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City guide · Florence, Italy · 2026

Florence in 3 days: itinerary and top spots

Updated · 29 spots · open in 2025–26

Florence, Italy. From 29 spots whose locations we've checked, we picked a full 3-day route (not counting arrival and departure days) and the top 8 in each category. The areas you'll keep coming back to: Signoria · Santa Maria Novella · Duomo.

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🗺️ A 3-day route

Each day: two sights, one meal, one hot spot and one evening stop, grouped by neighbourhood so you can walk from one to the next.

Day 1 about 4h 50m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Florence Cathedral (Duomo)Duomo🏛️ Sight

    Brunelleschi's dome is 463 steps; dome climbs need a timed booking

  2. Lunch
    Caffè GilliPiazza della Repubblica🍜 Food

    Historic café dating from 1733; cheaper standing at the bar

  3. Afternoon
    Mercato Nuovo (Il Porcellino)Signoria✨ Hot spot

    Leather stalls under a loggia; rub the bronze boar's nose to return

  4. Late afternoon
    Piazza della SignoriaSignoria🏛️ Sight

    Open-air sculpture: the David copy, Neptune Fountain and Loggia dei Lanzi

  5. Evening
    Ponte Santa TrinitaArno riverside🌙 Night

    Best spot to see Ponte Vecchio lit at dusk; riverside stroll

Day 2 about 4h 45m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Giotto's CampanileDuomo🏛️ Sight

    414 steps up for a face-on view of the dome

  2. Lunch
    Trattoria MarioSan Lorenzo🍜 Food

    Shared-table trattoria by the market since 1953; lunch only

  3. Afternoon
    Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria NovellaSanta Maria Novella✨ Hot spot

    Monastic pharmacy open since 1612; perfumes and creams to gift

  4. Late afternoon
    Santa Maria NovellaSanta Maria Novella🏛️ Sight

    Gothic church by the station; Masaccio's Holy Trinity fresco

  5. Evening
    Piazza Santo SpiritoOltrarno🌙 Night

    Oltrarno square of bars; the locals' spot for an aperitivo

Day 3 about 4h 30m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Baptistery of St JohnDuomo🏛️ Sight

    The 'Gates of Paradise' doors are copies; originals are in the Duomo museum

  2. Lunch
    Mercato CentraleSan Lorenzo🍜 Food

    Produce downstairs, food hall upstairs; try a lampredotto sandwich

  3. Afternoon
    Via de' TornabuoniTornabuoni✨ Hot spot

    Florence's luxury street, home to Ferragamo's palazzo headquarters

  4. Late afternoon
    Ponte VecchioArno riverside🏛️ Sight

    Medieval bridge lined with jewellers; quietest early in the morning

  5. Evening
    Piazzale MichelangeloSan Niccolò🌙 Night

    Florence's classic sunset view; arrive 30 min before sundown

🍜 Where to eat in Florence: top 8

Specific restaurants, markets and food halls. Where there are queues, go right after opening.

  1. Mercato CentraleSan LorenzoIn the route

    Produce downstairs, food hall upstairs; try a lampredotto sandwich

  2. All'Antico VinaioSanta Croce

    Famous giant schiacciata sandwiches; long but fast-moving line

  3. Trattoria MarioSan LorenzoIn the route

    Shared-table trattoria by the market since 1953; lunch only

  4. Trattoria SostanzaSanta Maria Novella

    Old-school trattoria for butter chicken and T-bone steak; reserve

  5. Il LatiniSanta Maria Novella

    Classic spot for bistecca alla fiorentina; long dinner queues

  6. VivoliSanta Croce

    One of Florence's oldest gelaterias, steps from Santa Croce

  7. Mercato di Sant'AmbrogioSant'Ambrogio

    Locals' food market with fewer crowds; go in the morning

  8. Caffè GilliPiazza della RepubblicaIn the route

    Historic café dating from 1733; cheaper standing at the bar

✨ Florence hot spots: top 8

Trendy neighbourhoods, cafés, photo spots and complexes for the daytime.

  1. Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria NovellaSanta Maria NovellaIn the route

    Monastic pharmacy open since 1612; perfumes and creams to gift

  2. Via de' TornabuoniTornabuoniIn the route

    Florence's luxury street, home to Ferragamo's palazzo headquarters

  3. The Mall FirenzeLeccio

    Luxury outlet village outside town; shuttle buses from the city

  4. Mercato Nuovo (Il Porcellino)SignoriaIn the route

    Leather stalls under a loggia; rub the bronze boar's nose to return

🌙 Florence at night: top 8

Bars, izakaya and night views — one to end the evening.

  1. Piazzale MichelangeloSan NiccolòIn the route

    Florence's classic sunset view; arrive 30 min before sundown

  2. Piazza Santo SpiritoOltrarnoIn the route

    Oltrarno square of bars; the locals' spot for an aperitivo

  3. Ponte Santa TrinitaArno riversideIn the route

    Best spot to see Ponte Vecchio lit at dusk; riverside stroll

🏛️ Top sights in Florence

The places most first-timers don’t want to miss. Add a day in the app for the ones not in the route.

  1. Florence Cathedral (Duomo)DuomoIn the route

    Brunelleschi's dome is 463 steps; dome climbs need a timed booking

  2. Giotto's CampanileDuomoIn the route

    414 steps up for a face-on view of the dome

  3. Baptistery of St JohnDuomoIn the route

    The 'Gates of Paradise' doors are copies; originals are in the Duomo museum

  4. Uffizi GallerySignoria

    Botticelli's Birth of Venus; book ahead, closed Mondays

  5. Ponte VecchioArno riversideIn the route

    Medieval bridge lined with jewellers; quietest early in the morning

  6. Piazza della SignoriaSignoriaIn the route

    Open-air sculpture: the David copy, Neptune Fountain and Loggia dei Lanzi

  7. Palazzo VecchioSignoria

    Town hall and museum; Hall of the Five Hundred and tower views

  8. Galleria dell'AccademiaSan Marco

    Michelangelo's original David; book ahead, closed Mondays

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