Get to know Florence with the perfect balance of art, history, views and gelato in just one day.
So you're just here for the day, perhaps even on the spur of the moment, which is really a pity as you'll find you will want to stay longer, but if time is ticking and you must just spend one day here, this is a guide to how to take in the best of the city without wasting time waiting in lines for museums – save the galleries for the next time you're here when you have more time!
Florence is a city best explored on foot, it is the perfect walkable size and there is so much to see at street level. Your walk starts at the Duomo.