Oltrarno

The Oltrarno Quarter is where I live, on the other side of the Arno River. "Oltrarno" means "beyond the river...." and my Italian teacher said yesterday that it was the real side of florence, and that its the only side that has been the same since she was young, growing up in Florence. I am glad I live here, away from all the tourists :)

I live right by the Santa Spirito, a church designed by Brunelleschi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Spirito,_Florence