There’s an online high resolution photo gallery of our trip available here.
This post is the table of contents for all the articles I wrote about our October, 2024, trip to Florence, Venice and Rome.
- Day 1, A Day in Rome before going to Florence
- Day 1, Hello, Florence!
- Day 2, the Boboli Gardens
- Day 3, the Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking Florence and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
- Day 4, the Museo Galileo
- Day 5, the Palazzo Vecchio and the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
- Day 6, the Uffizi Galleries
- Day 7, the Medici Riccardi Palace and David
- Day 8, Goodbye, Florence, Hello Venice!
- Day 9, Going to the Doges
- Day 10, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Gallerie dell’Accademia
- Day 11, Roma Here We Come
- Day 12, Walkabout in Rome
- Day 13, Exploring Fora
Here are the hotels we stayed at, all of which were excellent.
Layover in Rome: Garden’s Elide (Via Firenze, 47, 00184 Rome). Clean, comfortable and close to the Roma Termini train station. More like and Air BnB than a “real” hotel
Florence: Hotel Relais Il Cestello (Piazza di Cestello 9, 50124 Florence). On the quiet side of the Arno River. Walking distance to most everything. Very helpful staff.
Venice: Residenza Venezia (Ruga do Pozzi, 4163, 30121 Venice). About a 20 minute walk from the train station, but you can take a water bus instead. Very helpful staff.
Rome: L’obelisque maison de luxe (Via Gregoriana 5 A, 00187 Rome). Close to the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. Lots of stores and restaurants nearby.
