etiquette from
a local socialite. She lusts over the gold of the Ponte
Vecchio and tries to find a sculpture small enough to
fit in her hand luggage.
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KT Comer, pretty in pink
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Bazaar shopping guide to 
Pilot
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