Visit Florence: 5 Things You Will Love & Hate About Visiting Florence, Italy (VIDEO)
Things You Will Hate About Visiting Florence, Italy
• Tourist hordes make it hard to find places to eat and stay
• Finding affordable accommodation is difficult
• Long lines at popular tourist sites like the Cathedral and Uffizi Gallery
• Pickpockets and beggars around tourist sites
• Walking up the 800+ steps to the top of the Duomo and bell tower
Things You Will Love About Visiting Florence, Italy
• Seeing the Duomo for the first time
• The Renaissance legacy and beautiful palaces and buildings
• Seeing Michelangelo’s David in person
• Abundance of museums and palaces to explore
• Views of the city from the top of the Duomo or other high points
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Thanks. As always very informative. Nov. 1 thru Dec 15 2020 we will be in Florence. We have already put a deposit on an apartment and will be buying tour tickets and museum admissions next year. 2018, we spent 6 weeks in Barcelona. 2016, 3 months in Budapest. Yes, we have dealt first hand with pick pockets and local "con's" I have finally convinced the younger of my two sons to see Europe. He will greatly benefit from your advice and shared experience. Thank You
the woman begging for money she is a romanian gypsy.
And that lady is still there, I just left Florence
So.. Gucci, Armani are not cheaper in Italy
Love your videos!
Love Florence!
I was there in October 2018, the line up for the Duomo can be quite long, it is better to take a walk to Piazzale Michelangiolo and see Florence in all its splendor from there.
Also something not to be missed are the Basilica of Santa Croce and Dante Museum.
I was just in Florence. The big problem for me as an American was that there was absolutely no public space to sit down…without incurring a 5 euro table fee. This is a general problem in Italy but absolutely worst in Florence. Then too, the amount of fake goods produced by shysters was beyond incredible. I know you, Wolter, don't make it a practice to buy stuff. But really it was a world of fake leather and tchochkes. So, if you go to Florence, just ignore and enjoy the city. Finally, there are crazy amounts of people in the museums. I'm an academic who spends a lot of time behind the scenes in museums. The amount of people obstructing views as they take selfies, or simply take pictures of signs, plaques or artwork is annoying. That said, it's a cute city–I'm just pointing out the annoyances.
Florence is probably one of my favorite cities in Europe. Not only because of everything it has to offer, but also because of th amount of beautiful places in Tuscany you can easily visit from Florence. Also, I was always facinated by the italian renaissance.
The tourist places that usually have big lines are: Duomo, Galleria degli Uffizzi and Galleria dell'accademia.
But many other places like: Basilica di Santa Maria Novella and Palazzo dei medici might not have those terrible lines.
One additional point is, there are three ways of skiping lines:
1. Going there early in the morning (my least favorite)
2. Booking your ticket online (recommended)
3. Paying for a guided tour inside the museums. Il will be significantly more expensive, but this will give you not only the chance of skipping the line, but also to know and learn about everything you are watching. You are allowed to stay inside as long as you want after the guided tour finishes.
I go in october i cant wait
Firenze not florence
One thing i found not so good about florence is public transport and you have to buy ticket in advance because ticket machines are not everywere.
If you buy the ticket in bus you have to pay 2 euro single trip whereas orignal price is 1.20 euro
you should come to Serbia 😀 we have buetifoul places like Belgrade (capital) personaly favorite city in world couse of architecture… then Subotica and Novi Sad…
we of course cant be better than some european countryes where is all gothick architecture but we still have good architecture
i dont need to talk about eat…the best in the world 😛
by the way if u go in Belgrade dont be scared if u after 5 minute feel like to home couse belgrade has some special efect idk why but all 3 times i go in belgrade after 5 minute in car i feel like to home 😛
if u wannt nature…national park Tara is best!! and Zlatibor!!!
i mean Zlatibor for Skiing and Tara for summer…in Tara u have buetifoul lakes to swim 😀 but sometimes they are cold lol 😂
we in Serbia have best spas in world to go and relax…but if u have some problem better go in germoney 😛
žagubica lake is for me most buetifoul lake in world!!
maybe lake maybe some kind of river idk but still worth to come!!
in Bosnia you have one buetifoul Serbian city named trebinje!! its little old town! about 1400 years old!
thats not it but i am bored of writting so i cant lol 😂
oh yes trebinje is wery close to dubrovnik!! its accualy behing one montain you can see from dubrovnik!
greetings 😁 hope you will visit us sometimes!!
oh i forgot whatch out for roads and ride cerefouly 😂😂 we have little problem with economy so roads are littttlllleee uh…
Widen your vocabulary……."and all that kind of stuff"……."and all that kinda great stuff" just annoying.
Stai a casa tua!!!!
Informative!! Keep it up. 🙂
Do Florence a favour and leave this beautiful city alone. I have spent much time and never encountered your issues, go back too America and stay there
Besides uffizi and accademia, which sights in firenze are worth purchasing reservations, how many months in advance, or which ones can one wait a short line upon arrival, and which ones are not worth seeing? I gather there is much art, but overload can set in. Pitti palazzo, medici cappella, galileo museum, bargello, …..?
Too much face time. Show scenery while you talk.
If you intend to visit 5 or more churches, museums and art galleries, it is probably best to get the 72-hour Firenze Card.
Bookings are not required and you can just walk up to the express lane bypassing the long lines at the popular venues (exception is for the climb up the Duomo's cupola). Bear in mind, booking in advance at the Uffizi costs extra – this does not apply to the Firenze Card.
This is the most overrated over hyped city in Italy in Tuscany and in Europe do not go here if the big 3 and only reasons why you should ever step foot into Florence don't apply to you don't go here are the big 3 and only reasons why you should go
1. If you are into Renassiance art or art of any kind
2. If you are into Michaelangeos works
3. If you are religious
If those reasons don't apply to you than don't go to Florence it will bore you go to Pisa instead it is essentially underrated considering its history and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Only go there IF you like renaissance art art in general or if you like Michaelangeos works or if you're religious. Otherwise don't bother with Florence it'll have no appeal to you.