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Ready to really discover the Renaissance city? Da Vinci, gelato and the most spectacular views await you. Small but perfectly formed, Florence is a city that feels stuck in time in all the best ways. When I moved here in , I planned to stay for a summer. Like so many drifters and dreamers before me, I remained, fell in love with Italian life and built my home here.
This guide was recently updated by Florence-based writer Phoebe Hunt. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. Been there, done that? Think again, my friend. What is it? Why go? If you can face the steps, it's well worth the climb to the top of the dome, as this is the highest point in Florence.
Trust us, that view over the city's cascading buildings and terracotta rooftops is worth it. The ticket gives you three days to savour the splendours inside the cathedral and cupola dome , climb the rickety steps to the top of the bell tower, and go underground to the ancient church buried beneath it.
