Florence Pocket Guide

Florence

This place is Sooooo beautiful. You find culture, the best shopping places you will ever get, excellent food... It´s a place full of history and beauty. If you come here besides the David, you have to visit Ponte Vecchio, Boboli Gardens, Piazza Michelangelo. I would definitely go back!

Insider Tip:This place is Sooooo beautiful. You find culture, the best shopping places you will ever get, excellent food... It´s a place full of history and beauty. If you come here besides the David, you have to visit Ponte Vecchio, Boboli Gardens, Piazza Michelangelo. I would definitely go back!

Florence

Florence is by far one of my favourite Italian cities. It is filled with culture, art and history. I would strongly recommend if going to do your research in it's history as it can be overwhelmingly important to know how, what and why things were formed there.

Insider Tip:Try to keep away from the tourist cafes and restaurants. One place I would highly recomend is Olio which does quality food at a good price. They even have a buffet on in the evenings. However if you're looking for something more traditional there is a place on the same street as Dante's house and just next to his Church which does amazing street food.

Florence

Florence was beautiful, and to just walk around would have even been worth a visit to this city. The statue of David is in the Accademia di belle arti, and is a must see. There wasn't too much else in that museum, but definitely worth the visit. The Galeria de Uffizi took a couple hours to get through, and there is the Medici Palace, the Ponte Vecchio, smaller museums, cathedrals, and gardens to visit.

Insider Tip:Buy tickets in advance to the Galeria de Uffizi.

Florence in 1 day

I went to Flornece for 1 day and since I'm not a great admirer of arts, I think 1 day is enough for florence. Evening visit to Michelangelo square on top of the hill was a really nice experience.

Lovely but Expensive

Florence is a lovely City but if you want to do everything it can be expensive. The food and drinks are not so bad but the sightseeing is nearly impossible to do for free. Unless you just want to see things from the outside. Still beautiful to do this but just not as amazing. In the end I figured climbing the 464 (i think) steps to the top of the tower was not worth it if you are going to climb the Duomo, which is the same height give and you can walk up to Piazza Michelangelo for a panaramic.

Insider Tip:Take lots of money if you want to be cultured! And try the pasta place Tamero ... I think that is what it is called. Best pasta I have ever eaten!!