Florence Travel Guides
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Florence with a baby or toddler: how to plan a perfect visit and love it – tips from a mama!
An Italian mama’s guide to plan a trip to Florence with a baby or toddler: need to know, baby friendly hotels, toddler friendly attractions in Florence and practical tips to enjoy your stay. Florence is one of the most famous cities in the world for art lovers, so if you are visiting Italy with a baby or toddlers, you may be wondering if Florence is the right destination for you. The doubt is fair: how does this city of art caters to families with littles? Can you bring a baby to the Uffizi? Climb the duomo with a toddler? Is there anything for toddlers to do, or will I be…
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How to get tickets to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and skip the line: 4 best ways for all budgets
Four best ways to get tickets to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence: official entry tickets, Uffizi tickets for kids, realiable third party ticket providers and Uffizi Tours with entrance tickets. The Uffizi Gallery are one of the most visited art museums in Italy and securing tickets ahead of time is paramount if you are to avoid long hours of standing in line at the ticket office on the day of your visit. Thankfully, getting skip-the-line tickets for the Uffizi is relaqtively easy and you don’t have to necessarily break the bank to get them either. The key to securing tickets for the Uffizi is booking early: if you book well…
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Outdoor swimming pools in Florence you’ll love this summer
A selections of the best swimming pools in Florence for hot summer days: pools, sports club, and water parks perfect for families. Florence can get really hot in summer and having access to a pool can make a real lifesaver. When the heat of July and August descends onto the city, sightseeing during the day can become impossible but, thankfully, Florence has lovely outdoors pools you can enjoy without advance planning and with kids! I have discovered the pleasures of Florence’s pools during a heatwave one summer: as 42C degrees burned the streets, we found refuge in pools that were nothing less than blissful. These are our tried and tested…