Spot a Florence Uffizi line
Walk to the Uffizi Gallery and photograph the queue at the entrance or the colonnade itself. Even from outside, the colonnade between the Arno and the Palazzo Vecchio is iconic.
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Spot a bistecca alla fiorentina
Find a bistecca alla fiorentina (giant T-bone steak) on a restaurant menu or table. Photograph the slab.
Spot a Chianti wine bottle
Find a Chianti bottle (with the black rooster Gallo Nero seal for Chianti Classico) in a shop or restaurant. Photograph the rooster.
Spot a David replica
Find Michelangelo's David (a replica in Piazza della Signoria, the original in the Accademia or a souvenir-shop apron). The marble man is everywhere. Photograph him.
Spot a Florence carriage (carrozza)
Find a horse-drawn carrozza waiting near the Duomo or Piazza della Repubblica. Photograph the carriage.
Spot a Florence cobblestone
Find a Florence pietra serena cobblestone street. Photograph a stretch of the stone leading toward a landmark.
Spot a Florence gelato cone
Find a gelato cone with at least two flavours at a Florence gelateria (Vivoli, Gelateria dei Neri, Perché No, Carapina). Photograph the cone.
Spot a Florence street artist easel
In Piazza degli Uffizi find a street artist sketching tourists or selling watercolours. Photograph the easel.
Spot a Florence street lantern
Find a wrought-iron Florentine street lantern hanging from a stone wall in the centro storico. Photograph the lantern against the stone.
Spot a Florence terracotta-tile roof view
Climb to Piazzale Michelangelo or any high vantage point and photograph the sea of terracotta-tile roofs with the Duomo and Campanile poking out.
Spot a Florentine pasta dish
Find a Tuscan pasta dish (pappardelle al cinghiale with wild boar, pici cacio e pepe, ribollita as a starter) on a trattoria table. Photograph the plate.
Spot a leather shop
Find a Florence leather shop with jackets, bags or wallets in the window (the San Lorenzo market and the Oltrarno have dozens). Photograph the leather.
Spot a panino (Tuscan sandwich)
Find a Tuscan panino (often porchetta, prosciutto and pecorino on a soft schiacciata bread) at a shop like All'Antico Vinaio. Photograph the sandwich.
Spot a pecorino cheese wheel
Find a Tuscan pecorino cheese wheel in a cheese-shop window or market stall. Photograph the wax-rimmed wheel.
Spot a Ponte Vecchio jewellery window
On the Ponte Vecchio find a jewellery-shop window with gold rings, brooches or Florentine cameo work. Photograph the window.
Spot a Renaissance fresco facade
Find a building with painted Renaissance frescoes on the exterior facade (Borgo Albizi has examples). Photograph the painting.
Spot a Tuscan-flag yellow lily
Find the Florence symbol (a red fleur-de-lis / giglio on white) on a flag, plaque, manhole cover or souvenir. Photograph the lily.
Spot a Vespa parked on a Florentine street
Find a Vespa parked on a cobblestone street in the centro storico. Photograph the scooter.
Spot a wine window (buchette del vino)
Find a wine window (small medieval shutter in a wall, once used to serve wine directly to passers-by). Photograph the small wooden door.
Spot an Italian flag in Florence
Find an Italian tricolor flag (green-white-red) flying on a Florence building. Photograph it.
Spot Giotto's Bell Tower
Find the Campanile di Giotto on Piazza del Duomo, the marble bell tower next to the cathedral. Photograph the patterned facade.
Spot Palazzo Vecchio crenellations
Find the Palazzo Vecchio facade and its battlement crenellations on top of the Arnolfo Tower. Photograph the tower against the sky.
Spot Piazza della Signoria statues
Walk to Piazza della Signoria and find one of the statues (Neptune Fountain, the David replica, the Loggia dei Lanzi figures). Photograph one.
Spot the Baptistry doors (Gates of Paradise)
Find the gilded bronze doors of the Baptistry (Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise replica). Photograph the panels.
Spot the Boboli Gardens or Pitti
Walk across the Arno to Palazzo Pitti and find the rustic stone facade or the Boboli garden entrance. Photograph the facade or gardens.
Spot the Calcio Storico jersey
Find a souvenir or jersey of Calcio Storico Fiorentino (the historic Florentine football, played in costume on Piazza Santa Croce). Photograph the medieval jersey.
Spot the Duomo dome
Find a view of Brunelleschi's red-tile dome on the Duomo from any vantage point. Photograph the dome with the lantern on top.
Spot the Ponte Vecchio
Walk to the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno and find the row of jewellery shops on the bridge. Photograph the bridge from upstream or downstream.
Spot the Porcellino bronze boar
Walk to Mercato Nuovo (the Straw Market) and find Il Porcellino, the bronze boar fountain. Rub his nose for luck. Photograph the polished snout.
Spot the San Lorenzo Market stall
Walk into the Mercato Centrale di San Lorenzo and find a stall with prosciutto, pecorino or olive oil. Photograph the stall.