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Happy birthday to your love! Love your words and photos and story as always!

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She thanks you! And, thank you so much!! 🙏🏼

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Liz, you seem to have captured the atmosphere of The Secret Garden. At least, I felt like I was there. What a beautiful, dream-like place to stay. I’m happy that you two got to go to such a nice area for Lina’s birthday. Isn’t your birthday in September? I am thinking our birthday months are close, but maybe I am just thinking that because we’re turning the same age!

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It was so amazing and we are very thankful that we could make this trip.

Yes! My birthday is in September! I love that our birthdays are so close. ❤️

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Oh my goodness, you have me dreaming of returning to Firenze and most specifically, of staying at The Secret Garden, it looks so magical and just perfect. Thank you for inviting us in to your beautiful Firenze home, I was transported! So glad it was such a special place to be for Lina’s birthday xx

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It really was the perfect place for Lina’s big celebration. Couldn’t have asked for anything more for our first trip to Firenze. And, yes! When you return, I truly, deeply recommend The Secret Garden. It was certainly a Tuscan dream. 🪻 xo

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It's hard to imagine a more perfectly romantic setting for your special time together! I loved how this celebration came wrapped in superabundant green energy--Happy Birthday!!!!

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Oh the green energy and life surrounding us was felt very deeply. It was such a healing, calming, and inspiring place to begin and end our days in beautiful Florence. So perfect. 🌿

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Liz, reading this I felt transported to the magical spot you and Lina nestled yourselves in. Florence is on my bucket list as a place to visit with my husband one day. The Secret Garden will be added to the bucket list folder!

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I’m so glad you could feel the magic and beauty of this place through my photos. It was a pure dream to be able to travel to Florence and absolutely worthy for your bucket list! If you stay at The Secret Garden, tell Lucrezia that Liz and Lina from Sweden say hello! 😉❤️

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The secret garden of dreams that’s not so secret anymore 😅 the photos are gorgeous d the home looks so beautifully decorated too!! What a stunning place for special birthdays! 💛

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The photos are just beautiful. And what a place. I think I could have stayed on that terrace for the whole stay!

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What a wonderful place to stay in and to celebrate a milestone birthday. It’s the place of my dreams and inspired by one of my favourite books. You must’ve had such a wonderful time exploring Florence from this oasis.

We are looking to go to Florence in 2026, but this place seems hard to get prices on because there’s no current availability. Can you give me an approximate per night rate?

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