Discover Florence

Florence is jam-packed with treasures, and you could spend a lifetime here without running out of things to do or see.

In a city with such a long and fascinating history, practically every brick has a story to tell, and around every corner lurk legends from a distant past.

You're in Italy, where eating is always a highlight! But before you pop into the first restaurant that catches your eye, we thought you should know a little bit about the best of Florence cuisine.

Florence is a vibrant city with a rich and diverse night life. Whether you like jazz or techno, craft beer or fancy cocktails, sophisticated lounge bars, Irish pubs, world-class dance clubs or whatever else, Florence has what you're looking for.

People often say that Florence is like one big museum. In fact, it's actually the city with the world's highest concentration of museums per capita, with a whopping 72 for a population of about 390,000.

You could argue that a whole week isn’t enough to properly visit Florence, but if you have just one day, here is our suggested itinerary to take in all the magic without wasting time.