Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Day One
With only one day, you'll need to get cracking! Head to
Piazza della Repub-
blica
(
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)
for a caffeine hit at
Gilli
(
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)
or one of its historic
siblings, then make your way to the
Uffizi Gallery
(
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)
for a masterpiece-driven
introduction to Renaissance art. For lunch, join the city's fashionistas at
Gucci Museo
Caffè
(
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)
or grab a gourmet sandwich at
'Ino
(
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).
Piazza del Duomo is your next stop. Climb to the top of the dome or the
cam-
panile
(bell tower; only masochists need do both), marvel at the interior of the
duomo
(cathedral;
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) and
battistero
(baptistry), and admire the original
Door of
Paradise
at the Grande Museo del Duomo.
After all this, you'll deserve a drink and a meal. Saunter over the
Ponte Vecchio
(
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)
, admiring the sunset view from its central belvederes, and then
choose between
Le Volpi e l'Uva
(
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)
and
Il Santino
(
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)
for your
aperitivo
(pre-dinner drinks accompanied by cocktail snacks). For dinner, sample Modern
Tuscan cuisine at
iO Osteria Personale
(
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)
.
