Originally Posted by
fishingfrye
What are the "big" things to see and do in Florence? We are planning on makeing a reservation to see David, but didn't know what else might need to go on our "must see and do" list. We have a few days to spend in Florence and Venice, before going on to Rome and are trying to split our time. Thanks for the help!
do you have any interests in Renaissance art, or is this sort of a bucket list of must sees and must do's? i am always curious about the people going to italy and gotta do the must sees. the uffizi is full of paintings of gutted saints. the pitti palace is full of portorates by van dyke. there are some church doors that are famous, a dome and the meeting house. the meeting house is famous cause that's where Hannibal Lecter guts and hangs pazzi. the whole place looks like a renaissance town. it is pretty much a replacement, as almost everything was blown to smithereens in ww II.