There's a famous French saying that goes, 'Visit Florence and die'. If the inhabitants of the country that has the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame think so highly of this Italian city, then it must really be one hell of a beautiful place. As I have found out for myself, the French are totally right. Florence is bellissima indeed.
But before I wow you with the pictures, let's start with the logistics first, where to stay. I recommend the Hotel Medici Florence, a quaint 2-star hotel that charged us 55 euros a night. It's cheap, comfortable, clean and comes equipped with just the basics.
Our room was on the 5th floor, which has a small terrace shared with other rooms. We didn't have any air conditioning and it was quite hot (we were there during the summer) but the terrace had this view.
The Hotel Medici is just a corner away from the heart of Florence, the Cathedrale Sta Maria del Fiore, which you probably know by it's more famous name, the Duomo.
So who needs aircon when you have this location and this view?
There's also a rooftop terrace where you can eat your takeaway pizzas and gelatos while swooning at the Duomo
Or at the Palazzo Vecchio
The staff--Mauricio, some dreadlocked guy and a young guy in his early 20's--were really nice and made good recommendations about where to eat. The only setback is the parking. If you're going to Florence by car, be prepared to pay at least 20 euros for 24-hour parking. We stayed there for 3 days so we paid almost 100 euros (sigh). The hotel will arrange to have your car towed to a parking garage. You don't need a vehicle to go around Florence since everything worth seeing is within walking distance.
Now that we're done with where to stay, I'll move on to another logistics in my next post, where to eat (mmmmmmm).
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