I'm planning a trip to Florence, Italy this summer with my girlfriend. I wanted to know if anybody had any suggestions for exciting places to go and see. I prefer to do things just the two of us (no group tours or anything). Money doesn't matter at this point, we're just looking for something that will leave a good impression. Any suggestions?
2007-05-07 06:59:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Florence
Places to see:
♦Baptistery
(Budget)
Duomo
♦Basilica di Santa Croce
Santa Croce
♦Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine
Oltrarno
♦Cappelle Medicee
San Lorenzo
♦Duomo
(Budget)
Duomo
♦Galleria degli Uffizi
Piazza della Signoria
♦Loggia della Signoria
Old Town
Public Sculpture
♦Opificio delle Pietre Dure
San Marco
♦Palazzo Pitti
(Mid Range)
Oltrarno
Halls of History
♦Palazzo Vecchio
(Budget)
Piazza della Signoria
Palatial Icon
Places to Eat:
♦Alle Murate
(Top End)
Classy Dining
♦Antico Noè
(Budget)
Santa Croce
Sandwich Legend
♦Caffè Coquinarius
(Mid Range)
Medieval Centre
Wine-Soaked
♦Enoteca Pinchiorri
(Deluxe)
Santa Croce
Tasty Tuscan
♦Giubbe Rosse
(Budget)
Duomo
Classic Coffee
♦Gustavino
(Top End)
Piazza della Signoria
Creative Delights
♦Il Vegetariano
(Mid Range)
San Marco
Go Vego
♦Ristorante Beccofino
(Deluxe)
Santo Spirito
Groovy Gastronomy
♦Sostanza
(Mid Range)
Santa Maria Novella
Hands Off
♦Vini E Vecchi Sapori
(Budget)
Santa Croce
Rustic Sensation
Places to sleep:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/florence/sleep
or try:
Hotel Nizza
http://www.nizza.hotelinfirenze.com/
Night Time Veneus:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/florence/night
Places to Shop:
♦Assunta Anichini
city centre
Old Souls
♦Brancolini Grimaldi
Old Town
Art, If You Can
♦Bulgari
Old Town
Cool Jewels
♦Data Records
Santa Croce
High Fidelity
♦Emilio Pucci
Old Town
Groovy Baby!
♦Gucci
Old Town
Leather Fetish
♦Il Gatto Bianco
Old Town
Puss In Jewels
♦Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella
Heaven Scent
♦Salvatore Ferragamo
city centre
Fancy Footwork
♦Tod's
Old Town
Shoe Biz
Things To Do
♦Walking
If you're desperate for a leg stretch and a bit of fresh air, a stroll around the Giardino di Boboli is recommended - the views from here are magnificent.
♦Cycling
You can take full- and half-day mountain bike tours of the countryside around Florence, or rent a bike and tangle with the traffic in town.
Check out this link:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/florence/
Enjoy! (--,)
2007-05-07 07:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good suggestions from the last writer. But of course for Italiy (and for romance) good food is indispensable..
- If you go to the San Miniato (worth it) and Piazale Michelangelo (beautiful in the dark too), walk down the stairs toward the river Arno and find ristorante La Beppa Fioraia (nearby a well known place called enoteca fiori porta, a pretty good wine bar). It is a very good, romantic and well hidden restaurant, appreciated by locals.
- I like Fiesole too, it's much quieter than Florence, but it has gotten quite touristy now. See the great view and beautiful San Francesco church. Do you like hiking? One of my favorites is to walk to the 'monte ceceri' from Fiesole, it is the mountain were Leonardo da Vinci (or better his assistants) tested his flying machines. From that hill you can make a beautiful 40 mins walk (just ask- there are signs too) to a village called Maiano. There is a small trattoria called Da Graziella run by 2 old Italian guys. Have lunch there! It's good, cheap and (at least the terrace) romantic. Take a taxi back to Florence (not far).
Enjoy!
2007-05-08 06:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by deborah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone glimpsed me staring down at the paving stones in the Santa Croce quarter of Florence, Italy, last summer, they might have thought me a little odd. After all, there are so many more attractive things to look out for - from Santa Croce's Gothic basilica for great art and the tombs of the famous to the celebrated Gelateria Vivoli for the indulgence of the taste buds.
But for me, these well-worn stones held a more interesting secret. They were giving me the opportunity to literally walk in the footsteps of Dante, who held the down-to-earth job of supervisor of public works here in the early 1300s.
2007-05-08 12:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Italian Ski Guide 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Piazzale Michelangelo (bus 12 e 13) for a beautiful view of the city and take a walk to nearby San Miniato church, or to the Franciscan monastery in Fiesole (bus 7), then walk up the hill. If money is no object you might want to go by taxi, rather than the bus. These are romantic spots.
2007-05-07 09:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by Eliz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the jewelry district then if money is no object. I was there a few years ago and from what I remember you have to cross over a bridge to get to it, walking of course. I had a blast there. Then go to the, I think it was called the Bobali gardens...wow... that was beautiful.
2007-05-07 07:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by Shoe Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human beings your age and older carry out on the Spanish steps in rome and additionally the trevi fountain that's the biggest fountain in rome, 50 min from the spanish steps. you will see alot of pastime and human beings. carry your digicam and snap photographs for thoughts. Make a desire interior the Trevi Fountain and be useful to drink out of the fountains in rome as nicely, you will see human beings filling up waterbottles. have relaxing!
2016-10-30 13:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you'll need to know:
http://www.thetravelzine.com/it_w2007_3Firenze.htm
http://www.thetravelzine.com/it_w2006_5firenze.htm
Have a great trip!
2007-05-07 07:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋