Looking for Books in Florence
Traveling through the world’s great cities gives a sense of exhilaration and excitement, even in the deep throes of jet lag. There’s something exquisite about touching the cornerstones of contemporary civilization. The great contributions to world art and culinary culture from Florence, Italy are not just things that exist in a distant past, but are palpable in the present. New artists and intellectuals come to the city every day, ready to start or continue careers in following the chaotic muses of inspiration, and the energy is contagious. It’s a rare gift to have the chance to spend time in a tourist house , getting in touch with the local culture, and resting for the adventures ahead.
For book lovers, Florence is also something of a paradise. The old cities in Europe all hold mysterious possibilities for finding the perfect volume of a favorite book. There’s also the chance of finding an early edition of an old classic somewhere in the dusty shelves of an antiquarian bookshop . While Florence has plenty of offerings for new literature and non-fiction in Italian, and often other languages, the old book shops like La Cite Libreria offer the sense of being in a treasure house.
One can spend one’s nights daydreaming in Florence hotels about the volumes to be perused by day, and an adventure in a bookstore can inevitably lead to conversations with the locals about some of the other best things to see and do in a remarkable place.
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