Florence travel guides – honest planning [2026]

Guides & tips

Plan your trip like a local

Honest answers to the questions travellers ask us most.

Understand the Brunelleschi Pass, the 463-step climb, strict time slot and best timing for Florence’s dome.

Compare shared, small-group and private Chianti wine tours from Florence, including timing, meals and the need for a driver.

Decide whether a 12-hour Cinque Terre day trip from Florence suits you, and compare five-village, hiking and Pisa options.

Choose between timed admission, an audio app and a guided David tour at Florence's Accademia, with the trade-offs explained.

Plan a Medici Chapels visit around Michelangelo’s New Sacristy, the Chapel of the Princes and reserved entry.

Compare Florence cooking classes by duration, menu and setting, from pasta with wine to tiramisu or pizza.

Decide whether a Pisa half-day trip from Florence should include the Leaning Tower climb or leave more time on the square.

Choose a Pitti and Boboli ticket by deciding how much palace, garden and flexibility your Florence plan needs.

Plan both major Florence galleries in one day without turning the visit into a race, and compare ticket and guided formats.

Compare three ways to visit the Uffizi and decide how much structure you need for its Renaissance collection.

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