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From: Scotland on Sunday
Date: 20061126
Author:NO BYLINE
OF THE Italian cities, Florence is possibly the most romantic. Its essence was perfectly portrayed in E M Forster's novel A Room with A View - made into a film in 1985 starring Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands - in which Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson first meet in the Tuscan capital.
BEFORE YOU GO A copy of The Rough Guide to Florence and Siena will see you right. Online, www.firenzeturismo.it is the official tourist office site, and www.fionline.it/wel_eng.asp has information about museums and arts in the city.
WHEN TO GO The best times to go are before Easter or between ...
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