Cradle of the Renaissance and Tuscany. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Florence

Best months: April, May, June, September and October.

What to see in Florence

1. Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore)
   Its red-brick dome rises above Florence and can be spotted from almost every neighbourhood.
2. Galerie des Offices
   Housed in a Renaissance palace shaped like a U that opens toward the Arno, the gallery holds one of the greatest collections of Italian painting, inherited from the Medici.
3. Ponte Vecchio
   The Ponte Vecchio is the one bridge in Florence still lined with small shops perched above the Arno.
4. Galleria dell'Accademia (David)
   This is where Michelangelo's David stands, beneath a tribune built to show it, and meeting the statue in person is far more striking than any reproduction suggests.
5. Piazzale Michelangelo
   From this wide terrace on the Oltrarno hillside, Florence unfolds in a single glance: the Arno, its bridges, the cathedral dome and the tower of the Palazzo Vecchio.
6. Palazzo Pitti & Jardin de Boboli
   Once the residence of the Medici and then the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, Palazzo Pitti stands massive on the far side of the Arno, away from the crowds of the old centre.
7. Mercato Centrale
   This big iron and glass hall, built when Florence was the capital of Italy, is still a working food market where you can feel the city going about its day.
8. Trattoria Mario
   Trattoria Mario is a fixture of the San Lorenzo neighbourhood, close to the Mercato Centrale, where you eat home-style Tuscan cooking at shared tables.

A sample itinerary for Florence, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €162 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Florence itinerary, hour by hour

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