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Propriety and management: Paola Vannetti
Via dei Leoni n. 6, Firenze, 50122, Firenze, IT
ristoriapartment@gmail.com
+39 329 94 65 416
What to do in Florence
Ideas and hints to see the most beautiful and fascinating places of Florence
What to do in Florence in one day? Here are the most beautiful places to visit if you have very little time available.
The apartment is located just behind Palazzo Vecchio, so we recommend starting your tour from the beautiful Piazza della Signoria.
Church of Santa Maria Novella : it also lends its name to the Central Station, it is beautiful to visit even inside, but a single glance from the outside is enough to fill your heart.
Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore and Baptistery : the most beautiful and important work in Florence, more beautiful outside than inside, since all the artistic pieces have been transferred to the Duomo Museum. If you have time, the fun (and tiring!) Part is visiting Brunelleschi's dome, from which you can enjoy a spectacular view over the rooftops of the city. The Baptistery is also worth a visit, certainly more restful and faster.
Galleria dell'Accademia : built specifically to house Michelangelo's David, it is full of wonderful oil paintings and beautiful marble statues. First museum that absolutely deserves to be visited.
Piazza della Signoria : Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia de 'Lanzi and Fontana "Il Vecchione", in a single glance. Indulge yourself in the sculptures of the Loggia, and don't miss the "face of Michelangelo" carved on the right side of the palace wall!
Internal street of the Uffizi : if you do not have time to visit the interior which needs a couple of hours, allow yourself a few minutes to pay homage to the great people of Florence immortalized in the statues of the supporting columns; beautiful sculptures by the most famous artists and writers, from Dante to Michelangelo, from Petrarch to Da Vinci. There is no shortage of street painters, very talented and picturesque!
Ponte Vecchio : particular and characteristic, with its 200-year-old stilts, and with the most beautiful and vintage wooden shutters in the whole city, you can't help but fall in love with its sparkling shop windows!
Piazza di Santa Croce and Church : under Dante's grim gaze, the best way to end the tour, especially to have an aperitif! Church inside fascinating and full of epigraphs to famous people of the past, if you have half an hour left it is worth a look!
Book the Museums tickets
Visit the official website to book all the museums in Florence
Where to eat
Just around the corner of via del RistoriApartment you will find the very famous via San Gallo, the street of refreshments!
Assorted sandwiches, typical dishes and flowing Tuscan wine.
The most famous place to eat the "Schiacciata" is at the Antico Vinaio . Unfortunately, the queue is often too long to enjoy it, so take a look at the other neighbors too, you will never be disappointed!
If you are looking for the perfect ice-cream, or "Gelato", it is home-made in the Perché No store, since 1939 signed as the best in Florence.
Where to shop
If you want something truly typical Florentine, get away from the big names, the glitzy shop windows and the San Lorenzo Market, and indulge in those small shops that really smell of craftsmanship.
One of the most beautiful is located near the Duomo, and is called L'Arte de' Ciompi. You will find many objects in leather, wood and paper, all of Florentine manufacture, and with the flavor of traditional ancient craftsmanship.