Laura Scala

Florence

Spotter since 2017

About me

About me
I'm a grown-up girl, but I feel like I am 27. I work in a theater company in Florence, I live with my boyfriend, Andrea, who is a kind of nerd... I like my sofa in which I can watch my favorite shows, I like visiting temporary markets, going to the cinema, finding secret places in my city.

Sometimes I don't remember where I live, so I'm surprised to ride along Palazzo Vecchio and Ponte Vecchio and I suddenly feel astonished and happy by all this beauty. My boyfriend says that I have a problem with my short-term memory, but I usually forget listening to him!

Why Florence
I wasn't born in Florence: I chose it some years ago. It' s a little town, it happens that when you go for a walk you find somebody you know or you go always to the same places. Otherwise, it also happens that a bar opens or that a historical place is reopened after a restoration and you see the city changing.

I like walking on one of the bridges when the sun goes down, walking around San Niccolò among the young artisans, drinking some wine in Piazza della Passera and chatting with a regular customer of the bar who tells you a story about a weird guy who lives next to him. I like walking in Giardino delle rose and sitting there with a beer, I like Forte Belvedere and its amazing temporary exhibitions. I like walking around piazza Santo Spirito during the morning and feeling like I was in the '70s! I like Florence.

My spots (29)

Babae

Babae – A restaurant with a "buchetta del vino"

"Babae" in Florence is a restaurant with an ancient 'buchetta del vino', a traditional wine window used to offer wine to wayfarers. It's beautiful inside!

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Bars
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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Feb 11, 2025
Caffe-Lietta

Caffè Lietta – A cozy caffè!

"Caffè Lietta" in Piazza della Libertà in Florence has delicious cakes & you can even find a bunch of flowers inside. It's just really relaxing & cozy...

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Coffee & tea

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Sdrucciolo-de-Pitti

Sdrucciolo de' Pitti – A precious street

"Sdrucciolo de' Pitti" in Florence is a vintage street that has kept the neighborhood's old-time attractiveness! Come discover its secrets...

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Bars
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Relaxing
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Shopping

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Banki-Ramen

Banki Ramen – Italian ramen bar

Everybody knows "Banki Ramen" in Florence. This Japanese/Italian restaurant seems really cheap, as if stuck in the '80s, but the food wins everyone over!

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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Lo-Sforno

Lo Sforno – Not only a bakery

"Lo Sforno" in Florence is a bakery, a bar and a gift shop, too. The things they make here are so delicious, it's impossible to resist eating your gifts!

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Shopping
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Snacks

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Caffe-del-Verone

Caffè del Verone – A balcony over Florence

"Caffè del Verone" in Florence is literally on the balcony where they'd hang the clothes when this place was an orphanage. But what a view and atmosphere!

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Art & culture
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Coffee & tea
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Relaxing

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Burro-Acciughe

Burro & Acciughe – The best fish in Florence

"Burro & Acciughe" in Florence is a place to experience some of the best fish in the city. Their bread and butter and anchovies are just amazing...

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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025
Move-On

Move On – Italian pub and record store

"Move On" in Florence is one of those perfect shelters! It's an elegant and modern pub on the ground floor and a record shop above it. I love the employees

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Bars
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Music
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Snacks

By

Laura

Scala

Feb 7, 2025

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