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Florence in 3 days

Visit Florence in 3 days and discover her beauty

Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci all left their mark on Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance. With Brunelleschi's dome as your backdrop, follow the River Arno to the Uffizi Gallery (Florence's foremost museum) and soak in centuries of great painting. Wander across the Ponte Vecchio, Florence's iconic bridge, taking in the tangle of Oltrarno's medieval streets. Then sample seasonal Tuscan cooking in a Left Bank trattoria. You've discovered the art of fine living in this masterpiece of a city.

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Day 1

Florence

Florence Baptistery

The Baptistery or Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious building which has the status of a minor basilica.
Florence Baptistery
The Baptistery or Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious building which has the status of a minor basilica.


Florence

Florence Cathedral

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of the city. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio...
Florence Cathedral
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of the city. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio ...


Palazzo

Palazzo Vecchio

The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany.
Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany.


Basilica

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

Santa Maria Novella is a church situated just across from the main railway station which shares its name. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica of the city and is the city's principal...
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a church situated just across from the main railway station which shares its name. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica of the city and is the city's principal Dominican church.


Day 2

Ponte

Ponte Vecchio

The Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common.
Ponte Vecchio
The Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common.


Uffizi

Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.
Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.


Basilica

Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence

The Basilica di Santa Croce is the principal Franciscan church of the city, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south...
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
The Basilica di Santa Croce is the principal Franciscan church of the city, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo.


Day 3

Boboli

Boboli Gardens

The Boboli Gardens is a park that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.
Boboli Gardens
The Boboli Gardens is a park that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.


Piazza

Piazza della Signoria

Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.
Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.


Galleria

Galleria dell'Accademia

The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, or "Gallery of the Academy of Florence", is an art museum in Florence, Italy. It is the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. It also has other sculptures...
Galleria dell'Accademia
The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, or "Gallery of the Academy of Florence", is an art museum in Florence, Italy. It is the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a collection of Renaissance paintings. It adjoins the Accademia di Belle Arti or academy of fine arts of Florence, but despite the name has no other connection with it.


Piazzale

Piazzale Michelangelo

Piazzale Michelangelo is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of the city and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city.
Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of the city and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city.


Attractions not in your itinerary

Bargello

Bargello

The Bargello, also known as the Bargello Palace, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy.
Bargello
The Bargello, also known as the Bargello Palace, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy.


Basilica

Basilica di San Lorenzo, Firenze

The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of...
Basilica di San Lorenzo, Firenze
The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.


Palazzo

Palazzo Medici Riccardi

The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy.


Palazzo

Palazzo Strozzi

Palazzo Strozzi is a palace in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Strozzi is a palace in Florence, Italy.


Palazzo

Palazzo Pitti

The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from...
Palazzo Pitti
The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio.


Piazza

Piazza del Duomo, Florence

Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence,. It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world; here we can find the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola...
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence,. It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world; here we can find the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del ...


San

San Miniato al Monte

San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany...
San Miniato al Monte
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most beautiful churches in Italy.


Loggia

Loggia dei Lanzi

The Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery. It consists of wide arches...
Loggia dei Lanzi
The Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery. It consists of wide arches open to the street.


Stadio

Stadio Artemio Franchi

Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from...
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from 2012. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale."


Medici

Medici Chapel

The Medici Chapels are two structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, and built as extensions to Brunelleschi's 15th-century church,...
Medici Chapel
The Medici Chapels are two structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, and built as extensions to Brunelleschi's 15th-century church, with the ...


Santo

Santo Spirito, Florence

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same...
Santo Spirito, Florence
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same name.


San

San Marco, Florence

San Marco is the name of a religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now a museum, has three claims to fame.
San Marco, Florence
San Marco is the name of a religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now a museum, has three claims to fame.


Ospedale

Ospedale degli Innocenti

The Ospedale degli Innocenti is a historical building in Florence, central Italy. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in 1419, it was originally a children's orphanage....
Ospedale degli Innocenti
The Ospedale degli Innocenti is a historical building in Florence, central Italy. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in 1419, it was originally a children's orphanage.


Palazzo

Palazzo Rucellai

Palazzo Rucellai is a palatial 15th century townhouse on the Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Rucellai is a palatial 15th century townhouse on the Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Italy.


Belvedere

Belvedere

The Forte di Belvedere or Fortezza di Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere is a fortification in Florence, Italy.
Belvedere
The Forte di Belvedere or Fortezza di Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere is a fortification in Florence, Italy.


Teatro

Teatro Verdi

Teatro Verdi is a theatre in Florence, Italy. Established in 1854, it is located on Via Giuseppe Verdi on the block between Via Ghibellina and Via dei Lavatoi.
Teatro Verdi
Teatro Verdi is a theatre in Florence, Italy. Established in 1854, it is located on Via Giuseppe Verdi on the block between Via Ghibellina and Via dei Lavatoi.


Nelson

Nelson Mandela Forum

Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena, located in Florence, Italy inaugurated in 1985.
Nelson Mandela Forum
Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena, located in Florence, Italy inaugurated in 1985.


Brancacci

Brancacci Chapel

The Brancacci Chapel is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle,...
Brancacci Chapel
The Brancacci Chapel is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period.


Orsanmichele

Orsanmichele

Orsanmichele is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele, which is now gone.
Orsanmichele
Orsanmichele is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele, which is now gone.


Teatro

Teatro della Pergola, Florence

The Teatro della Pergola is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name.
Teatro della Pergola, Florence
The Teatro della Pergola is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name.


Museo

Museo Galileo

The Museo Galileo is based in Florence, Italy. It was founded in 1927 by the University of Florence. The museum is located in the Piazza dei Giudici, by the River Arno and close to the Uffizi...
Museo Galileo
The Museo Galileo is based in Florence, Italy. It was founded in 1927 by the University of Florence. The museum is located in the Piazza dei Giudici, by the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery.


Piazza

Piazza della Repubblica, Florence

Piazza della Repubblica is a city square in Florence, Italy. It is on the site, first of the city's forum and then of the city's old ghetto, which was swept away during the city improvement works...
Piazza della Repubblica, Florence
Piazza della Repubblica is a city square in Florence, Italy. It is on the site, first of the city's forum and then of the city's old ghetto, which was swept away during the city improvement works or ...


Opificio

Opificio delle pietre dure

The Opificio delle Pietre Dure, literally meaning Workshop of Semi-precious Stones, is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence.
Opificio delle pietre dure
The Opificio delle Pietre Dure, literally meaning Workshop of Semi-precious Stones, is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence.


Orto

Orto Botanico di Firenze

The Orto Botanico di Firenze, also known as the Giardino dei Semplici, the "Garden of simples", is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Florence. It is located at Via Micheli, 3,...
Orto Botanico di Firenze
The Orto Botanico di Firenze, also known as the Giardino dei Semplici, the "Garden of simples", is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Florence. It is located at Via Micheli, 3, Florence, Italy, and open weekday mornings.


Stibbert

Stibbert Museum

The Stibbert Museum is located on via Frederick Stibbert on the hill of Montughi in Florence, Italy. The museum contains over 36,000 artifacts, including a vast collection of armour from Eastern...
Stibbert Museum
The Stibbert Museum is located on via Frederick Stibbert on the hill of Montughi in Florence, Italy. The museum contains over 36,000 artifacts, including a vast collection of armour from Eastern and Western civilizations.


Teatro

Teatro Comunale di Firenze

The Teatro Comunale di Firenze is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on...
Teatro Comunale di Firenze
The Teatro Comunale di Firenze is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862 ...


Giardino

Giardino delle rose

The Rose Garden is a park in Florence Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy. It was created by architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1865, commissioned by the municipality of Florence as the city was going to be the...
Giardino delle rose
The Rose Garden is a park in Florence Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy. It was created by architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1865, commissioned by the municipality of Florence as the city was going to be the new capital of Italy.


Badia

Badia Fiorentina

The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy.
Badia Fiorentina
The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy.


La

La Specola

Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is a museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the...
La Specola
Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is a museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790.


Villa

Villa La Petraia

The Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century Belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view...
Villa La Petraia
The Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century Belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence.


National

National Archaeological Museum of Flor...

The National Archaeological Museum of Florence is an archaeological museum in Florence, Italy. It is located at 1 piazza Santissima Annunziata, in the Palazzo della Crocetta.
National Archaeological Museum of Flor...
The National Archaeological Museum of Florence is an archaeological museum in Florence, Italy. It is located at 1 piazza Santissima Annunziata, in the Palazzo della Crocetta.


Museo

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral of Florence. As of...
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral of Florence. As of August 2013, the director of the museum is Fr.


Florence

Florence Charterhouse

Florence Charterhouse is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the...
Florence Charterhouse
Florence Charterhouse is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the point of confluence of the Ema and Greve rivers.


Historic

Historic Centre of Florence

The historic centre of Florence is quartiere 1 of the Italian city of Florence. This quarter was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
Historic Centre of Florence
The historic centre of Florence is quartiere 1 of the Italian city of Florence. This quarter was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.


Villa

Villa di Castello

The Villa di Castello, in the hills near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy, was the country residence of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The gardens, filled with fountains, statuary,...
Villa di Castello
The Villa di Castello, in the hills near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy, was the country residence of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The gardens, filled with fountains, statuary, and a grotto, became famous throughout Europe.


Great

Great Synagogue of Florence

The Great Synagogue of Florence or Tempio Maggiore is a notable synagogue in Florence, Italy.
Great Synagogue of Florence
The Great Synagogue of Florence or Tempio Maggiore is a notable synagogue in Florence, Italy.


Santissima

Santissima Annunziata, Florence

The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence, Italy, the mother church of the Servite order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima...
Santissima Annunziata, Florence
The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence, Italy, the mother church of the Servite order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata.


Villa

Villa La Pietra

Villa La Pietra is a villa outside Florence, Italy in Italy. The villa and its 57 acre estate is now owned by New York University, after it was bequeathed by Sir Harold Acton.
Villa La Pietra
Villa La Pietra is a villa outside Florence, Italy in Italy. The villa and its 57 acre estate is now owned by New York University, after it was bequeathed by Sir Harold Acton.


Hercules

Hercules and Cacus

Hercules and Cacus is a white sculpture to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.
Hercules and Cacus
Hercules and Cacus is a white sculpture to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.


Casa

Casa Buonarroti

Casa Buonarroti is a museum in Florence. The building was a property owned by the sculptor Michelangelo, which he left to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti.
Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti is a museum in Florence. The building was a property owned by the sculptor Michelangelo, which he left to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti.


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