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Running Tour of Florence
Jogging across Florence’s Arno River, the Ponte Vecchio in the background. Walking tours in a city like Florence are great – the historic center is extremely pedestrian-friendly, and at a walking pace...
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Evening Tours in Florence
Pretty Ponte Vecchio by night. The historic center of Florence is charming and picturesque no matter what time of day you see it, but there’s an added layer of mystery and romance to the old buildings...
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Painting Your Own Fresco in Florence
Use Florence’s Brancacci Chapel for fresco inspiration. Perhaps you remember the tidbit from art history class about how frescoes are painted on a wet surface, but it’s unlikely you can appreciate the...
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Following Medici Foosteps in Florence
Whether or not you know their names, the members of the Medici family left their mark all over Florence. In some cases, it’s the palaces they built, that today house museums. In other cases, it’s the...
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How to Go Hiking in Tuscany
Perfect hiking road in Tuscany There are few better ways to spend a nice day in the countryside than by hiking in Tuscany; over its hills and through its vineyards. There are plenty of places to hike,...
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Wine Tasting in the Val d’Orcia
Vineyards on the hills of the Val d’Orcia region. The UNESCO-listed Val d’Orcia region in Tuscany, near Florence, is exceptionally beautiful and worth visiting for lots of reasons – not least is to...
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How to Hike the Cinque Terre Trails on a Day Trip From Florence
A hiking trip in the Cinque Terre is one of the most popular outdoor things to do in Italy, but if you don’t plan to stay overnight in one of the five little Ligurian villages it may seem as if the...
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Saving Time With a Skip-the-Line Tour of the Uffizi Gallery
Our guide talking about the work of Giotto in the Uffizi. Photo by Jessica Spiegel. Some museums can be visited without a guide or tour, and others are almost not worth it if you don’t have someone on...
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Learning Florentine History Through Theater
Pitti Palace, where the Medici family lived, figures into the Medici Dynasty Show History can be difficult to understand, even when it’s all around you, and such is the case in Florence. The city’s...
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Have Your VIP Vasari Corridor Experience Before It Opens to Everyone
The Vasari Corridor runs from the Uffizi and across the Ponte Vecchio. The Vasari Corridor was built to connect the government offices of the Florentine Republic with the palace where the ruling Medici...
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