Florence

Hotel Savoy

City Center (Piazza della Repubblica)

A refined luxury hotel on the Piazza della Repubblica in the very center of Florence — elegant contemporary style, a fashionable restaurant and terrace, and a location steps from the Duomo and the best shopping.

The St. Regis Florence

City Center (Arno riverside)

A grand riverside palace hotel on the Arno — opulent Renaissance-and-Medici-inspired interiors, butler service, and rooms overlooking the river, on an elegant square moments from the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi.

Portrait Firenze

City Center (by the Ponte Vecchio)

A chic, design-led luxury hotel right on the Arno beside the Ponte Vecchio — Ferragamo-owned style, spacious suites with river and bridge views, and an effortlessly elegant, residential feel in the heart of Florence.

Hotel Lungarno

Oltrarno (by the Ponte Vecchio)

A nautical-chic boutique hotel on the Oltrarno bank of the Arno, with celebrated views of the Ponte Vecchio — a notable private art collection, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and an intimate riverside elegance.

Hotel Brunelleschi

City Center (near the Duomo)

A characterful hotel built around a circular Byzantine tower — one of the oldest structures in Florence — tucked on a quiet lane steps from the Duomo, with its own little private archaeological museum.

SoprArno Suites

Oltrarno

A charming, artfully eclectic boutique guesthouse in the artisan Oltrarno — vintage-and-design rooms full of character, warm personal service, and an authentic neighborhood feel steps from the Pitti Palace.

Palazzo Vecchietti

City Center (Via de’ Tornabuoni)

An intimate, design-forward suite hotel in a Renaissance palazzo on a chic central street — spacious, residential-style suites, refined contemporary décor, and a discreet, personal luxury moments from the Duomo and Tornabuoni shopping.

Uffizi Gallery

One of the world's greatest art museums — the Medici collection of Renaissance masterpieces, including Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, and works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Caravaggio. Book ahead.

Accademia Gallery

Home of Michelangelo's David — the original masterpiece, standing in a purpose-built domed tribune — along with his unfinished "Prisoners" and a fine collection of Renaissance art. Book ahead to skip the queue.

Florence Cathedral & Brunelleschi’s Dome

Florence's soaring cathedral, crowned by Brunelleschi's revolutionary dome — climb its 463 steps for the city's best view, ascend Giotto's bell tower, and see Ghiberti's golden Baptistery doors. The complex pass covers it all.

Palazzo Vecchio

Florence's fortress-like town hall on the Piazza della Signoria — the grand Salone dei Cinquecento with its Vasari frescoes, Medici apartments, secret passages, and a tower climb with sweeping views.

Pitti Palace

The vast Renaissance palace of the Medici across the Arno in the Oltrarno — a complex of museums including the Palatine Gallery's wall-to-wall masterpieces, the royal apartments, and treasury, with the Boboli Gardens behind.

Boboli Gardens

The monumental Renaissance gardens rising behind the Pitti Palace — centuries-old avenues, fountains, grottoes, and classical sculpture across a hillside, with some of the loveliest views over Florence.

Bargello National Museum

Florence's great sculpture museum, in a fortress-like medieval palace — Donatello's revolutionary bronze David, works by Michelangelo, Cellini, and Giambologna, and a magnificent courtyard. The essential counterpart to the painting-focused Uffizi.

Medici Chapels

The grand mausoleum of the Medici dynasty at the San Lorenzo complex — the opulent, marble-clad Chapel of the Princes and Michelangelo's New Sacristy, with his masterful sculptures of Dawn, Dusk, Night, and Day.

Basilica of Santa Croce

The great Franciscan basilica known as the "Temple of the Italian Glories" — the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli, with Giotto frescoes, a beautiful cloister, and Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel.

Ponte Vecchio

Florence's iconic medieval bridge over the Arno — lined since the 16th century with gold and jewelry shops, topped by the Medici's private Vasari Corridor, and one of the most romantic spots in the city. Free to walk.

Piazzale Michelangelo

The hilltop terrace on the Oltrarno side with the definitive panorama of Florence — the Duomo, the towers, and the Arno's bridges spread out below, a bronze David replica, and the best sunset view in the city. Free.

Chianti Wine Country Tour

A day in the rolling vineyards of Chianti, between Florence and Siena — winery visits and tastings of the region's famous reds, Tuscan lunches, medieval hill towns, and the quintessential Tuscan countryside.

Pisa & the Leaning Tower Day Trip

An easy day trip from Florence to one of the world's most famous landmarks — the Leaning Tower of Pisa, rising from the green Piazza dei Miracoli alongside the cathedral and baptistery. Climb the tower or pose for the classic photo.