Florence travel guide

The Florence Travel Guide from The Great Hotels Organisation is free for all Florence travellers.

Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany famed for its delicious food and gently rolling hills studded with olive groves. Tourists in Florence come to appreciate its exceptional artistic heritage, home to the forefathers of the renaissance including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. It houses many of the greatest and most iconic works of art and sculpture in the world. Florence is fairly small and compact, and with its narrow maze of mediaeval streets and charming piazzas is best explored on foot.

Florence Travel Highlights

Learn more about the best Florence tourist attractions with these web sites:

• The Duomo
• Piazza Della Signoria
• San Lorenzo and the Mercato Centrale
• Santa Croce
• Santa Maria Novella
• Galleria dell’Accademia
• Fiesole
• Ponte Vecchio

Florence Tourist Travel Guide

The Great Hotels Organisation has searched Florence for the best hotels for the most discerning travellers. The following Florence hotels are part of an international network of the world's best hotels, they are chosen to make your Florence travel a uniquely interesting and pleasurable experience.

Hotels for Florence Travellers

Florence travellers! Start planning your perfect trip to Florence with our hand-picked Florence hotel collections:

Click here to explore all Great Hotels of the World in Florence

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The following weather conditions are supplied to help you match temperature and rainfall possibilities around Florence against your chosen travel dates. Please remember that this chart is based on averages.

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