Made wealthy by the dot-com rush, thirtysomethings Mary and Alex are now free to do whatever they wish including pursuing the artistic vocations they always felt more suited to in the intoxicatingly inspirational setting of Florence. Joined by a lost-soul of a friend from America, befriended by a bawdy expatriate writer and adopted by an Italian street child, Mary and Alex discover, however, that tragedy and comedy often befall those who search for la vita bella.