Sightseeing Tips

Il Duomo (Firenze)

Sightseeing Tips

* Reservations: Book ahead for the most popular sights (Uffizi, Accademia, Bargello, Medici Chapels, Pitti Palace - all official sites are in Italian. For English descriptions, visit YourwaytoFlorence.Com). Call Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Saturday 8:30 - 12:30 p.m. (Florence Time): 055/294.883. You may get busy signals, so keep dialing. The Uffizi and Accademia close on Mondays. Check schedules of other museums.

* Florence is an extremely walkable city. However, if you want to ride the bus purchase your ticket at the tabacchi shops. 1 euro allows you to ride one hour on the bus; 1.80 euro = 3 hours on the bus; 4 euros = 24 hours. For more info on transportation to, from and within Florence, click here.

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