Are you thinking about taking a dream vacation in Florence or Tuscany? Can you imagine yourself now, walking towards the famous Ponte Vecchio (below) in the early evening as the lights are starting to reflect off the river Arno. Or sipping a glass of fine Chianti while relaxing on a balmy evening and watching the sun set over the beautiful city of Florence?
If you are like me, you probably love this pre-trip stage – planning all the sights that you want to see while in Florence and Tuscany, looking at hotels or apartments to stay in while you are there, booking your flights, looking at photos…. the list goes on and on!
One of my best trips to Tuscany was staying in the heart of Florence for 5 days of sightseeing with lovely Italian food and wine, followed by a week in a villa in the heart of the Tuscan countryside.
Alternate days were spent relaxing by the swimming pool and visiting towns and villages in Tuscany, including Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano, Volterra, Lucca and some of the remotest spots of the Tuscan countryside.
If you are planning your own trip to Florence or Tuscany, or if you’d just like to learn a little more before you decide to go, read on and let me be your virtual tour guide to Florence and Tuscany!
Our trip started at the beginning of September – a great time to go to Italy as you beat the summer crowds and the weather is still good but not too hot. We flew into Pisa, which has a bigger airport than Florence, but is still very handy for getting to Florence, as its just a 1hr journey by train
In Florence we spent a wonderful few days relaxing, walking and sightseeing. If you like art galleries and museums you will be spoilt for choice in Florence, with the Uffizi Gallery, home to the finest collection of Renaissance paintings in the world with over 1700 paintings and 300 sculptures, the Vasari Corridor, Palazzo Pitti, the Bargello museum, Galleria Dell’ Accademia and many more.
If you are not a museum lover, there are still plenty of things to do in Florence. We climbed the 463 steps into the cupula of the Doumo for great views of Florence, wandered around looking at the sculptures in the Piazza della Signoria, stopped for a cappucino and some people watching, crossed the Ponte Vecchio and took a walk in Boboli gardens.
You can see a view of from the to of the Doumo’s cupula in the photo below – this is not a climb recommended if you suffer from vertigo!
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After spending a few days in Florence walking, eating, sightseeing and museum going we hired a car and drove to our home for the next week – a villa in a beautiful remote spot of the countryside in Tuscany.
A week of pure bliss followed – alternate days of relaxing by the pool in the sunshine and sampling the delights of Tuscan food and wine, then visiting the many different towns and villages that Tuscany has to offer.
Siena was one of the highlights of the trip, with it’s black and white striped Duomo and huge sunny Piazza del Campo (below). Other great spots for sightseeing included Pisa with its famous leaning tower, Volterra, perched upon a high hill, surrounded with lush countryside, Lucca with its 4km city wall and San Gimignano with its ancient Medieval Towers.
While on this trip and many of my other previous trips to Florence and Tuscany I took plentiful pages of notes on these not to be missed Italian Eateries, sightseeing spots, hotels and lesser known places to visit.
I am sure like me, you probably want to try and make sure that every day of your planned vacation will be perfect – you want to be spending my hard earned money wisely, staying in the nicest possible hotels within your budget, eating in the best restaurants, visiting all the most interesting sights and relaxing as much as possible.
I would like to give you instant access to all my Florence and Tuscany travel information, money saving tips and answers to all your questions before you leave for your vacation in Florence.
Using the information from hundreds of hours of research, along with my own personal experiences of Florence and Tuscany from previous vacations I have written The Ultimate Guide to Florence, an digital guide containing everything you need to know for the perfect vaction to Florence. I’ve also put together a special photo book with 25 pages of full sized colour digital photographs of the most famous sights in Florence, the Tuscany countryside and the towns of Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra and Pisa.
In the Ultimate Guide to Florence, I also reveal how you can save money and time you will find out the opening hours and prices for the best Florence Italy Sights. I’ll also tell you where you can eat the tastiest, most authentic Italian food, what the best locations for romantic dinners for two are and if you are on a tight budget you will find out how to save money on food I recommend where to eat on the cheap.
You will also Discover the best day trips to the nearby Tuscan towns and countryside and last but not least … Wine! Whether you prefer a Chianti or Pinot Grigio, I will tell you where you can sample the best Italian wines in the vineyards surrounding Florence
By reading this book you will quickly learn about the nicest places to stay, the best places to eat and the not to be missed Florence Italy Sights.
Click here to take a look at the Ultimate Guide to Florence Table of Contents. The book was last…
Sights to see & places to visit in Florence Italy & Tuscany
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