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Do you like shopping? Do you like decoration and gastronomy?

Well, then you’ve got a plan! The Florence Fair will be held from the 18^th to the 21^st of October. This event is certainly one of the most important events in size and scope of the city, which we haven’t had the opportunity to see in recent times in Tuscany.

This attractive event offers a contrast of multi-sector nature, which aims to attract a very diverse audience.

Shop & The City, is one of the most important events in the region, which aims to offer great culture, art, entertainment and leisure options to locals and visitors in Florence, while awaiting the arrival of the year 2013.

The fair will take place in the Fortezza da Basso exhibition center, which is simply the best place to celebrate national and international events in the city. Also, this is a picturesque and practical location for Fair’s visitors.

Florence fair will host the best trade: furniture, accessories, gifts and gastronomy, all together in a single exhibition.

This event will also feature an extensive network of distributors, who will provide professional advice to the audience.

In this show attendees will have the opportunity to compare, select and evaluate the best options for their purchases: security, price and quality…

The main objective of this fair is to bring together the largest number of visitors, which will result in increased sales opportunities.

This event has been organized by the prestigious Orgacom, a company that has organized important events as the Florence Furniture Show and the Salone del Mobile di Parma.

This year the mass media and social networks publicity have been greater than ever to communicate the unique personality of the event.

A whole section of the fair will be dedicated to the world of chocolate; topics like interpretations and less known aspects of this magical product will be presented.

This Chocolate Fair will feature a great exhibition in which chocolate professionals and amateurs will exhibit their creations to satisfy, delight, and surprise the audience.

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Florence and the Tuscany region can boast of having one of the best cuisines of Italy, tasting the local cuisine is an unforgettable experience. Florentine cuisine is simple and abundant; based on local products, meats, olive oil extra virgin, bread and wine. But how do you know what to eat in Florence? Read on and find out the essential and most delicious recipes.

- The antipasti or entremeses: There is no a good dish in Italy that does not begin with some antipasti. The most traditional is Affetatti misti, which is a plate of sausages with salad that sometimes includes cheese. The fettunta are thick slices of bread with olive oil, lightly toasted. It is typical in November when the olives are harvested and the oil is produced, to enjoy the distinctive taste of fresh oil. In summer, they usually add sliced tomatoes and winter they are part of Lumbarda soup. The Bacelli e pecorino is a simple beans salad with delicious dice pecorino cheese, dressed with olive oil, salt and pepper.

- The main course: The Pappardelle sulla Lepre is a delicious dish made with a kind of thick strips of fresh pasta on a hare sauce. The Stracciatella is a beef soup with almonds, eggs, bread and Parmesan cheese. Serve very hot, garnished with fresh parsley.

- The second main: The famous Bistecca alla fiorentina is a thick grilled steak, toasted on the outside but tender and tasty inside. The arista is a roasted pork tenderloin with a nice sauce of basil, garlic, sage and red wine. Chicken alla fiorentina are crunchy pieces of chicken breast coated with a mixture of spinach, Parmesan cheese, onion, garlic and parsley. Fish lovers can try the calamari in zimino, very fresh squid cooked with spinach and tomatoes.

- Desserts: The schiaccata alla fiorentina is a thick cake of sweet bread typical of Carnival. The sweet teeth have it filled with cream or chocolate. There is a very nice variation made with rich red wine grapes dipped in sugar. The fritelle are donuts made with ricotta cheese that are eaten on the feast of San José. Eat them with Vin Santo sweet wine, delicious! The castagnaccio is pie made by chestnut flour, olive oil, raisins and pine nuts. Chestnuts are one of the regional products that are used in many recipes. Make sure to try some.

Finally, following the Italian custom, you should try some local cheeses like ricotta di pecora fresca and the pecorino. Florentines like to eat as a snack or light lunch panini di trippa, which are snacks of some kind of tripe. Not suitable for the most sophisticated stomachs, but you are welcome to try them.

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