J K Place Firenze

Activities

• Sip cocktails on the rooftop terrace, gawping at the tri-coloured marble façade of the Duomo just a few streets away
  
  
• Climb to the top of the Duomo for a bird’s eye view of the city - you'll have to queue if you visit in season
  
  
• Spend at least half a day in the ultimate Renaissance picture collection: the Uffizi (you can book in advance)
  
  
• And the same amid the sculptures of the Bargello museum
  
  
• Culture vultures can choose from 6 more museums in the Palazzo Pitti, and any number of sculpture-filled piazzas
  
  
• Amble over the Ponte Vecchio at sunset, admiring the silvery river Arno and the golden sparkle of jewellers’ shops
  
  
• Then lose yourself in the medieval streets of the Oltrarno (south bank), traditionally home to Florence's milliners, silk-weavers and leather-makers - many of whom are still in business
  
  
• Via Tornabuoni is a fashionista's dream: Florence's shops are among the world's most covetable. And don't miss the perfumier Officina Profumo di Santa Maria Novella on Via della Scala for its frescoes and chandeliers
  
  
• Ride through the city in a horse-drawn carriage, stopping to choose an ice-cream from the hundreds of flavours