2 Day Florence Itinerary
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Why are you going to the inconveniently distant Piazzale Michaelangelo, which is a parking lot and a lookout?
Or if you are going there, why are you not visiting San Miniato Al Monte, a medieval jewel?
I would drop the Pitti Palace, which I find depressing despite the great paintings. It has a lugubrious Victorian quality, a remnant perhaps of renos undertaken by the dreary royal family when Florence was the capital of newly united Italy.
Or if you are going there, why are you not visiting San Miniato Al Monte, a medieval jewel?
I would drop the Pitti Palace, which I find depressing despite the great paintings. It has a lugubrious Victorian quality, a remnant perhaps of renos undertaken by the dreary royal family when Florence was the capital of newly united Italy.
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If your partner is interested in shoes, the Salvatore Ferragamo museum could be a break from art overload (though his shoes are works of art in themselves)> The museum is at Via Tornabuoni 2 & opening hours are 9-1 & 2-6 Weekdays
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Thanks for the recommendations! tedgale, we are going to Piazzale Michelangelo for the lookout, but we'll add on San Miniato Al Monte since it's only a few minute walk uphill. Thanks!
This is what our itinerary looks like. In a way it goes from the order of importance, but we are almost 80% likely to skip the Boboli Gardens because we definitely won't have time to cover it, and will have limited time to see it without having to rush the places before it.
- Duomo
- Basilica di Santa Croce (6 Euros)
- Last Supper & Tree of Life
- Santa Maria Novella
- Boboli Gardens (might remove)
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- San Miniato del Monte
- Moba Villa Bardini - aperitivo
- Ponte Vecchio
We would have loved to see the Costume Gallery, but maybe if we had an extra day we could cover Boboli, Costume Gallery, etc. I see a lot of positive reviews, but a lot that say it's badly maintained.
This is what our itinerary looks like. In a way it goes from the order of importance, but we are almost 80% likely to skip the Boboli Gardens because we definitely won't have time to cover it, and will have limited time to see it without having to rush the places before it.
- Duomo
- Basilica di Santa Croce (6 Euros)
- Last Supper & Tree of Life
- Santa Maria Novella
- Boboli Gardens (might remove)
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- San Miniato del Monte
- Moba Villa Bardini - aperitivo
- Ponte Vecchio
We would have loved to see the Costume Gallery, but maybe if we had an extra day we could cover Boboli, Costume Gallery, etc. I see a lot of positive reviews, but a lot that say it's badly maintained.