{"id":4638,"date":"2026-10-27T11:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2026-10-27T12:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:43:21","slug":"florence-day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/florence-day-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in Florence: Day Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florence has more Renaissance art in one small centre than almost anywhere else on earth. So, working out <strong>what to do in Florence<\/strong> isn&#8217;t hard. Fitting it in without losing half your day to queues is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide covers the landmarks and museums worth booking, the churches and buildings to see, where to eat, the best markets, and the viewpoints and day trips that round off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/florence-holidays\/\">a holiday in Florence<\/a>, with prices and timings to help you plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the best things to do in Florence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historic centre has been a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> since 1982, and almost everything you&#8217;ll want to see sits within a 20-minute walk of the cathedral. If you only have a day or two, this shortlist covers the essentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Must-do checklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Climb Brunelleschi&#8217;s dome or Giotto&#8217;s bell tower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See Michelangelo&#8217;s David at the Galleria dell&#8217;Accademia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spend a morning in the Uffizi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk across the Ponte Vecchio, then explore the Oltrarno<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eat your way around the Mercato Centrale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/day-trip-florence-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/day-trip-florence-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/day-trip-florence-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/day-trip-florence-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/day-trip-florence.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florence&#8217;s top museums and landmarks: the Uffizi, Accademia and more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florence&#8217;s big museums run on timed tickets, and in spring and summer the &#8220;best slots&#8221; are booked well in advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We suggest you book online, and aim for the first entry of the morning or the last couple of hours before closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Museum<\/th><th>Highlights<\/th><th>Approx. full price (2026)<\/th><th>Time needed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Uffizi Gallery<\/td><td>Botticelli&#8217;s Birth of Venus and Primavera, Leonardo, Caravaggio<\/td><td>About \u20ac22 online<\/td><td>3 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Galleria dell&#8217;Accademia<\/td><td>Michelangelo&#8217;s David, 5.17 m tall, carved 1501 to 1504<\/td><td>About \u20ac19 online<\/td><td>1 hour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palazzo Pitti<\/td><td>Medici royal apartments and the Palatine Gallery<\/td><td>About \u20ac19 online<\/td><td>2 to 3 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palazzo Vecchio<\/td><td>The Salone dei Cinquecento and tower views over Piazza della Signoria<\/td><td>About \u20ac15.50 online<\/td><td>2 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Museo del Bargello<\/td><td>Donatello&#8217;s bronze David and Renaissance sculpture<\/td><td>About \u20ac11 online<\/td><td>1 to 1.5 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices change with the season, so check the official sites before you book. Alternatively, if you&#8217;re planning to visit several museums over three days, the \u20ac85 Firenzecard covers most of them for 72 hours. For two or three sites, single tickets usually work out cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florence&#8217;s most famous churches and architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cathedral of <strong>Santa Maria del Fiore<\/strong> dominates the skyline. Work started in 1296, but it took until 1436 for <em>Filippo Brunelleschi<\/em> to finish the dome, still the largest brick dome ever built. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Basilica di Santa Croce:<\/strong> the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, with frescoes by Giotto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Santa Maria Novella:<\/strong> across from the station, home to Masaccio&#8217;s Trinity, an early masterpiece of perspective.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels:<\/strong> the Medici family church, with tombs sculpted by Michelangelo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ponte Vecchio:<\/strong> rebuilt in 1345 and lined with goldsmiths since the 1590s. The Vasari Corridor above it reopened at the end of 2024 after years of restoration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>San Miniato al Monte:<\/strong> a Romanesque church on the hill above the city, with far fewer crowds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/churches-Florence-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/churches-Florence-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/churches-Florence-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/churches-Florence-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/churches-Florence.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to eat and drink in Florence: food and wine experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of <strong>what to do in Florence<\/strong> is simply eating well. Tuscan cooking is plain, seasonal and built around good bread, beans, olive oil and meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bistecca alla fiorentina:<\/strong> a thick T-bone steak, cooked rare and sold by weight, usually over 1 kg to share.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lampredotto:<\/strong> slow-cooked tripe in a bread roll, sold from street carts. It&#8217;s the city&#8217;s classic working lunch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Schiacciata:<\/strong> flat, salty bread split and filled with cured meats and cheese.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ribollita and pappa al pomodoro:<\/strong> hearty bread and vegetable soups, best in cooler months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gelato:<\/strong> local legend credits its invention to Bernardo Buontalenti at the 16th-century Medici court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For wine, look for the small <em>buchette del vino<\/em>, the wine windows built into palace walls in the 1600s, a few of which still serve a glass today. Chianti Classico country starts just south of the city, so a half-day tasting is easy to arrange. If wine is the main reason for your trip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/tuscany-wine-holidays\/\">Tuscan wine holidays<\/a> let you build a whole week around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best markets and shopping streets in Florence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Where<\/th><th>What you&#8217;ll find<\/th><th>Good to know<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Mercato Centrale<\/td><td>Fresh produce downstairs, a food hall upstairs<\/td><td>The iron-and-glass hall opened in 1874<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Lorenzo stalls<\/td><td>Leather jackets, bags and belts<\/td><td>Quality varies, so check stitching and haggle politely<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mercato di Sant&#8217;Ambrogio<\/td><td>A local food market, cheaper and quieter<\/td><td>Mornings only, closed Sundays<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oltrarno<\/td><td>Artisan workshops: paper, frames, leather, jewellery<\/td><td>Best for handmade gifts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Via de&#8217; Tornabuoni<\/td><td>Gucci, Ferragamo and other high-end fashion houses<\/td><td>Gucci was founded here in 1921, and Ferragamo has been based in Florence since the 1920s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best viewpoints and day trips from Florence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the best <strong>things to do in Florence<\/strong> are a little way out of the centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Piazzale Michelangelo<\/strong> is free, about a 20-minute walk uphill from the <strong>Ponte Vecchio<\/strong>, and has the classic view over the dome and river. Keep climbing to <strong>San Miniato al Monte<\/strong> for the same view with fewer people. Bus 7 from <strong>San Marco<\/strong> takes you up to <strong>Fiesole<\/strong>, a hill town about 8 km away with a Roman theatre and cooler evening air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florence is also a good starting point for the rest of Tuscany:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/siena-holidays\/\">Siena<\/a>, for the Piazza del Campo and its striped cathedral<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/pisa-holidays\/\">Pisa<\/a>, about an hour by train, for the Leaning Tower and Piazza dei Miracoli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/pistoia-holidays\/\">Pistoia<\/a>, a quieter medieval town on the Lucca line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Chianti hills, for vineyards and villages like Greve and Radda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Staying in Florence<\/th><th>Staying outside and visiting for the day<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Walk everywhere, evenings in the city<\/td><td>More space and lower prices<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Higher prices and a city tourist tax<\/td><td>Easy train links, no car needed in the city<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crowds right outside your door<\/td><td>Quieter evenings and countryside on your doorstep<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan your Florence trip from a base in Lucca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many <strong>things to do in Florence, Italy<\/strong>, and that&#8217;s exactly why it&#8217;s so important to plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucca makes a calmer base. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/blog\/lucca-to-florence\/\">The train from Lucca to Florence<\/a> takes about 1 hour 20 minutes, runs roughly every half hour and costs around \u20ac7 to \u20ac10. That means you can spend the day in the Uffizi and be back inside Lucca&#8217;s walls for dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lucca Apartments and Villas<\/strong> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccaapartmentsandvillas.co.uk\/holiday-rentals-tuscany\">apartments, villas and farmhouses across Tuscany<\/a>, from apartments in and around Lucca to countryside homes with a pool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book your Tuscan holiday today! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florence has more Renaissance art in one small centre than almost anywhere else on earth. So, working out what to do in Florence isn&#8217;t hard. 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