Florence is a city for walking. It is a city for studying history. It is a city for watching the Italians. It is a city for fun and food.

To stroll along the river is to watch the city from a distance and then approach and make a new discovery. The river flows slowly and does not make you feel that it is important to hurry to discover all this beautiful area has to offer.

  

The museums and courtyards are easily accessible. Walking is the way to see and feel the city.

  

   

  

Climb the hills and wander up the pathways to the park overlooking the city. You will find David but it is only a replica of this most loved work of art.

  

 

  

   

  The old of the city contrasts with the new. You stroll around a corner and suddenly a billboard leaps at you with a message. It is difficult to understand at first but then with time you understand that this is Italy. They revere their past but are not afraid to show they're a part of the modern world.