Florence

Length: 3+ days

Transportation: Train

Day 1 – Florence

• Walking tour
  • Self guided – Rick Steves Renaissance Walk or free downloadable audio tour
  • Guided – Artviva, Florencetoan, Florentia
• Duomo, Giotto’s Campanile, and Museum
• Piazza della Repubblica
• Orsanmichele Church
• Piazza della Signoria
• Loggia dei Lanzi
• Piazza della Signoria
  • Lunch – I Fratellini or ‘Ino Sandwich Shop/Wine Bar, Loggia dei Lanzi
• Uffuzi Gallery
• Gelato – Gelateria dei Neri
• Drinks – Choose from our Florence Restaurant Scene or Craft Cocktail and Aperitivo Tour 
• Dinner – Il Santo Bevitore or select from our Florence Restaurant Scene
• Lodging – BBH Firenze, Antica Dimora Johlea, AdAstra , 1865 Residenza d’Epoca, Velona’s Jungle Luxury Suite, La Residenza del Proconsolo B&B, Hotel Il Bargellino, Locanda de’ Ciompi, B&B Il Bargello (night 1/4)

Day 2 – Florence

• Medici Chapels
• Palazzo Vecchio
• Bargello
• Santa Croce Church
• Lunch – Mercato Centrale
• Academia (David statue)
• Cooking class at Mama’s
• Shopping – Mercato Centrale, Officina Creativa at Il Vecchio Conventino, MIO Store, Antica Officina del Farmacista Dr. Vranjes, Il Micio, Fratelli Piccini, Dante Cardini, Madova, Simone Taddei, Cecilia Falciai, Giulio Giannini, Riccardo Luci, Paolo Penko
• Drinks – Choose from our Florence Restaurant Scene
• Dinner – Select from our Florence Restaurant Scene
• Lodging – same place (night 2/4)

Day 3 – Florence

• Galileo Science Museum
• Ponte Vecchio
• Pitti Palace and Giardini di Boboli
• Brancacci Chapel
• Piazzale Michelangelo
• San Miniato Church
• Forte di Belvedere and Giardino Bardini
• Drinks – Choose from our Florence Restaurant Scene
• Dinner – Select from our Florence Restaurant Scene
• Lodging – same place (night 3/4)

Day 4 – Pisa and Lucca

• Train to Pisa (45m train)
• Pisa
  • Leaning Tower
  • Duomo
  • Gelato at Di Toto
• Train to Lucca (25m train)
  • Lunch – Buca di Sant’Antonio, Canuleia Trattoria, Osteria dal Manzo, Pizzeria da Felice
  • TI walking tour
  • Church of San Frediano
  • San Giovanni Church
  • San Martino Cathedral
  • Bike the ramparts (rent bikes from Antionio Poli or Cicli Bizzarri)
  • Villa Reale (taxi, uber, or bike)
  • Gelato at De’ Coltelli
  • Drinks at Ciclo DiVino or De Cervesia
• Train to Florence (1h30m train)
• Dinner – Select from Florence Restaurant Scene
• Lodging – same place (night 4/4)