
Bazaar – Florence
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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Credits
Presenter
KT COMER
With thanks to
ANTONELLA M LAURENCA
IL LATINI RESTAURANT
CAFÉ PERSEO
TERME DI MONTECATINI SPA
ERMANNO SCERVINO
LA GROTTA GUELFA RESTAURANT
LEATHER SCHOOL OF SANTA GROCE
OLD BRIDGE GALLERY JEWELERY SHOP
CIRCO-LO TEATRO DEL SALE
ROMANELLI GALLERY
FERRAGAMO MUSEUM
HOTEL CONTINENTALE
HOTEL ATLANTIC PALACE
LETIZIA CHIARI
Titles and Graphics
COMPONENT
TIM KNIGHT
Title Music
JON WYGENS
Additional Music
MICHAEL CONN
JON WYGENS
JAMES CLARKE
Musical Director
NEVILLE FARMER
Facilities
SUITE
THE VOICE & MUSIC COMPANY
On Line Editor
MATT ROBERTS
Dubbing Mixer
JOEL BALDWIN
Editor
NICK ROBBINS
Production Accountants
RICHARD MILLER
HENRY BAUMER
Production Secretary
ROBERT TAYLOR
Production Assistants
ALEX MARSHALL-THOMSON
JULIAN MARSHALL
Location Fixer
DENNIS USHER
Production Co-ordinator
POLLY JONES
Location Manager
MARIAROSY CALLERI
Post Production Manager
LIZ RICHARDS
Production Manager
SONIA BORGES
Sound
ROGER WHITBY
Camera
SCOTT WELSH
Producer
SILVIA SANTAMARIA
Director
NAVIN THAPAR
Series Producer
NEVILLE FARMER
Executive Producer
IAN CROSS
Produced by
Pilot Film & Television Productions
for
Discovery International
The Travel Channel
Voyage
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