A guide to Florence
See Florence's art and architecture on foot, with booked museum slots and time for the Tuscan countryside.
- Article
- Best for
- Renaissance art and Tuscan day trips
- When to go
- April to June, or September
- Suggested pace
- Three days
About Florence
Florence is small enough to cross on foot in half an hour, which makes it a strong base for Tuscany rather than just a gallery stop. Book the major museums ahead; the queues are the one thing that will ruin a short visit.
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Rome is layered rather than laid out, and trying to see it in order is the usual mistake.
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