You will be in Florence city center, on the smartest street of downtown Florence.
Sightseeing – Florence
The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance needs little introduction. Florence, the capital of Tuscany, is considered as one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, if not the world. With its magnificent cultural, architectural and artistic heritage, lying on the picturesque Arno River and surrounded by the lovely hills of Tuscany, it is a city of splendor.
Certainly one week is not enough to discover all Florence’s richness with:
- The various Palaces : Palazzo Vecchio, the “fortress Palace” overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with the Michelangelo's David statue, Palazzo Pitti, residence of the Medici family , Palazzo Strozzi , a Renaissance masterpiece Via Tornabuoni...
- The many famous museums: Academia (also called “Michelangelo” museum, Uffizzi Gallery, Opera del Duomo Museum, silver museum…
Sightseeing – Florence
There are so many things to see in Florence! Here you are another little list of things you have to see before leaving.
- The many churches: The Duomo and the 12th century San Giovanni Baptistry, Orsanmichele, Basilica Santa Croce, where Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Machiavelli are burried, Santa Maria Novella, the Domenican Gothic Church…
- The Ponte Vecchio with its jewelry shops
- The busy markets, and in particular the Central San Lorenzo and the San Ambrogio Markets, the Porcellino with the bronze boar…
- The typical traditional trattorias
- The ice–cream colorful shops
- The beautiful gardens: Boboli , Bardi , Corsini…
Shopping and Shopping outlet
For those of you wishing to shop whilst in Tuscany, Via Tornabuoni in Florence offers the best fashion shops, but one can find at the outlet at the Mall at Leccio, situated 35 km from Florence, an array of shops selling top luxury French and Italian brands at discount prices.
Sightseeing – other Tuscan cities
You can also make day trips to other beautiful cities in Tuscany (such as Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, Pisa, Arezzo and Lucca).
