Florence is a very subtle, mild city. The main thing about it is the old town, which is huge and seriously spectacular if you enjoy walks and relaxed picture-taking. The most amazing moment there took place when it started raining. The reflections of all the buildings on the wet streets were intensified by the sun that was still outside the range of the clouds. It created an effect that can’t be seen in any other kind of weather. The oldest bridge in Florence is a sight to behold. It’s built up with shops and houses. It really shows that The high point of Florence was during the renaissance. That’s when most of the stuff here was built. There’s loads of churches and ornate houses. On the south bank of the river, there is a huge palace which used to belong to the Medici family. These ballers pretty much ruled the country for like two hundred years. Next to the palace, they had a garden which is now filled with ancient and modern sculptures, fountains, hills, valleys, just because. It was raining when we explored the garden, but on such a hot day it was just what the doctor ordered.
The food in Florence is pretty damn great. Everything from the pasta in small family restaurants in the old town, to homemade gelato in innumerable flavours, to pizza sold by 100gram at local grocery stores, everything is fresh, natural, and delicious. Obviously that doesn’t include the various steakhouses and tourist trap snack bars scattered around the town. I wouldn’t touch that stuff.
The outer parts of the town are more like a normal town with a few older buildings here and there.