Florence After Christmas: Why January Is One of the Most Magical Times to Visit


Lest you think that the holidays are over in Italy : you are quite wrong.

The country celebrates until Epiphany, on January 6.

And until that time, Florence is especially festive and lovely and often with bright sunny days.


Garlands deck the streets, and pretty lights are everywhere !



Windows are appealing.

Often irresistable.



Yet the city does not fall prey to rampant commercialism.

Consider Florence for next year’s holidays, and through the first week of January.
We know the perfect place to stay: a cozy, historic house hotel that is exceptionally comfortable and beautifully suited to the season. Rooms are light-filled and welcoming, and the dreamy rooftop terraces are ideal for lingering on mild January days.



When to start to plan for next year’s holidays ? Now.

Because really : can you imagine any nicer place to be during the extended Italian Christmas holiday than in Florence ? www.insidersitaly.com


Meet Marjorie
Insider’s Italy is an experienced family business that draws on my family’s four generations of life in Italy. I personally plan your travels. It is my great joy to share with you my family’s hundred-year-plus archive of Italian delights, discoveries and special friends.
