incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 7,83/10 - Located in the north of Florence,3 Km from the ... more
highway and airport and a few minutes from the city center. Recently renovated,its suggestive atmosphere and style recall the ancient Tuscan residences Located in th...
Leave your car at the free car park and take the complimentary, scheduled shuttle into the ... more
historic centre of Florence; just one of the benefits of staying at Starhotels Tuscany.This stylish hotel is set in the north of Florence, less than 3 km away fr...
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The Starhotels Tuscany is a luxury hotel located two kilometers from the Amerigo Vespucci ... more
Peretola Airport in Florence, Italy. The hotel stands in the Firenze Nord, just a few minutes from the old city center. Florence's majestic buildings, museums and...
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The Starhotels Tuscany is a luxury hotel located two kilometers from the Amerigo Vespucci ... more
Peretola Airport in Florence, Italy. The hotel stands in the Firenze Nord, just a few minutes from the old city center. Florence's majestic buildings, museums and...
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Advantages: well written, useful Disadvantages: a bit expensive.
This Time Out guide was by far the most useful travel guide I had seen for Florence.
It contains information that one would expect in a travel guide, namely places to stay, eat and entertain oneself, but it is particularly strong on the background information, historical notes, which are particularly useful in somewhere like florence
Most importantly, for me, anyhow, is that is it written in an accessible manner and does not assume that you know a great deal about Renaissance Art, for example, but even if you do, some of the information is a little quirky. I know quirky guide books can be a bit annoying to some people, so it is, as with all things, a matter of personal preference.
It isn't just geared to the young student on a budget type of person, but includes some of the classier/more expensive options.
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womble 10.08.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Florence
Advantages: Must-go Italian city Disadvantages: No
In my last trip to Italy, I stayed in Florence for one and a half day. Let me share with you my fantastic experience of Florence.
Florence is the cultural capital in the medieval time, and the key player in the Renaissance movement. A small city it seems, but the home of some of the most famous people in history-Michaelanglo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo etc, just to name a few.
Again with narrow streets and allys, our first stop was a demonstration of leather. Italian/Florentine leather is world famous and shops selling leather cloths and accessories are everywhere. Obviously, I didn't leave without getting some goods myself. After that, we had a walking tour with a local guide.
Best known of all Florence's treasures is the Ponte Vecchio. This glorious bridge was the only one spared by the German attacks in the second World ...
Advantages: More art than you can wave a brush at Disadvantages: The crowds...oh, and the crowds
I had read so many guidebooks, online guides and reviews about Florence, that I wasn't sure I actually needed to visit in person. However, since we were in Tuscany anyway, and the hotel we were staying in was a mere 40km distant, I though it would be somewhat amiss not to see the city and all its glories.
Florence is a dream destination for art-lovers - some of the planet's most famous works of art jostle for position in some of the greatest galleries of the world. I'd like to tell you a bit about some of these treasures, but I'm not going to.
Not because I don't want to, but because I can't. I didn't see any!
I'm afraid I wasn't willing to queue in blazing sunshine and temperatures in the mid-30's just to see some old paintings. Call me uncouth and uncultured if you will, just don't call me at 3am!
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