How to Visit Florence In A Day

How to Visit Florence In A Day 

Despite the well-deserved reputation as one of the most beautiful city in the world, Florence always manages to surprise the visitor who arrives for the first time a city with a suffocating traffic, crossed by crowds of tourists and street vendors, flea markets filled full of huge amounts belts and aprons decorated with the anatomy of Michelangelo's David.
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   1.Getting started the day with a coffee and a croissant (best breakfast in feet, many bars in Florence will ask you a small fortune for a seat) and have a little 'time to walk on the Ponte Vecchio, before the descent of the crowd tourists. You can also stop in Piazza della Signoria to the obligatory photograph of Michelangelo's David. If you intend to visit the Uffizi, leave early to well placed in the queue and still expect to put all the morning, unless you have booked via the Internet.
   2.In Alternatively, the Accademia Gallery, the Bargello, or Palazzo Pitti museums and galleries offer a glimpse of the best Renaissance art and require less time waiting. Find a restaurant for lunch on the opposite bank of the river, the Oltrarno, then continue with a stroll in the Boboli Garden, or the hill of San Miniato al Monte. In the late afternoon to admire the Duomo and the Baptistery and the Campanile, or climb to the top of the dome for bird's-eye view, roof lit by the rays of the setting sun.
   3. Holy Cross head towards the evening: if you can be there before closing at 17.30, take a look inside and the cloisters. Otherwise, sit back for a while 'on the steps to look at the people you meet for a drink, then drink a couple will be worth much. From here you can find some good options for dinner, but then do not forget to taste a gelato from Vivoli. If you plan to do nightlife, bars around Piazza Santa Croce is a nice place to start, followed by an episode in the disco to dance until dawn.