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Michelangelo's David, Brunelleschi's dome, Botticelli's everything, Florence has more genius per cobblestone than anywhere on earth, and the gelato isn't bad either.

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Florence

A Renaissance masterpiece of art, architecture and exceptional living.

The capital of Tuscany and the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence is one of those cities you think you know… until you stand under the Duomo’s terracotta dome and realise how utterly beautiful it really is. Red tiles and cobbled streets; the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Uffizi; Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus; frescoed chapels and marble courtyards – the art, architecture and history is almost unbelievable. But there’s also the present: the goldsmiths of the Ponte Vecchio, leather artisans rubbing shoulders with ice-cool fashion on the Via de’Tornabuoni, and the buzz of the Mercato Centrale. You could spend weeks here and barely scratch the surface, but if you catch the late-afternoon light shimmering on the Arno, before settling in for a charred bistecca alla Fiorentina in a tucked-away trattoria, you’ll understand exactly why Florence still holds the world in its thrall.

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The icons of Italy

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Things to do

What to do in Florence

First up, it has to be the iconic Uffizi. Visit with an historian who will decode the wonder behind every Botticelli and Caravaggio, and then head to the Accademia for Michelangelo's David, preferably after-hours when you’ll have the marble (almost) all to yourself. Up on the terraces of the Duomo, eye-to-eye with Brunelleschi's dome, you’ll have the best view in the city – and then back on the ground, wind through medieval lanes in search of the bucchette del vino, the wine windows that Florentines have been pouring through (literally) for four centuries. Otherwise, shop the Mercato Centrale with a chef and turn it into lunch, or book a vertical Brunello tasting at Palazzo Capponi. For the arty, book a hands-on, fresco workshop with an Accademia di Belle Arti professor, and for the active, cycle into the surrounding hills for vineyard views and a taste of rural life.

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Why you'll love it

For all its show-stopping architecture and world-class art, Florence is surprisingly easy to live in and the neighbourhood trattorias and hidden markets are just as fabulous as the headline acts.

Off the beaten track

Florence and the Renaissance go hand in hand, but the city also has some very special contemporary collections. Try the Collezione Roberto Casamonti, a palazzo filled with Casamonti’s private works, or the brand-new, appointment-only Spazio Amanita.

Something to think about

Florence is busy. Very busy. And, if you’re keen to visit in the summer, you might just have to face the long queues and scrambling tourists… or plan a visit in spring or fall.

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