Frugal Florence stay in a convent charms travelers
A couple finds a budget Florence lodging in a Ursuline convent at Villa I Cancelli. They pay about 50 dollars a night, enjoy meals, use basic Italian, and share rooms with others. They tour Ponte Vecchio, Duomo and Boboli Gardens, noting buses and taxis, and highlight convent hospitality and two new旅行 books.
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Florence
Italy
Ursuline Sisters
Villa I Cancelli
Ponte Vecchio
Duomo Cathedral
Brunelleschi
Baptistry of
San Giovanni
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Andrea Pisano
Galleria Dell’ Accademia
Michelangelo
David
Versailles
le Volpe E L’uva
In Latini
Milan
Eileen Barish
Anacapa Press
June
Anne Walsh
Paulist Press
Villa Cancelll
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