07:45 - 08:45 - Check out of hotel, go to Roma Termini station. Grab breakfast if not eaten.
08:45 - 10:20 - Train ESI 9404 departs 08:45 Roma Termini to Firenze SMN (Santa Maria Novella) 10:20.
- Pick up a map and bus schedule at Tourist Information Center.
- Buy 6 70-minute bus tickets (E$1.2 each)
10:40 - 11:15 - Arrive and settle down at Florence Room Bed & Breakfast (Via Fiume, 1 - 50123 - Tel.: 0039 055 212617).
11:15 - 11:45 - Walk to the Piazza della Stazione and take bus 1 outside McDonald’s to Piazza di San Marco (3rd stop, called #4) OR Walk 1km to Galleria dell’Accademia.
11:45 - 12:45 - Visit Galleria dell’Accademia (E$610, open 815am to 650pm, David and other masterpieces). Photography not allowed.
12:45 - 13:00 - Walk 500m S along via Ricasoli to the Duomo.
13:00 - 13:30 - Grab a quick lunch.
13:30 - 14:00 - Visit the Duomo (Cathederal)
14:00 - 14:30 - Go across to the Baptistery of San Giovanni on the S side of Piazza del Duomo to see Gates of Paradise (a set of three doors, free) by Ghiberti.
14:30 - 15:00 - 200m S to Piazza della Signoria (a public square with statues and fountains)
15:00 - 15:30 - SW 200m to Ponte Vecchio (bridge with overpriced tourist items)
15:30 - 18:30 - return NE to Galleria delgi Uffizi (book ahead, collect tickets at Gate 3, closes 6:50pm, many rennaisance masterpieces). Photography not allowed.
18:30 - 20:00 - Immediately N of the gallery is Piazza della Signoria. Then, from the NW corner go N 100m on third street on the right is Cantinetta dei Verrazzano (a bakery on the outside but tables inside). 50m NW is Piazza Repubblica with shopping nearby. Multiple Choice:
- grab take away foccacia and go shopping
- sit down and eat and hope shops still open afterwards
- shop and hope restaurants still open after shopping and not starving
20:00 - 20:30 - Walk 1km back to hotel.
| See gallery Europe Day 6 - Florence |
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