Florence needs no introduction. The capital of Tuscany is one of the most important cities of art in our country and beyond, a true historical and artistic point of reference on a global level. The beauties of Florence are known to all, and therefore it is not surprising that over 10 million tourists choose to stay in the city every year.

Some of the most famous art museums in Italy are concentrated in Florence, among which the Uffizi Gallery stands out, which records over 4 million admissions every year, alongside illustrious names such as the Galleria dell'Accademia, the Bargello museum, the Medici Chapels and much more.

But not only art and culture: Florence is also synonymous with gastronomic excellence, good food and excellent wine. Get lost in the streets of the historic center, leaving for a moment the ones most frequented by tourists, and you will discover a hidden Florence made of small taverns, cheap restaurants and wine shops, where you can taste excellent local wine in rustic Florentine environments, made of laughter, conviviality and popular music. But even if you want to stay within the tourist routes, in Florence you will definitely have a lot to see.

From the splendid Piazza del Duomo, where the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is located, with the iconic Brunelleschi dome and Giotto's bell tower, passing through Piazza Signoria, where Palazzo Vecchio, the seat of the municipality of Florence, is located, until arriving in the magnificent Piazza Santa Croce, you will constantly have the impression of being in an open-air museum, made of works of art and magnificent monuments.

After all, it was in Florence that the Renaissance developed, thanks also, and above all, to the Medici family, who ruled the city for centuries and who still make people talk about them today, given that their contribution is practically everywhere in the city: just think of the immense Palazzo Pitti, their ancient city residence, with the Boboli Gardens behind it, or the Vasari Corridor, originally a secret and private passage between Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, today transformed into a very long art gallery.

Finally, remember that Florence is small, you can get around well on foot, but there are so many things to see that many tourists underestimate it, and when they understand that a weekend is not enough to visit it, they decide to return. It is still a good strategy to let yourself be won over by the city and enjoy it several times, perhaps even at different times of the year.