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Some questions need more than a filter. These are written, checked on the ground, and dated.
Are 2 days enough for Florence?
Yes, under one hard rule: one booked museum per day. What to cut, what to book, and the three things that eat the most time.
First visitWhat should you not miss in Florence?
Six things worth the time, the two you need to book, and the famous sights it is fine to walk past.
Tourist trapsWhat to avoid in Florence
Where the good version of everything sits: three streets off the main squares. Restaurants, sandwich queues, and gelato that is not really gelato.
Away from the centreCool things to do in Florence, away from the tourist track
A hillside boulevard nobody walks, a house full of armoured knights, a lane out of San Niccolo, and the river itself.
With childrenWhat to do in Florence with children
The museums built for children rather than adapted for them, the parks Florentine families actually use, the antique carousel, and how to get onto the Arno.
Working hereCan you work from a cafe in Florence?
Yes, and in most cafes nobody will stop you. The etiquette nobody explains, the hours to avoid, and five places where a laptop is already normal.
Eating hereHow to tell real gelato from the tourist stuff
Flat covered tins, grey banana, khaki pistachio, and never blue. Four rules that take three seconds each, plus six gelaterie in Florence that pass them.