Florence, Italy: Best Hotels, Restaurants, and Things to Do! Travel with Me!

Join me as I travel to the beautiful, timeless city of Florence!

Florence is a city that celebrates history on every corner. Once the home of the influential Medici family, it thrived as a centre of art, science, and philosophy from the 14th to 17th centuries. Visionaries such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Botticelli left their mark, shaping both the city’s identity and the course of Western culture; their legacy lives on through every piazza and fresco. Today, Florence feels like a living museum, seamlessly blending its historic treasures with modern life.

Places I stayed:
➡️ The Place Firenze: https://www.theplacefirenze.com/
➡️ Hotel Savoy, a Rocco Forte Hotel: https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hote...
➡️ Stella d'Italia: https://stelladitaliaflorence.com/
➡️ Hotel Calimala: https://www.hotelcalimala.com/

Places I dined:
🍽️ Saporium Firenze: https://www.saporium.com/firenze/
🍽️ Luca's Ristorante: https://www.lagemmahotel.com/lucasris...
🍽️ The Kitchen & The Bar at The Place Firenze: https://www.theplacefirenze.com/en/be...
🍽️ Meze Wild Dining at Hotel Calimala: https://www.mezefirenze.com/
🍽️ Irene Firenze: https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hote...
🍽️ Ristorante Angiolino: https://www.trattoriaangiolino.com/

Places I loved:
🖼️ Uffizi Gallery: https://www.uffizi.it/en
🖼️ Museo Novecento: https://www.museonovecento.it/en/
⛪️ The Duomo: https://duomo.firenze.it/en/discover/...
🌳 Giardino di Boboli: https://www.uffizi.it/en/boboli-garden
🌉 Ponte Vecchio: https://www.visitflorence.com/florenc...
🌇 Piazzale Michelangelo: https://www.visitflorence.com/florenc...
🌿 Fiesole: https://www.visitflorence.com/fiesole...
🌿 Pisa: https://www.opapisa.it/en/

Filmed in September / October 2025.

Much of my trip was booked via The Hotel Guru website: https://www.thehotelguru.com/en-gb

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