Things to do in Florence

The Most Photogenic Tuscany Destinations for a Picture-Perfect Trip
The Most Photogenic Tuscany Destinations for a Picture-Perfect Trip
Mauro Bramante | 07 October 2019

Italy is a picture-perfect destination, ideal for all kinds of traveller from nature lovers to foodies to history buffs. Wherever your interests lie, finding opportunity for adventure while in Italy…

Alternative Florence: Explore the City on a Vintage Vespa Tour
Alternative Florence: Explore the City on a Vintage Vespa Tour
Mauro Bramante | 21 September 2019

If you’re looking for that perfect holiday to Italy, it’s probably because you’re itching to get completely absorbed in its famous culture. Well, we’re hardly surprised. The country is full…

Gardens & Villas in Florence
Gardens & Villas in Florence
Mauro Bramante | 12 September 2019

If you are a little overwhelmed by the city, the churches and museums, the crowds and the heat, don't worry! In Florence you are never too far from some green,…

Mannerist Florence
Mannerist Florence
Mauro Bramante | 09 September 2019

Florence may hold the world’s best concentration of Renaissance art, but the city also holds jewels of the often overlooked Mannerist movement that came shortly after. Mannerism is a term…

Florence for Free
Florence for Free
Mauro Bramante | 06 September 2019

Florence has the incredible job of looking after the world's best and most important collection of Renaissance art, and because of this most of the museums and even a handful…

Florence's beginnings
Florence's beginnings
Mauro Bramante | 03 September 2019

Although Florence is most famous for its Renaissance history, its beginnings go all the way back to the Roman times, and its medieval past also helped to define the city…

Renaissance Florence
Renaissance Florence
Mauro Bramante | 31 August 2019

Florence is known as the cradle of the Renaissance and is still wonderfully preserved as a Renaissance city with a the wealth of Renaissance art and architecture that remain the…

Dante in Florence
Dante in Florence
Mauro Bramante | 28 August 2019

Dante Alighieri, the hopeless romantic Dante Alighieri is Italy's most beloved and most famous poet, thought of as the founder of modern Italian language and literature. Born around 1265 in…

Meet the Medici
Meet the Medici
Mauro Bramante | 25 August 2019

This political and banking family dynasty ruled Florence for four centuries. One of the wealthiest families in Florence in the 15th century, they became the unofficial rulers of the city…

Michelangelo Itinerary
Michelangelo Itinerary
Mauro Bramante | 22 August 2019

Although he never lived in it, Michelangelo owned the property where the Casa Buonarroti museum is housed in Via Ghibellina 70, but it is a good starting point as it…

Florence in One Day
Florence in One Day
Mauro Bramante | 19 August 2019

Get to know Florence with the perfect balance of art, history, views and gelato in just one day. So you're just here for the day, perhaps even on the spur…

Florence for Kids
Florence for Kids
Mauro Bramante | 16 August 2019

If you have children to entertain during your visit to Florence you might like to consider these two colourful and historic places to capture their imagination. At the Palazzo Vecchio…

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