Florence, Italy Travel Guide

Renaissance art, Chianti hills and ribollita

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Why visit Florence

Brunelleschi’s dome, Giotto’s campanile and Palazzo Vecchio crowd into a handful of walkable blocks, with the Uffizi’s Botticelli room as the anchor. Cross the Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno, where Santo Spirito’s workshops still cut leather at family benches. A trattoria bowl of ribollita near San Lorenzo runs about €10, and the bus to Siena takes 75 minutes. Book Accademia and Uffizi slots a week ahead — same-day queues can eat a whole morning.

Last updated Aug 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the WhatWhereVacay editorial team

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3 days in Florence: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Duomo and the Giotto campanile climb

Afternoon

Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio

Evening

Oltrarno dinner around Santo Spirito

Bistecca alla Fiorentina →

D2 Day 2

Morning

San Lorenzo market and the Medici Chapels

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Afternoon

Accademia and Santa Croce

Evening

Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset

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D3 Day 3

Morning

Siena by bus from the Autostazione

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Afternoon

Chianti wine tasting in the hills

Evening

Trattoria by Sant’Ambrogio market

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Eat your way through Florence

These are the dishes to hunt down in Florence — not just the country's greatest hits. Tap a dish to see where it's made best, then compare a stay in the same neighbourhood with your dates.

Meat & Grills ★ 4.6

Bistecca alla Fiorentina

Florence's iconic thick-cut Chianina steak, grilled rare over open coals and sold by weight.

Italy · Florence, Tuscany

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Noodles & Pasta ★ 4.4

Lumache

A short, ridged Italian pasta shaped like a small snail shell, tossed in Tuscan ragù, walnut sauces, ricotta and spinach, or simple garlic and oil so the sauce catches in the spiral.

Italy · Italy (Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria — Siena, Bologna, Rome, Genoa, Arezzo)

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