We have visited this beautiful garden (Giardino all'Italiana) with our history of art teacher…read moreCaterina and fell in love with it ! It is just 20 minutes by bus from the center of Florence, but it is really a dnother world, you are surrounded by beauty - ideal also to take a book with you and just enjoy the place.

I uncovered this amazing market by mistake. The market is inside an average sized building near…read moreBasilica San Lorenzo. The Market is quite big and has a variety of vendors inside and there are stalls outside the building as well. This is where I found the cheapest souvenirs to buy. It's a great market to visit!

Please come here. Not extensive, but well worth it. It's free, just have to sign the guestbook, and…read moreit's right around the corner from Santa Croce. Beautiful frescoes on the life of John the Baptist, with Faith, Charity, Justice, and Hope thrown in for good measure.