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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Florence, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Florence, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Florence are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Florence. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Florence’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Florence
Introduction
Trials and Tribulations
A Brief History
From the Carolingians to the Republic
Guelphs and Ghibellines
Evolution of Florentine society
Florence’s golden age
The Renaissance
The Medici
Bonfire of the Vanities
The 18th and 19th centuries
Early 20th century
World War II to the Present Day
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Piazza del Duomo
The Duomo
The Campanile
The Baptistery
Loggia del Bigallo
Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Piazza della Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio
Loggia dei Lanzi
The Gucci Garden
The Uffizi
The Museo Galileo
The Bargello and Santa Croce
The Bargello
Badia Fiorentina
Piazza Santa Croce
Cappella dei Pazzi
Casa Buonarroti
The Horne Museum
Piazza della Repubblica
Via Tornabuoni and Piazza Santa Trinità
Palazzo Davanzati and Mercato Nuovo
Orsanmichele
San Lorenzo
The Medici Chapels
The Mercato Centrale and Palazzo Riccardi
San Marco
Galleria dell’Accademia
Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
The Foundling Hospital
Museo Archeologico and Tempio Ebraico
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella
Museum and Cloisters
Museo Marino Marini and Cappella Rucellai
Ognissanti
The Oltrarno
Ponte Vecchio
Palazzo Pitti
Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments
The Modern Art, Costume and Medici Treasures Museums
The Garden and the Porcelain Museum
Giardino Bardini
Santo Spirito
Santa Maria del Carmine
Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato al Monte
Excursions
Fiesole
Piazza Mino
Between Fiesole and Florence
Pisa
Siena
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Duomo
Santa Maria della Scala
San Gimignano
What To Do
Shopping
Fashion
Antiques and Reproductions
Ceramics
Gold and Silver
Inlays and Mosaics
Leather
Perfumes
Street Markets
Entertainment
Theatre and Music
Nightlife and Cinema
Sports
Children’s Florence
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Where and When to Eat
What to Eat
Antipasti
Primi
Secondi
Contorni
Dolci
What to Drink
Reading the Menu
To Help You Order…
…and Read the Menu
Restaurants
Centro Storico (Centre)
Santa Croce (East)
San Lorenzo and San Marco (North)
Santa Maria Novella (West)
Oltrarno (South)
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle Hire
Budgeting for your Trip
C
Car Hire (See also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety
D
Disabled Travellers
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and Consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting There
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care (see also Emergencies)
L
Language
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Hours
P
Police
Post Offices
Public Holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time Differences
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
V
Visa and Entry requirements
W
Websites and Internet Access
Y
Youth Hostels
Recommended Hotels
Centro Storico (centre)
Santa Croce (East)
San Lorenzo and San Marco (North)
Santa Maria Novella (West)
Oltrarno (South)
Fiesole
Dictionary
English–Italian
Italian–English


Florence’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Santa Croce
This glorious church is full of artistic treasures. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #2
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Palazzo Pitti and Giardino di Boboli
A sumptuous palace and delightful pleasure-garden that once belonged to the Medicis. For more information, click here or click here .. Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #3
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The Duomo
Brunelleschi’s magnificent dome towers above the city; equally impressive is Giotto’s graceful campanile. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #4
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The Accademia
The gallery’s star exhibit is Michelangelo’s David, perhaps the most famous piece of sculpture in the Western world. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #5
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Ponte Vecchio
The beautiful medieval bridge still retains the small shops of its artisans. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #6
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The Uffizi
Home to the world’s greatest collection of Italian Renaissance paintings. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #7
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Santa Maria Novella
The cavernous church was designed by Dominican architects in the mid-13th century. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #8
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San Marco
The frescoed dormitory of the monastery is the location of some of Fra Angelico’s finest works. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #9
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San Lorenzo
The first Renaissance church and home to the glorious Medici Chapels. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com



Top Attraction #10
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Cappella Brancacci
The site of Masaccio’s sublime frescoes. For more information, click here . Dreamstime.com


A Perfect Day In Florence



9.00am

Breakfast
Start your day with a cappuccino and cornetto at Caffè Scudieri on the Piazza di San Giovanni (19r). This smart, long-established café/ pasticceria is right in the heart of Florence, in the pedestrianised Piazza.


10.00am

The Duomo
Amble around the Piazza, admiring the Bapti