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Firenze
POSTED ON: 21 JULY 2008 BY boxedwine
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Countries Visited
Italy
Places Visited
Florence(Firenze)
Trip Duration
8 months
Budget
1,000 - 5,000 $USD
Recommendation
Highly Recommended
Highlight of the trip
walking to the top of il duomo. beautiful. sunrise view of the city from the piazzale michelangelo and sunset views from fiesole.
Travel Description
while studying abroad, i was based out of and studied in florence. florence is a beautiful city. there is something for everyone to do. if you want to go to the two big museums in town, the uffizi (home of many famous paintings and the largest collection of botticelli) or the academia (home of the david), you should make a reservation. you can do it at any number of ticket offices in the pedestrian streets of the old city. if you don't have a reservation you will have to wait in a very long line. the extra charge is well worth it. some good restaurants are: il gato e la volpe- Via Ghibellina, 151R. +39 055 289264. great pizza and pasta. amazing service. very quiet. a definite must for a meal that is on a budget. mama gina: Borgo San Iacopo, 37. +39 055 216432. great food. certainly a splurge for a meal. the cannelloni is amazing. the meal is expensive but well worth it. edy house: Piazza Savonarola, 9/5. +39 055 588886. good cheap food. any grocery store will make a sandwich for you, even the really small ones, like the 'il centro' across the street from the academia. there pesto for the panino is perfect. just choose a bread meat and cheese and they charge you for it. amazing for a picnic on the steps of Il Duomo. best gelato- gelato santa trinita: the south bank of the arno on just across the street from the ponta santa trinita, one bridge downstream of the ponte vechio. inexpensive and amazing. gelato albizi: borgo degli albizi and via del proconsolo, 20 feet east of the intersection. another great small place that doesn't call attention to itself. gardens: bobeli: cool, famous, huge, crowded. bardini: amazing view of the city, less well known, pretty empty. when you buy a ticket for one, you get one for both.
One Essential thing to bring
a plan. there is too much to see so plan ahead.
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