Florence

Home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture

No one plans a visit to Tuscany without planning a visit to Florence: the city of the lily is a treasure trove of artistic treasures and the centre of a fervent vitality. Aside from its exceptional heritage of art, bearing witness to its centuries of civilisation, Florence can be enjoyed in so many ways: promenading along the enchanting riverbanks at sunset, entering the bohemian alleys of the Oltrarno, or getting lost in the narrow streets of San Niccolò, where walking by the old city walls will leave you feeling as though you have been magically transported into another era.

What to do in Florence?

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Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio is one of Florence’s landmarks and certainly the most photographed bridge in the city. The most famous bridge of them all was built at the narrowest point of the Arno and is the only remaining one with houses and shops on it. In part this is because something important was built on top of them: the Vasari Corridor. This […]

The Uffizi Galleries

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence is one of the most important and best-known museums in the world. Located in a palace built by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 on the orders of Cosimo I de’ Medici, the museum is home not only to masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, but also works by German, Flemish, Dutch and French masters. Among […]

Aerial shot of the city of Florence in italy

Piazzale Michelangelo

Piazzale Michelangelo is where you can get the most famous view of Florence, a magnificent terrace overlooking the city, named after one of the most important Florentine artists of the Renaissance: Michelangelo Buonarroti. It can be reached from viale Galileo, viale Michelangiolo or from Piazza Poggi climbing the famous stairs known as the Rampe del Poggi. […]

Piazza della Signoria

This piazza has always represented the political heart of Florence. As soon as you arrive, you will notice its unusual L-shape, a configuration that dates back to the second half of the thirteenth century, when the Guelf party, having regained control of the city, decided to raze to the ground the 36 buildings in the […]

Piazza del Duomo

We start in Florence’s most famous square. You’ll feel a lot of things upon first setting foot in Piazza del Duomo, just by looking, from any angle, at Brunelleschi’s Dome, a majestic, awe-inspiring view like no other in the world. At the time of its construction it was the biggest on earth, and even today, nearly 600 […]