How to avoid waiting in lines
by sniem
Florence is full of tourists the whole year round, therefor it's almost inevitable to stand in lines to enter museums and churches. and gelaterias (in summer)
In order to avoid this some places offer online prebooking of tickets. For the uffizi art gallery for instance they will give you a certain date and time to enter and you stand in a seperate line than the others. When I did this I still had to wait about 15 minutes to get in but thats nothing compared to 2-3 hours others have to wait.
You can reserve online through this link:
http://www.florenceart.it/booking/
I've also found out that for most places the best time to enter is late. So I visit the not so popular places, like the Bargello (my favourite museum - strange that it's not so popular) in the daytime and after 6pm go to the Academia for instance. You can just walk in, a few hours earlier the waiting line goes around the whole block.
Day trip through Chianti
by Herkbert
We booked a driver to take us down through the chianti region for the day. We saw some magnificent scenery, beautiful little towns, stopped at a winery, visited a cheese-maker and enjoyed the knowledge and company of our driver.
We chose a company called Tuscan Travel Experts and we were pleased with the itinerary, the price and our driver. There are so many wonderful sites in chianti, don't miss it.
The Place in Florence to Buy Leather
by guell about The Famous San Lorenzo Street Market
As my guidebook says "the most fun you'll have leather shopping is without a doubt at the outdoor stalls of the San Lorenzo market, even if the market is rife with mediocre goods."
Haggle hard because the prices are purposely inflated. If you’re good, you can barter them down to almost half the original asking price. Anything leather. We bought a couple of scarfs as well.
Florence is definately a...
by chrissyalex
Florence is definately a walking city! The main attractions are pretty much in a compact area. There is beauty and history around every corner! Wear comfortable shoes ( or buy some there!) I would definately NOT wear sneakers! Florence is such an elegant city and sneakers would not fit in and scream out 'tourist'!
If you want something delicious and speedy
by paoseo about Le Focaccine di Bondi Carlo
The place is very easy. It has tables with wooden benches.
wishing to eat something quickly, cheap and great this is the best place.It is said also that it is one of the best in Florence!
You can eat both "focaccine" and slices of pizza a taglio.
You choose what you want inside your focaccia among what you see is ready and the owner put them inside the focaccia and then he puts it inside the oven. When it is ready, he calls you.
You can choose for istance among: tomatoes, peas,sausages, mozzarella, aubergines, smoked salmon,smoked pig mashrooms, peperonata and zucchini!!
Prices are cheap.
Price depends on what you ask to put inside and how much..usually you shouldn't spend more than 4 Euro. Tastes depends on people...I loved focaccina with smoked salmon but also that one with sausage!!!
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