Incredible Places to Visit near Florence Travelling to Florence is always a pleasure, especially if you have enough time to explore its surroundings and discover some of its hidden gems. Here…

Don’t miss the oldest music festival in Italy! If you’re planning a trip to Italy before 13 July, you’re in luck! From 5 May to 13 July, Florence throws one…

Saint Valentine’s Day is getting closer and you want to spend it with someone special in an unforgettable place, right? Well, how about Florence? Imagine strolling along its beautiful streets discovering works of art at every turning, savouring its delicious cuisine and enjoying one of our top apartments in Florence. Sounds like the perfect plan for Valentine’s Day!

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, better known as simply Michelangelo, was one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. Most of his masterpieces as a painter, sculptor and architect are to be found in Italy, and Florence is home to many of them, since this was the hometown of the Medici family, Michelangelo’s patrons. If you are planning to visit the Tuscan capital, make sure you discover as many of his works as possible. Here is one possible route around the city.

The huge dome of Florence Cathedral is one of the most characteristic features of the Tuscan capital’s skyline. So it’s high time we said a few words about it in our blog.

The Ponte Vecchio is one of the most photographed places in Florence. We found very difficult to decide whether it is more popular or not than the cathedral with its beautiful lines of colored marble and its gigantic dome…. When you go to Florence you shouldn’t miss either one. The Ponte Vecchio with its beautiful brown houses floating over the Arno River is unforgettable.

Florence is one of the great European cities of culture. Famous for its museums, churches and historical sights, it might not be the first place you’d think of going to as a family. However, look a little closer and you’ll soon see the city has a whole host of interesting activities for children

I like to think I have a pretty good sense of direction, most of the time. But take me away from my all too familiar surroundings and I’ll be walking around in circles, a map held up close as I try to identify familiar landmarks, streets in fact just about anything which will get me going in the right direction.In an attempt to leave the map in my pocket and get my bearings and learn some history I signed up for a free walking tour in Florence.

In Florence there is no great secret to eating well. There are hundreds of good restaurants and places to eat well just waiting to be discovered. To make things just that little bit easier when it comes to finding a good restaurant or pizzeria in Florence we’d like to recommend these places. We’re sure you’ll love them.

The Tuscan capital of Florence is the perfect place to visit if you like exquisite design, beauty and history. Whilst you may be thinking about the magnificent Renaissance architecture of Florence we are thinking about the exquisite designs, beauty and history of some of Italy’s top fashion labels which can be bought from one of the Fashion Outlet stores around Florence.