Three days: the Duomo and historic centre, Uffizi or Accademia, then Oltrarno, Santo Spirito, San Niccolò and a slower Tuscan dinner.
Antipode itinerary planner
Florence
Itinerary Planner
A design-led Florence itinerary planner for Renaissance streets, hotels, churches, museums, trattorie, wine bars, shopping, walking routes, practical notes and a free downloadable mobile-first PDF.
Antipode itinerary planner
Florence
Travel Guide
Travel Guide
Quick answers
Plan the first decision well.
A useful Florence itinerary starts with museum timing, walking routes and the right side of the river. Use this planner for the big choices, then download the free PDF for a lighter mobile reference.
Centro Storico for a first visit, Santa Croce for food and craft, Santo Spirito for local evenings, San Frediano for makers, and San Niccolò for a quieter hill-side rhythm.
Build a draft itinerary, save a shortlist, download the PDF and keep the page for planning before the trip.
Overview
Plan Florence by rhythm.
Florence works best when you stop treating it as one monument list. Build the trip around one or two neighbourhoods per day, then let churches, museums, markets, bridges, workshops, wine bars and river walks connect naturally.
Centro Storico, Oltrarno or Santa Croce
Choose your base by mood: Centro Storico monuments, Oltrarno craft, Santa Croce food or San Niccolò calm.
Markets, wine bars and one serious table
Build the trip around one museum slot, a market lunch, a neighbourhood wine bar and one polished dinner.
Walking, museum and bridge logic
Walk in compact loops, book the major museums early, then cross the Arno when the centre feels too dense.
Build a personal Florence list
Use the tools below to save neighbourhoods, routes, products and ideas into a trip drawer.
Downloadable guide
Preview the PDF before you download it.
The PDF is a mobile-first Florence travel guide with itinerary logic, neighbourhoods, hotels, food, museums, makers, walking notes and Antipode field notes.
- A polished mobile-first Florence itinerary planner.
- Neighbourhood-led planning for first-time and repeat visitors.
- Designed to be saved on a phone before and during the trip.
Free edition39 pagesApprox. 2.9 MBUpdated June 2026
Cover
Itinerary
Food
Notes
Interactive tools
Build your Florence itinerary.
Choose your base, build a 72-hour Florence plan, shape your arrival route, find a shopping mood and save ideas into your trip drawer.
Tool dock
Each tool creates a personalised output that can be saved to the guide, city products and trip planning.
01Neighbourhood matcher
0272-hour builder
03Arrival planner
04Shopping finder
05Save my trip
Neighbourhood matcher
Choose your travel style and get a suggested Florence base.
Florence itinerary builder
Choose trip length, mood and pace to generate a simple Florence plan.
Arrival planner
Get a simple arrival suggestion for Florence Airport, Pisa Airport, Santa Maria Novella or a late arrival.
Shopping finder
Choose a shopping mood and get a suggested Florence route.
Crawlable itineraries
Florence itinerary ideas by trip length.
These static routes make the page useful even before a visitor opens the tool. They also give search engines clear answers for Florence itinerary searches.
Florence 3 day itinerary
Day one: Duomo, Baptistery, San Lorenzo and a relaxed aperitivo. Day two: Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Oltrarno and Santo Spirito. Day three: Accademia or Santa Croce, San Niccolò, Piazzale Michelangelo and a slower Tuscan dinner.
Florence weekend itinerary
Use one monument-led day for the Duomo, San Lorenzo, Uffizi or Accademia, then one slower Oltrarno day for Santo Spirito, workshops, gardens, bridges and wine.
Florence 5 day itinerary
Add Santa Croce, San Frediano, Boboli or Bardini Gardens, Fiesole, a maker-led shopping route and one looser day for churches, food markets and weather changes.
City shortlist
Choose a layer, then save your places.
Use the shortlist as an editorial map: switch between museums, hotels, food, bars, shopping and walks, then save the Florence ideas that fit your trip.
Slow high-street morning
Use the Duomo, Baptistery, Palazzo Medici Riccardi and San Lorenzo as a compact first Florence orientation.
Oltrarno craft and church route
Pair Santo Spirito, Pitti, workshops, small churches and river crossings for a slower Florence day.
Quiet design base
Choose this for small hotels, makers, wine bars, workshops and a softer rhythm across the Arno.
River culture base
Good for river walks, gardens, hill views, quieter evenings and a scenic walking rhythm.
Market lunch anchor
Use Mercato Centrale or Sant’Ambrogio as a grazing stop, then build toward Santa Croce or the river.
Dense dinner grid
Santa Croce works for trattorie, wine bars, leather workshops and a compact after-dark circuit.
Polished cocktail hour
Use the historic centre for hotel bars, classic aperitivo rooms, dressed-up drinks and a more ceremonial evening.
Oltrarno late evening
Dinner, wine, music and bars in a loose Oltrarno route rather than a single formal stop.
Books, design and useful objects
Choose paper, leather, ceramics, books and understated objects that carry Florence home.
Independent retail
A stronger browsing layer for leather, paper, ceramics, vintage, small makers and street texture.
River walk east
Best from late afternoon: Piazza della Signoria, San Niccolò, Uffizi, the river and Boboli Gardens.
Hill and village loop
A slower hill day for San Miniato, Piazzale Michelangelo, gardens, river air and a break from the dense centre.
Neighbourhoods
Where to base yourself.
Choose the neighbourhood by the kind of Florence trip you want, not only by distance to landmarks.
Centro Storico
Duomo, Baptistery, San Lorenzo, major museums, hotel access and the most convenient first Florence base.
Oltrarno
Restaurants, wine bars, late dinners, palazzi, hotel bars and dense central walking.
Santa Croce
Trattorie, leather workshops, Sant’Ambrogio, bars, smaller hotels and easy movement back into the centre.
San Niccolò
Santo Spirito, San Frediano, Pitti, workshops, gardens, river crossings and one of the easiest slower Florence walks.
About this planner
A Florence itinerary planner built around real movement.
Use this page as a practical planning layer before you travel, then keep the PDF as a lighter mobile reference during the trip.
How to use the Florence itinerary planner
Start with where to stay, then build each day around one main pocket. Florence is compact but dense, so the planner favours connected routes: Duomo to San Lorenzo, Uffizi to Oltrarno, Santa Croce to Sant’Ambrogio, or San Niccolò to the hill views.
What the free Florence travel guide PDF adds
The downloadable guide gives you a compact version of the itinerary logic, neighbourhood notes, food and drink ideas, shopping routes, museum prompts and practical field notes. Use the page for planning and the PDF for quick reference on the move.
Where to stay in Florence
For a first trip, choose a base that reduces friction. Centro Storico is useful, Oltrarno is design-rich, Santa Croce is food-led, San Frediano is creative and local, and San Niccolò works if you want quieter evenings and hill walks.
How to get around Florence
Walk between areas, use taxis sparingly, and avoid criss-crossing the city at peak museum hours. The best Florence days are not point-to-point checklists; they are compact routes with one strong anchor and several nearby stops.
What makes this different
This is not a directory. It is a decision tool: choose a base, shape a route, save the useful ideas, then use the free PDF as a mobile companion while travelling.
Florence City Edition
Objects for the city.
The guide connects naturally to Antipode products: coordinates, travel cards, city objects and printable reminders of place.
43.77°N
11.25°E
11.25°E
Coordinate print
A minimal Florence coordinate print for the city edition.
MEL
TAG
TAG
Luggage tag
A city luggage tag concept for frequent travellers and guide users.
MUSEUM
PASS
PASS
Packing card
A printable or physical card for museums, churches, queues and long stone-street walks.
CITY
PDF
Free PDF
A compact Florence guide with itinerary logic, neighbourhoods, hotels, food and practical notes.
FAQ
Florence itinerary questions.
Useful answers for travellers choosing how to use the planner and guide.
How many days do you need in Florence?
Three days is enough for a strong first visit if you book the major museums and keep each day geographically tight. Five days gives you more room for Oltrarno, Santa Croce, gardens, Fiesole and slower food-led neighbourhoods.
Where should first-time visitors stay in Florence?
Centro Storico, Oltrarno, Santa Croce, San Frediano and San Niccolò all work well depending on whether you prefer monuments, design shops, food, wine bars, museums or quieter river walks.
Is Florence easy to get around?
Yes, but the best trips are built almost entirely around walking. Keep each day compact, book museum windows carefully and cross the river when the central streets feel too dense.
What should you pack?
Comfortable shoes, a light layer, modest church-ready clothing, a small umbrella and a bag that works for museums, markets, churches and long walks.
