La Cité: books, music, coffee and wine in the heart of San Frediano

La Cité: books, music, coffee and wine in the heart of San Frediano

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Books, art, wine and music. La Cité is defined as a polyvalent cultural space, responding to demands for the eclectic interacting of today. Since 2007, this two-storey café-bookshop of Borgo San Frediano (Oltrarno, Florence) has become a small cultural island, a city within the city itself. La Cité is just the antithesis of the classic bookstore-supermarket franchise and is described as a place of research and meeting, as well as a reading room, where cultural diversity and languages ​​are mixed. Their selection of texts is preferably of critical, independent and creative publications. Over the 5000 titles included in its catalogue one can find new and used books, newspapers and editorial oddities. Before sale browsing and reading books is allowed. In addition, each week, book presentations are organized with the presence of authors, critics, musicians and artists, as well as public debates on current affairs. Ideal spot for blind dates, too.
La Cité – Borgo San Frediano 20R, Florence. Open every day, from 9 to 2 a.m. On Sunday it opens at 3 p.m. – WIFI connection


La Cité: libros, música, vino y café en el corazón de San Frediano

Libros, arte, vino y música. La Cité se define como un espacio cultural polivalente que responde a las exigencias eclécticas a la hora de interactuar con el mundo. Desde 2007, esta librería-café de dos plantas de Borgo San Frediano (Oltrarno, Florencia) se ha convertido en una pequeña isla cultural, una ciudad dentro de la propia ciudad. La Cité es justo la antítesis de la clásica librería-supermercado perteneciente a una gran cadena. Se autodescribe más como un lugar de investigación y reunión, así como un salón de lectura, donde se mezclan las culturas y los idiomas. La selección de textos está orientada a las publicaciones críticas, independientes y creativas. Entre los más de 5000 títulos del catálogo se encuentran libros nuevos y usados, periódicos y rarezas editoriales. Se permite consultar y leer los libros en venta. Cada semana se organizan presentaciones de libros (en presencia de autores, críticos, músicos y creativos) y reuniones públicas sobre problemas actuales. Ideal para citas a ciegas.
La Cité – Borgo San Frediano 20R, Florencia. Todos los días de 9 a 2 horas. Los domingo abre a las 15 horas – conexión WIFI

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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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