If you're into Renaissance art, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael , etc. then you can't leave Florence without checking out this epic museum. Use Viator app to book tickets in advance.
The original David statue by Michelangelo is located here. It's a must see.
This is the main Cathedral in Florence. You can buy tickets on Viator to walk to the top of the dome and get amazing views of the city.
This medieval building and tower is the center piece of Florence's famous Piazza (square) della Signorina. Once home to the Medici family and now Florence's city hall, you can climb the tower to enjoy epic views of Florence, including the Duomo aka the Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore.
The perfect place in Florence to watch the sunset. Get there early to find a spot on the steps. Order an Uber or prepare to climb steep hills.
The most popular bridge in Florence that connects the L'Oltrarno (across the Arno river) to the rest of Florence. Find mostly jewelry stores selling 18k gold and people watch the boats passing by.
Florence's central market is a great food hall to experience a variety of foods and shops. Avoid the leather shops outside in the San Lorenzo Mercato, it's very touristy and some of the leather isn't real or even made in Italy. Check out the mom and pop shops such as Moretti Walter where Yvette bought her's. They're affordable, family owned and hand made.
This church is home to the burial tombs of Renaissance icons, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Machiavelli among others. You can find good leather shops near the church like Moretti Walter and others.
We highly recommend this 12 hour bus tour we did last time we were in Florence that takes you all across the Tuscan region. You will stop at Tuscany's most famous cities like Siena, where you can learn about all their 17 districts other wise known as con trade and see the oldest continuously operating bank in the world. Pisa, where you can climb up the most famous crooked tower in the world. San Gimignano, a medieval city up on a hill where the world's best gelato shop is located (Dondoli, seriously it's the best). You will also receive lunch and wine tasting at a local farm and vineyard in the heart of Chianti. Tickets on Viator app start at $116 a person.
This Gelato shop cafe has the most recognizable affogato in the world. If you like coffee and ice cream, you must check this place out.
You can't leave Florence without trying their famous schiacciata bread sandwich. This place is world famous now with shops in the U.S. If the line is too big there are other locations in Florence as well as different shops that sell the same sandwich. You can't go wrong.