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In Florence, geniuses of place: art, fashion, and wine

By David Lyon

 |  Globe correspondent  

  February 19, 2012

When I finally visited last fall, I fell for the city, Medici and all. What won me over was seeing that Florence’s creative genius didn’t end when Michelangelo moved to Rome. It persists in the city’s sense of fashion and flair, and in the gastronomy. What convinced me were a humble cobbler made good and a noble family of winemakers turned restaurateurs.

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