Florence itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Florence, day by day: the Duomo and Uffizi first, then the Accademia's David, the Oltrarno palaces and gardens, and quieter museums once you have more time. Every stop has a typical visit length, and the days follow the opening hours.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Florence in 1 day
Day 1
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Florence Baptistery
The octagonal baptistery facing the cathedral, famous for its gilded bronze doors and golden mosaic ceiling.
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Florence in 2 days
Day 1
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Santa Croce, Florence
The great Franciscan basilica with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli and Giotto frescoes.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Day 2
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
David
Michelangelo's David, carved from a single block of marble, the reason most people visit the Accademia.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Florence in 3 days
Day 1
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Day 2
Santo Spirito, Florence
Brunelleschi's last church, plain outside and serene within, on a lively Oltrarno square.
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Day 3
Boboli Gardens
The Medici's huge formal garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with grottoes, fountains and statues.
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's grand palace across the river, now several museums including the Palatine Gallery.
Giardino Bardini
A terraced garden above the Arno with a wisteria tunnel and one of the finest views of the city.
San Miniato al Monte
A Romanesque basilica on a hilltop above the city, with a green and white marble facade, a glowing apse mosaic and a cemetery, quieter than the centre.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Florence in 4 days
Day 1
Museo Galileo
Science museum by the Uffizi with Galileo's own telescopes and centuries of scientific instruments.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Day 2
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Day 3
Sagrestia Vecchia
Brunelleschi's Old Sacristy in San Lorenzo, a small masterpiece of early Renaissance architecture.
Mercato Centrale
Florence's central food market, with traditional butchers, cheese and produce stalls on the ground floor and a busy food hall of stalls and cooks upstairs.
Palazzo Strozzi
A Renaissance palace that hosts Florence's biggest temporary art exhibitions.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Home of Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners, plus early Florentine paintings.
Day 4
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The cathedral's own museum, with the original baptistery doors and Michelangelo's late Pietà.
Florence Baptistery
The octagonal baptistery facing the cathedral, famous for its gilded bronze doors and golden mosaic ceiling.
Piazza della Repubblica, Florence
The busy 19th-century square on the site of the Roman forum, with its carousel and historic cafes.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
The Medici family's first palace, with Gozzoli's jewel-like Chapel of the Magi.
Florence in 5 days
Day 1
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Bargello
A medieval prison turned sculpture museum: Donatello's David and works by Michelangelo and Cellini.
Day 2
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Day 3
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The cathedral's own museum, with the original baptistery doors and Michelangelo's late Pietà.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Home of Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners, plus early Florentine paintings.
Orto Botanico di Firenze
The Giardino dei Semplici, a Medici botanical garden from 1545: a quiet green stop near San Marco.
Day 4
Giardino Bardini
A terraced garden above the Arno with a wisteria tunnel and one of the finest views of the city.
Museo Galileo
Science museum by the Uffizi with Galileo's own telescopes and centuries of scientific instruments.
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
San Miniato al Monte
A Romanesque basilica on a hilltop above the city, with a green and white marble facade, a glowing apse mosaic and a cemetery, quieter than the centre.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Day 5
La Specola
Europe's oldest public science museum: zoology collections and extraordinary 18th-century anatomical wax models.
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's grand palace across the river, now several museums including the Palatine Gallery.
Boboli Gardens
The Medici's huge formal garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with grottoes, fountains and statues.
Santo Spirito, Florence
Brunelleschi's last church, plain outside and serene within, on a lively Oltrarno square.
Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
The shoemaker's museum in Palazzo Spini Feroni, with shoes made for Hollywood stars.
Florence in 6 days
Day 1
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Loggia del Bigallo
A small Gothic loggia facing the baptistery, where lost and abandoned children were once shown.
Day 2
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
Orsanmichele
A Gothic grain market turned church, with niches on its outside walls holding statues by Donatello, Ghiberti and Verrocchio made for the city's guilds.
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The cathedral's own museum, with the original baptistery doors and Michelangelo's late Pietà.
Day 3
Bargello
A medieval prison turned sculpture museum: Donatello's David and works by Michelangelo and Cellini.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Home of Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners, plus early Florentine paintings.
Orto Botanico di Firenze
The Giardino dei Semplici, a Medici botanical garden from 1545: a quiet green stop near San Marco.
Day 4
Giardino Bardini
A terraced garden above the Arno with a wisteria tunnel and one of the finest views of the city.
Museo Galileo
Science museum by the Uffizi with Galileo's own telescopes and centuries of scientific instruments.
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
San Miniato al Monte
A Romanesque basilica on a hilltop above the city, with a green and white marble facade, a glowing apse mosaic and a cemetery, quieter than the centre.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Day 5
La Specola
Europe's oldest public science museum: zoology collections and extraordinary 18th-century anatomical wax models.
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's grand palace across the river, now several museums including the Palatine Gallery.
Boboli Gardens
The Medici's huge formal garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with grottoes, fountains and statues.
Santo Spirito, Florence
Brunelleschi's last church, plain outside and serene within, on a lively Oltrarno square.
Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
The shoemaker's museum in Palazzo Spini Feroni, with shoes made for Hollywood stars.
Day 6
Piazza Santa Trinita
A small square on Via de' Tornabuoni with the Column of Justice and the church of Santa Trinita.
Palazzo Davanzati
A 14th-century merchant's house furnished as it was, a rare look at daily life in medieval Florence.
Piazza della Repubblica, Florence
The busy 19th-century square on the site of the Roman forum, with its carousel and historic cafes.
Mercato Centrale
Florence's central food market, with traditional butchers, cheese and produce stalls on the ground floor and a busy food hall of stalls and cooks upstairs.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Florence Baptistery
The octagonal baptistery facing the cathedral, famous for its gilded bronze doors and golden mosaic ceiling.
Medici Chapels
The Medici family's burial chapels at San Lorenzo, with Michelangelo's sculpted tombs in the New Sacristy and the richly decorated Chapel of the Princes.
Florence in 7 days
Day 1
Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums: Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in the Medici's old offices.
Giotto's Campanile
The Duomo's slender bell tower in white, green and pink marble; 414 steps to one of the best views of the dome.
Orto Botanico di Firenze
The Giardino dei Semplici, a Medici botanical garden from 1545: a quiet green stop near San Marco.
Loggia del Bigallo
A small Gothic loggia facing the baptistery, where lost and abandoned children were once shown.
Day 2
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-air gallery of Renaissance and ancient sculpture on Piazza della Signoria, including Cellini's Perseus.
Piazza della Signoria
Florence's main civic square, an outdoor museum of statues in front of Palazzo Vecchio.
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
Ammannati's marble Neptune, ringed by bronze sea gods, at the corner of Piazza della Signoria.
Palazzo Vecchio
The fortress-like town hall, still in use, with the vast Hall of the Five Hundred and a tower you can climb.
Orsanmichele
A Gothic grain market turned church, with niches on its outside walls holding statues by Donatello, Ghiberti and Verrocchio made for the city's guilds.
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The cathedral's own museum, with the original baptistery doors and Michelangelo's late Pietà.
Day 3
Great Synagogue of Florence
A 19th-century synagogue with a green copper dome and a museum of Florentine Jewish history.
Museo di San Marco
A former Dominican convent whose monks' cells and corridors hold Fra Angelico's frescoes, including his serene Annunciation at the top of the stairs.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Home of Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners, plus early Florentine paintings.
Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
A harmonious Renaissance square framed by Brunelleschi's Ospedale degli Innocenti and an arcaded church, with an equestrian statue of Ferdinando I at its centre.
Villa I Tatti
Harvard's Renaissance study centre in the hills near Settignano; visits of the gardens are by appointment only.
Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The square around the cathedral, baptistery and bell tower, the religious heart of the city.
Day 4
Giardino Bardini
A terraced garden above the Arno with a wisteria tunnel and one of the finest views of the city.
Museo Galileo
Science museum by the Uffizi with Galileo's own telescopes and centuries of scientific instruments.
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the oldest bridge in Florence.
San Miniato al Monte
A Romanesque basilica on a hilltop above the city, with a green and white marble facade, a glowing apse mosaic and a cemetery, quieter than the centre.
Piazzale Michelangelo
A terrace above the Arno with a bronze copy of David and the classic panorama of Florence's domes, towers and bridges, especially good at sunset.
Day 5
Santa Maria Novella
A Dominican church with a marble facade by Alberti, and inside, Masaccio's Holy Trinity, Giotto's crucifix and Ghirlandaio's frescoes in the choir chapel.
Piazza Santa Trinita
A small square on Via de' Tornabuoni with the Column of Justice and the church of Santa Trinita.
Palazzo Davanzati
A 14th-century merchant's house furnished as it was, a rare look at daily life in medieval Florence.
Piazza della Repubblica, Florence
The busy 19th-century square on the site of the Roman forum, with its carousel and historic cafes.
Mercato Centrale
Florence's central food market, with traditional butchers, cheese and produce stalls on the ground floor and a busy food hall of stalls and cooks upstairs.
Florence Cathedral
Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's dome; free to enter, with a ticketed climb to the top of the dome.
Florence Baptistery
The octagonal baptistery facing the cathedral, famous for its gilded bronze doors and golden mosaic ceiling.
Medici Chapels
The Medici family's burial chapels at San Lorenzo, with Michelangelo's sculpted tombs in the New Sacristy and the richly decorated Chapel of the Princes.
Day 6
Santa Maria del Carmine (Brancacci Chapel)
A church holding the Brancacci Chapel, whose frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino helped start the Renaissance; entry is by timed ticket.
La Specola
Europe's oldest public science museum: zoology collections and extraordinary 18th-century anatomical wax models.
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's grand palace across the river, now several museums including the Palatine Gallery.
Boboli Gardens
The Medici's huge formal garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with grottoes, fountains and statues.
Santo Spirito, Florence
Brunelleschi's last church, plain outside and serene within, on a lively Oltrarno square.
Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
The shoemaker's museum in Palazzo Spini Feroni, with shoes made for Hollywood stars.
Day 7
Piazza Santa Croce
A broad square in front of the Santa Croce basilica, used for the historic football match every June.
Santa Croce, Florence
The great Franciscan basilica with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli and Giotto frescoes.
Sant'Ambrogio Market
The local food market of the Sant'Ambrogio neighbourhood, with fruit, vegetables, cheese and fish stalls, and cheaper, less touristy lunches than the central market.
Casa Buonarroti
A house owned by Michelangelo's family, with two of his earliest marble reliefs.
Bargello
A medieval prison turned sculpture museum: Donatello's David and works by Michelangelo and Cellini.
Watch: Florence in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Florence
April to May and September to October are the best months, with warm days and slightly fewer crowds. June to August is hot, often above 35 °C, and very crowded, and some family-run shops and restaurants close in August. November to February is cool and rainy but the quietest time to see the museums.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Florence on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Florence on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Florence on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
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Tips for Florence
- Book the Uffizi, the Accademia (David) and the Duomo dome climb ahead; timed tickets sell out, especially from April to October.
- Many state museums, including the Uffizi and the Accademia, close on Mondays. Plan those days for churches, piazzas and gardens.
- The historic centre is small and mostly pedestrian: almost every stop in these plans is a walk of 15 minutes or less from the next.
- One ticket covers the Boboli and Bardini gardens together; they connect, so do them on the same morning.
- Climb up to Piazzale Michelangelo or San Miniato al Monte for sunset over the city.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Bargello: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boboli Gardens: unknown author, Public domain
- Casa Buonarroti: Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- David: Jörg Bittner Unna, CC BY 3.0
- Florence Baptistery: Bradley Weber, CC BY 2.0
- Florence Cathedral: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fountain of Neptune, Florence: Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria dell'Accademia: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giardino Bardini: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giotto's Campanile: Thermos, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Great Synagogue of Florence: Toksave, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La Specola: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loggia dei Lanzi: Carolo Canella, CC BY 4.0
- Loggia del Bigallo: sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Medici Chapels: No machine-readable author provided. Richardfabi~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Mercato Centrale: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Museo Galileo: Museo Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museo di San Marco: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Orsanmichele: user:Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Orto Botanico di Firenze: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Davanzati: sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Pitti: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Palazzo Strozzi: Freepenguin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Vecchio: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza Santa Croce: Samoano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza Santa Trinita: Freepenguin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza del Duomo, Florence: sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Piazza della Repubblica, Florence: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza della Santissima Annunziata: Gryffindor stitched by Marku1988 This image was created with Hugin., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza della Signoria: Zolli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazzale Michelangelo: Michael Wittwer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ponte Vecchio: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sagrestia Vecchia: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Salvatore Ferragamo Museum: User:Mattes, Public domain
- San Miniato al Monte: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sant'Ambrogio Market: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Croce, Florence: Diana Ringo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Maria Novella: Armin Kleiner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Maria del Carmine (Brancacci Chapel): Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santo Spirito, Florence: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uffizi Gallery: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0
- Villa I Tatti: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
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