Florence

About Florence

Florence packs a Renaissance into a walkable grid. Book the Uffizi and the Duomo climb, see the big names early, then cross the Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno, where artisans still work leather, paper and gold in small workshops. Lunch on lampredotto from a cart or at the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio, and spend the evening with a spritz on Piazza Santo Spirito. For sunset, skip the crowds at Piazzale Michelangelo and keep climbing to San Miniato al Monte.

Best time: April–June, September–October

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