In spite of its name, the Teatro del Sale off the Sant'Ambrogio market is not a regular theatre, but rather a club and cultural hub where members can enjoy good food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and a selection of live shows. It will discreetly accommodate for your swinging moods and needs to EXorcise the past. Check http://www.teatrodelsale.com for details.
Florence boasts several dozen institutions providing full and part time classes of all sorts, in a variety of languages and for all pockets. As a consequence, you can take your pick to EXplore new horizons by any medium from food (http://www.apicius.com) to the theatre (http://www.florencetheatre.com) or fashion (http://www.polimoda.it).
If however you want a crash course in... – well, shall we call it “looking at things from a novel perspective”? – then I strongly advise you to consider joining an EXhilarating early-morning hot-air balloon flight over the breathtaking Chianti countryside between Florence and Siena. It's an unforgettable EXperience so don't forget your camera (with plenty of film or storage memory!) for stunning pictures that you'll never tire of showing around. Info and bookings through http://www.balloonintuscany.com.
If you are looking to relax after the EXcitement, on the way back into town from the Chianti area you'll find a conveniently located, well established city spa where you can EXhale is Fonbliù (http://www.fonbliu.com) just outside Porta Romana (the southern gate in the old city walls), where you can choose from a variety of beauty and wellness therapies including wine, cocoa and green coffee treatments!
A trueborn Florentine and inveterate Anglophile, Maddalena Delli is a freelance writer and translator specializing in the arts, travel, lifestyle and environment. A qualified member of the Italian journalists' guild, she has also been writing for the web for ten years and is the mind behind some award-winning web sites. She is always on the lookout for projects that allow scope for some lateral thinking and can be reached at maddalena@delli.it
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