Florence - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some interesting/fun things to do in the area? Can you recommend any “hidden gems"?
Florence is a gem for art and history lovers, and the food--mostly Italian, of course--is quite good. Florence, I've read, has the best gelato in Italy and I'm inclined to agree based on two years of extensive "field research." Tuscany has lots of wonderful little towns to visit, the coast is just over an hour away and is lined with beaches, you can be almost anywhere in the country in a few hours by train, and don't forget the Italian Alps. - Aug 2015
Get a guidebook and a restaurant guide, and you may never want to leave. Museums, churches, history, hiking, skiing, beach...need I go on? - Sep 2007
