My Guide To Florence

The itinerary I would suggest for 3 days in Florence.

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Although I visited Florence when I was about ten and remember very little, I’ve been desperate to go back since. Over the first May bank holiday weekend, I booked a trip to take Hugo for three nights and four days. While I have so much good to say about Florence and always enjoy romanticising life, particularly holidays, I do also want to say that I did find the extreme amount of tourists in the city quite overwhelming.

Now, while I say that I am FULLY aware that, as a tourist myself, I am obviously part of this problem.. but I had no idea how busy and popular Florence is and had I known, I probably would’ve 1. chosen to stay in Tuscany and come into Florence for a day or 2. gone to Florence in the low-er season.

Aside from that, we did have the most lovely time and I raced through The Wedding People by Alison Espach, which I’d highly recommend if you’re looking for a light-hearted, addictive book this summer. Below is my suggested itinerary for three days in Florence:

One more note to add, be prepared to queue at any tourist attraction or restaurant where you can’t book and do make sure you book the restaurants that are bookable.