Florence
Renaissance architecture and world class art
Take flights to Florence for religious art and architecture, memorable markets and home-style Tuscan cuisine.
Things to do
Visit Florence’s 15th-century San Marco Monastery to admire Fra Angelico’s early Renaissance frescoes. A tranquil cloister leads to the monks’ dormitory, where meditative images from the life of Christ fill the sombre whitewashed walls with pastel colour.
Shopping
The friendly banter, hustle-bustle of people browsing and jumble of bargain-priced goods make San Lorenzo Market a highlight of any Florence city break. Haggle for leather handbags and flamboyant silk scarves at stalls lining Florence’s cobblestone backstreets surrounding San Lorenzo Basilica.
Restaurants
Recharge and relax after flights to Florence under the wooden beams or arched brick ceiling of a centuries-old trattoria. These convivial home-style restaurants serve grilled bistecca alla fiorentina steak and Chianti wines at long communal tables covered with chequered tablecloths.
Nightlife
Riverside bars serve free aperitif snacks, and arched windows cast flickering lights onto the River Arno flowing by. Clink glasses and say cin cin on your Florence holiday at wine bars spilling out onto lamp-lit piazzas..
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Florence. Book a Florence flight in March/April to see the Easter parade or in September to watch the Rificolona lantern festival.
Upcoming events
- Artisan Chocolate FairFeb 2012 (annual)
- ARTOUR-OMar 2012 (annual)
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Things to do
SpotlightUffizi Gallery
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SpotlightOfficina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
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