Florence Travel Guide (2026): When to Go, Where to Stay, Getting Around
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Florence, Without the Rookie Mistakes We rolled into Florence on a sweltering August afternoon, dragging suitcases over the stone, and joined a queue for the Accademia that wrapped halfway down the block. Three hours of sun later, we finally stood in front of David — sweaty, footsore, and quietly furious that we hadn’t booked a ticket online for the price of a coffee. The man next to us, a local guide killing time, just shrugged: “Nobody who lives here waits in that line.” ...