What are some places I should check or things I should do in Florence, Italy?

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That is such an easy thing for you because all you have to do is walk and you will stumble upon EVERYTHING! Florence is very contained and there is "history" in every step you take. And the food is delicioso no matter where you eat-even a hole in the wall pizza will have you drooling. And shops are all over the place. The places like the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, piazzas, seeing DAVID at the Accademia is a MUST! There is an outdoor market near the train station to explore. But really, just walk and walk and you will come upon all of Firenze's magic!

Italian in another life

If you have never been to Florence then you must visit the Accademia Museum where Michelangelo's David is housed. Also visit the Uffizi Gallery, it houses some the most famous renaissance artwork painted by the likes of DaVinci, Botticelli, etc. Visit the gold jewlery shops on the Ponte Vecchio. See the bronze doors on the duomo's baptistry. View the duomo's dome designed by Brunelleschi, crowning achievement for the time. He studied the dome crowning the Pantheon in Rome for ideas. See the Basilica di Santa Croce. There are funerary monuments to Galileo, Michelangelo, Dante, Machievelli, etc. Lots more to see, these are just a few ideas.

Ameli

THINGS TO DO
Tourist sites
Chiesa di S. Maria Novella
Address: Piazza Santa Maria Novella
Phone: 055/210113

Duomo
Address: Piazza del Duomo
Phone: 055/2302885

Battistero
Address: Piazza del Duomo
Phone: 055/2302885

Chiesa di S. Lorenzo
Address: Piazza San Lorenzo
Phone: 055/290184

Cappelle Medicee
Address: di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, near San Lorenzo
Phone: 055/294883 reservations

Ponte Vecchio

Giardino di Boboli
Address: Enter through Palazzo Pitti
Phone: 055/294883

Galleria degli Uffizi
Address: Piazzale degli Uffizi 6, near Piazza della Signoria
Phone: 055/23885

Galleria dell'Accademia
Address: Via Ricasoli 60, near San Marco
Phone: 055/294883 reservations; 055/2388609 gallery

Bargello
Address: Via del Proconsolo 4
Phone: 055/2388606

Santa Croce
Address: Piazza Santa Croce 16
Phone: 055/2466105

Shopping
Camper
Address: Via Por Santa Maria 47/R
Phone: 055/2670342

Mercato San Lorenzo

Prada
Address: Via Tornabuoni 51/r-53/R
Phone: 055/267471

Prada Outlet
Address: Levanella Spacceo, Estrada Statale 69, Montevarchi
Phone: 055/91911

Cantina Del Borgo
Address: Borgo La Noce 19/R
Phone:055 2399665

Enoteca La Dolciaria
Address: Via Ginori 24
Phone: 055 214646

Dining
Trattoria I Due G
Address: Via Cennini Bernardo 6/R
Phone: 055/2670342

Antico NoÃ¨
Address: Volta di San Piero 6
Phone: 055 2340838

CibrÃ¨o
Address: Via A. del Verrocchio 8
Phone: 055 2341100

Enoteca Pinchiorri
Address: Via Ghibellina 87
Phone: 055/242777

Conti
Address: Mercato Centrale
Phone: 055/2398501

Enoteca del Boccanegra
Address: Via Verdi 27
Phone: 055 2001098

Osteria Antica Mescita San NiccolÃ²
Address: Via. S. Niccolo' 63
Phone: 055 2342836

Osteria n. 1
Address: Via del Moro 18
Phone: 055 210004

Fun
Jazz Club
Address: Via Nuova de' Caccini 3, corner of Borgo Pinti
Phone: 055/2479700

Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
Address: Via E. Poggi 6
Phone: 055/783374

Loch Ness
Address: Via de' Benci 19/R

Teatro della Pergola
Address: Via della Pergola 12/R
Phone:055/22641

Enoteca La Dolciaria
Address: Via Ginori 24
Phone: 055 214646

Religious sites
Chiesa cattolica San Lorenzo (italian language)
Address:Piazza San Lorenzo
Phone: 055/216634

Duomo (english language)
Address:Piazza del Duomo
Phone: 055/294514

Chiesa cattolica della Santissima TrinitÃ (german language)
Address:Piazza Santa TrinitÃ
Phone: 055/216912

Chiesa metodista
Address:Via dÃ¨ Benci, 9
Phone: 055/288143

Chiesa ortodossa russa
Address: Via Leone X, 8
Phone: 055/490148

Chiesa anglicana Saint Mark
Address:Via Maggio, 16
Phone: 055/294764

Chiesa battista
Address:Borgo Ognissanti, 4
Phone: 055/210537

Chiesa avventista
Address: Via Guelfa, 12
Phone: 055/287340

Sinagoga
Address: Via Farini 4
Phone: 055/245252

Moschea
Address:Via Baccio Bandinelli, 11
Phone: 055/711648

hope i have been helpful...

Mario

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jetoutveux

The statue of David, definitely. Also, the dome.

JAAG

Also visit the palazzo pitti which is across the ponte vechio, it has a very big garden from where you can get a very nice view of Florence, much like the typical view you see on pictures or TV of Il Duomo and the palazzo vechio and the whole historic city, you can also visit the sorrounding cities, Siena, Luca and Pisa. For me Il Duomo was the most impressive and I liked alot Siena and the Santa Maria di Azzunta Church in Siena.

Trinity

These are my faves. I used to live there.

PLACES
Uffizzi - see Botticelli's paintings
Piazzale Michelangelo - awesome view of Firenze
Giardino di Boboli - great park
Teatro Del Acqua - outdoor disco w/food, across from James Joyce Pub
Accademia is great if you absolutely love sculpture. Otherwise, there's a replica of David in Piazza dela Signoria.

FOOD
Tratoria Anita (by the Uffizzi, only for dinner - closed Sunday - Via Vinegia 16)
Pale D'Oro - in Mercato San Lorenzo - where Italians (not tourists) eat lunch
Il Giardino di Barbano - where many young Italians eat pizza - Piazza Independenza 3, closed Wednesday, open for dinner - 5pm - have a shot of Limoncello after dinner
Il Giardino di Giada and Le Sorgenti - if you feel like Chinese

SHOPPING
Unless you're loaded, stay away from Via Tournabuoni.
Mercato San Lorenzo has many beautiful and less expensive items. I used to sell leather there. Don't insult the merchandise as Italians will not sell to you if you are rude. Bargain. Say you're a student and ask if they can give you a discount. Most will. 30% is the most you'll get unless the guy's prices are insane.

Don't hang around the train station or Santo Spirito, especially at night.
Do watch your pockets, especially in public transportation. Walking is best though.

Florence is a fine city with very little crime. Just keep your money in your pockets and don't wear those touristy looking things around your neck or waist. Have fun!

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