Let’s talk about lunch in Florence!
Today’s lunch is not in the uber-crowded part of Florence…known to Italians as Firenze. It sits above Florence, to the south of the Arno River, and just a bit south of the Bobli Gardens. It is a quiet place…now very quiet, as I’ll explain at the end.
We dined here for lunch in May of 2014, after revisiting the sights of Florence, which can wear one out. We needed sustenance and refreshment…and we got both.
Sabina and Ellen
We were greeted and served by our new friend, Sabina, seen here with Ellen. She and her husband immigrated from Germany and opened this delightful restaurant.
Getting to La Terrazza del Principe was a bit of a task. As you can see in this aerial photo, the road is twisty-turny. La Tarrazza is the red awning in the green square. As you can see, the setting is beautiful. It’s only about 1/2 mile from the Arno and one-thousand feet from the Boboli Gardens.
But then, getting there was outdone by the parking. After driving back and forth a few times, we called and we were told to ‘just park on the sidewalk’…so that’s what we did. As you can see, Ellen was a bit flummoxed by this endeavor.
The view from the terrace is delightful…lots of green, with colorful flowers in the planter boxes on the terrace.
That’s the top of the Boboli Garden’s compound in the distance. And the Pitti Palace is just below the gardens.
As usual, our first choice after sitting down is white or red. On this nice sunny day, we chose to start with white…there will be plenty of time for red as we slow-pace the meal.
Regarding our meal…here is the only photo I took of our entre, as we were a bit hungry and my camera was of secondary importance. Looks like a veal dish, doesn’t it?
And, now we had a red!
It must have been a good one by the smile on my face.
I did manage to capture a couple of simple desserts.
And, speaking of simple, Sabina brought us a surprise of mulberries and cherries…nice. Who would have thought, right?
Ok, here’s the deal. I was going to title this article “Eat Here: La Tarrazza Del Principe”, but alas, there is no La Tarrazza Del Principe anymore. According to the web, it is permanently closed. Drats! We were hoping to return, with you in tow.
Oh well, we will just have to have our memories to sustain us. And, there are plenty of other nice restaurants down in Florence proper from which to choose.
Hope you enjoyed the respite from the hustle and bustle of Florence.
Ciao for now,
Steve