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Day 10: Florence
... Michelangelo, which is on the top of a hill and overlooks the entirety of Florence across the river. My God, was it beautiful. Not only could we see the whole city, but also tumbling Tuscan hills with Cyprus trees and an old city wall unrolling into the distance. Not a bad couple of hours to spend in the afternoon. The hike up to Piazzale Michelangelo was strenuous, so we took our time coming back down the hill and across the river on our way to Santa Croce, a cathedral that houses ...
Day 9: Florence
Today was a full walking day around Florence. The crowds here are worse than they've been anywhere so far, but it may be because it was a beautiful Sunday and it's a small city, so it feels more cramped. We started off by walking to the Duomo, which is the domed focal point of the city, with a tower, cathedral and baptistery. The cathedral was in mass when we were there, so we decided to come back another time to see the inside, ...
Assassino
... through the shops on the Ponte Vecchio and grabbing some postcards and a magnet, we found a nice little side street restaurant with free wifi and the waiter had an iPad to display the menu items. We decided to sit outside and ordered a €26/500g steak between us, but within minutes the wind became unbearable and knocked over a 2L display bottle of wine and a lamp so we decided to move it indoors. The steak was amazing, ...
Day 78 - Evil weevils
... add up!
After scoffing down some much needed food, and arranging new accommodation we grabbed some groceries and headed back to the apartment. Cooking tea later that night, I had to dodge the moths falling from the ceiling into the frying pan – it was so awful. We watched the final of the soccer and sadly Italy lost to Spain! I couldn’t wait for the day to be over so we could move out of this disastrous ...
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... really rich and creamy. I want to go back and buy some to spread on bread. Then, our teacher took us to a local shop that’s really well known for their black truffle. We sampled little sandwiches with black truffle spread and sparkling white wine.
Last Wednesday was the start of the 5-day gelato festival (aka my dream come true) For 15 euro, you got a pass with 5 tickets to redeem for 5 different cups of gelato, specially made by professional ...
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Other places to stay in Florence
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Villa Camerata Youth Hostel
Viale Augusto Righi 2/4., Florence | Hostelfrom $48 -
Florence Room B&B
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostelfrom $101 -
Hostel Santa Monaca
Oltrarno, Florence | Hostelfrom $31 -
Il Ghiro
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostelfrom $64 -
7 Santi Hostel
Viale dei Mille, 11, Florence | Hostelfrom $35 -
Plus Florence
San Marco, Florence | 1 star hostel -
Hostel Archi Rossi
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostelfrom $58 -
Ostello Gallo d'Oro
San Marco, Florence | Hostelfrom $49 -
Eurostudent Home
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel$89 average -
International Student House Florence
San Marco, Florence | Hostelfrom $49 -
Cimarosa Harmony
Santa Maria Novella, Florence | Hostelfrom $71 -
Ciao Hostel
Santa Maria Novella, Florence | Hostelfrom $53 -
Emerald Fields Youth Hostel
Via Poliziano 1, Florence | Hostelfrom $56 -
Locanda Starlight Hostel
Via Guelfa 59 , Florence | Hostelfrom $57 -
Riverbanks Hostel
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel -
Alekin Hostel
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel$87 average -
Afossi Hostel House
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostelfrom $79 -
Backpackers Florence Central
Borgo Santa Croce,11, Florence | Hostelfrom $44 -
Backpackers Florence Hostel-Ponte Vecchio
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel -
Ospitale Delle Rifiorenze
Oltrarno, Florence | Hostel -
Bbh Bed And Bed House Firenze
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel -
Tre Gigli
Historic District/City Center, Florence | Hostel -
Istituto Gould
Oltrarno, Florence | Hostel -
Mia Cara/Archi Rossi Hostel
Via Faenza 58, Florence | Hostel -
Pensionato Pio X
South Florence, Florence | Hostel -
Casa della Giovane
Via F Corridoni 29, Florence | Hostel
