The famous Uffizi gallery, where masterpieces by Botticelli, Caravaggio, Rubens, and more will keep you occupied for hours. Expert tip: Pre-book online to beat the queue: telegraph.co.uk/florenceguide
Enjoy an aperitivo either in one of the bars and cafés that line Piazza Santo Spirito, or at Le Volpi e l’Uva with its carefully chosen selection of wines by the glass.
Stroll across this ancient bridge, where despite the tourist tack most of the shops that line the sides belong to proper goldsmiths who have plied their trade here since at least 1345.
