Florentine food is not delicate. It is bread and beans and dark green olive oil, offal sandwiches eaten standing up, and a steak so large and so rare it is meant for sharing. Eat well here and you eat like…
How to Visit the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Duomo
Florence is where the Renaissance was born, and its three great sights, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Duomo complex, hold the works that made it famous: Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Michelangelo’s David, Brunelleschi’s impossible dome. They are also the…
Where to Stay in Florence
Florence is small, and that changes how you think about where to stay: almost anywhere in the historic centre puts you within a fifteen-minute walk of the Duomo, so the choice is less about distance and more about atmosphere. Do…
The Perfect Florence Itinerary (2 to 3 Days)
Florence rewards a plan. The city is small enough to walk end to end, but its greatest sights all require timed tickets, and getting those slots in the right order is the difference between a serene visit and a day…
The Best Photo Spots in Florence
Florence is one of the most photogenic cities in the world, a place where a terracotta dome floats above the rooftops and the river turns to gold at dusk. But the best pictures are not always where the crowds are,…
The Best Day Trips from Florence
One of the joys of Florence is that it is the gateway to Tuscany, and some of Italy’s most beautiful towns and vineyards sit within an hour or two. You could spend a week here and never leave the city…
