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Rich in history, art and culture, Florence is a city that is very hard to keep up in a single day. A visit to the Uffizi museum alone could easily eat a day or two in a route.

If you’re lucky enough to visit Florence for the first time, but the misfortune of having one day to enjoy the joys of this city, be sure to have a plan.

So let me be your guide for days and takes you on a whistle stop tour of the sights and sounds of Florence. I can not promise that the Galleria degli Uffizi, in a day, but I hope at the end of the journey, you think you’ve seen the best of the city. His only problem is deciding when to come back for more!

The first thing you need before starting the tour is a map of the city. The center of Florence is fairly compact, so the best way to watch without missing a thing is on foot. If you do not have a map or a guide, and youre not the type that enjoys aimless wandering, make your first stop in a day of tourist offices, where you can download a free map of Florence.

It ’started in the main square, one can easily detect the famous cathedral with its magnificent terracotta colorful cupola. If there are early enough to avoid the crowds and feel you can handle the 463 steps Id recommend starting your tour by climbing to the top of a breathtaking view over the city. The Cathedral is probably the most distinctive feature of the profile of Florence and is the result of years of work for six centuries.

Once you have taken into account, breathing with a walk in the streets around the cathedral and then take a trip to Piazza della Signoria. Here is a unique outdoor sculpture gallery, like the Neptunes Fountain and a copy of the famous statue of David. Will also find the Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) here. E ‘was built in the early 14 and still used today for its original purpose hall.

Right next to the building is in the Uffizi, with its unique collection of Renaissance art. If you’re an art lover, do not want to miss the Uffizi Gallery, but nothing that can be easily treated in a short space of 2 hours!

In addition to the Uffizi and the Arno River with its many bridges. If you take a right into Ponte Vecchio, the famous bridge that houses a large number of jewelers and jewelry shops, with its medieval bridge, labs imminent. The bridge was built in 1345 and is the only bridge over the Arno, which was not destroyed during the Second World War.

Once across the bridge, you arrive in the area called Oltrano, literally, the Arno. Here you will find the Palazzo Pitti, an enormous 16th century palace. The palace was originally home to the Medici family that ruled Florence between 1434 and 1743 and today houses several important museums and galleries.

You can decide to end the day with a relaxing stroll through the Boboli Gardens, which can be accessed through the Palazzo Pitti. These gardens were built in 1550 for the Medici a year after I bought the Palazzo Pitti, and open to the public in 1766. Many parts of the garden, offers a breathtaking view of Florence and a haven after a day in the city.

If you have time, its value to see the Ponte Vecchio at sunset, followed by a walk on the bridge at night when the lights are reflected on the bridge over the River Arno and everything seems almost magical.

Finally, do not forget to take a break from the resort for lunch or a drink at a sidewalk CAF will take some time to enjoy the climate, not a place to observe people.