CurrencyEuro (€)AirportFLR — Amerigo Vespucci, 5 km from the centrePeak seasonApr–Jun & Sep–OctSchengenvisa-free up to 90 days for many nationalitiesLanguageItalian — English widely spoken in the centreGetting aroundthe historic centre is almost entirely on foot
An independent Florence guide — Vol. 1

Florence, catalogued properly.

Sights, stays, day trips and food — filed like a museum index, not a blog feed. Built for people who want the real answer fast, not ten ads before it.

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8Departments
1,000+Goal
Totally Florence — the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Giotto's Campanile
§ 01 — The Index

Everything, filed by department

Each card is a whole section of the site. We opened with the essentials in each — new entries are added most weeks.

CAT. 01 · PLAN🧭

Plan your trip

Weather, getting there, getting around, itineraries and budgets — the logistics, sorted.

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CAT. 02 · STAY🛎️

Where to stay

Which neighbourhood suits you, how to choose a hotel, and when an apartment makes more sense.

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CAT. 03 · SEE & DO🏛️

See & do

The Duomo, the Uffizi, the David — plus the things most visitors walk straight past.

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CAT. 04 · TOURS🚗

Tours & day trips

Siena, Pisa, Cinque Terre and Chianti — how to do them by train, by tour, or by car.

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CAT. 05 · FOOD🍝

Food & wine

What Tuscan food actually is, where locals eat, and how to read a Florentine menu.

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CAT. 06 · CULTURE🎭

Culture & history

The Medici, the Renaissance, and how to visit respectfully — the story behind the sights.

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§ 00 — Beyond the centre

Jump straight to a day trip

Florence is compact, but Tuscany is enormous. These are the trips people ask about most.

We're starting small, on purpose

63 pages live. Goal: 1,000+.

Totally Florence launched with a full set of essentials across all eight departments rather than one deep department and seven empty ones, then added ten more pages in week two. Each card on the index page grows on its own — day trips, restaurants, neighbourhood guides — without changing how the site is organised.

63 pages liveGoal: 1,000+

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New pages, most weeks

Totally Florence is a growing index — every week brings a few more guides, day trips and neighbourhood notes.

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