The best way to experience Florence and get oriented is to take a walking
tour.
The Uffizi Galleries are perhaps the world's greatest museum of Renaissance art.
Michelangelo's David, perhaps the most famous sculpture in the world, is at the Accademia. Here's how
to avoid standing in line for up to three hours before you
even get in!
Interested in Renaissance frescoes? Then join us for a unique kind of scavenger
hunt in Florence.
Of all the areas in Italy, Tuscany and Florence probably have the fewest number of
relics from this very elusive age. One eminent exception is hidden inside Florence's Bargello
Museum.
Across the Arno from the Duomo and Uffizi lies the fascinating neighborhood of San
Niccolò. About the only thing that has changed here since the Middle Ages is that now the narrow, winding
cobblestone streets are lined with parked cars. Click
here for a walking tour of this off-the-beaten-track
hideaway in downtown Florence.
Ever try to find a public restroom in Europe? Now
Florence offers Courtesy
Points that solve this little problem.
Looking for a Florence flag? Click here to find
one, along with hundreds of other flags from Italy and around the world.
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