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Riverside Lounging
Begin what promises to be a great night out the Florentine way - soaking up the
light, view and mood from a bridge across the Arno. Lounge with locals on
Ponte
alle Grazie
as the sun softens and turns the river's romantic cascade of bridges a
hazy mellow pink.
Cocktails at Dusk
Nose-dive into trendy Via de' Benci with its bevy of bars and boutiques. Pop up to
Boutique Nadine
(
www.boutiquenadine.com
; Via de' Benci 32r; 2.30-7.30pm Mon, 10.30am-8pm
Tue-Sat, noon-7pm Sun)
to browse its vintage clothing and homewares before it closes.
Then cross the street back to ever-popular
Moyo
(
www.moyo.it
;
Via de' Benci 23r;
8am-2am Mon-Thu & Sun, 9am-3am Fri & Sat;
) to enjoy a cranberry martini with lemon
juice and triple sec (the house speciality).
Piazza di Santa Croce
Continue north along Via de' Benci to Santa Croce's central square. Cleared in the
Middle Ages to accommodate an overspill of the faithful when its church was full, it
now buzzes with buskers and street performers, kids playing football, locals loun-
ging on benches in the soft evening sun and lovers rendezvousing by the statue of
Dante.
Caffè Sant'Ambrogio
As the sun sets, stroll past artisan workshops to reach Piazza Sant'Ambrogio. Join
locals for a drink in
Caffè Sant'Ambrogio
(
www.caffesantambrogio.it
;
Piazza Sant'Ambrogio
7/r; 10.30am-3am Mon-Sat;
), one of Santa Croce's original and iconic hangouts.
Thirty-somethings still flock here for everything from morning espressos to lunch
and late-night drinks.
