Florence tourist guide

Florence, the open-air museum of Italy, lies at the foot of the Apennines, in a valley that opens onto the Arno. There are three airports from which you can reach Florence, the Amerigo Vespucci airport is 5km from the city center and is connected with all the major Italian and European airports from here with a simple bus you can reach the city. The most used airport is Pisa Galileo Galilei for low cost travel, it is 70 minutes by bus from the city, Bologna airport is an hour away. A week is enough to explore the city but if the time is shortened in three days you can admire much of the artistic and cultural heritage, if you have only two days, the advice is to visit the large squares and the offices of the uffizi. The city can be explored on foot or by public transport. The queues in front of the museums are endless so the advice is to book online, you will pay something more but at least you will not spend hours and hours in line. All the museums in Florence are managed by the same association. The classic museum visits are intertwined with the secret ones of Palazzo Vecchio in which 4 times a day you can enter rooms that cannot be visited during normal hours and tickets. Giotto's Bell Tower is a place to visit to see the suggestive city from above to climb it takes 10 to 15 minutes through narrow and steep stairs. Finding accommodation in Florence is simple, there are many offers. Going on vacation in Florence means tasting the typical local products such as bread, wine and oil. To save money you can take advantage of the restaurants near San Lorenzo and the station. Monuments not to be missed are: the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo and the Medici chapels, the gospel museum, the cathedral and piazza della signoria. The Uffizi gallery, the church of Santa Croce and Palazzo Pitti. The walks on the hills are unforgettable and must be done to fully learn the city.