"Being in Florence is like being in Disneyland for art," he said. "I don"t like that. I like lived places – I like to come and see the lampredotto guy, to be able to walk without having to fight my way through crowds." Having lived in Florence since he was a schoolboy, Molino is now one of the majority of Florentines banished to live in a belt around the historical core. "I never go to the town centre if I can avoid it," he said. "It"s too busy.