FLORENCE: 10 places TOURISTS DON’T KNOW | Florence hidden gems
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Florence, the world capital of the arts, is a fantastic place!
Here we present 💎 10 hidden gems 💎 in Florence to escape the crowds!
Indeed the main points of attraction in Florence are always invaded by millions of tourists every year.
Follow our advice to discover more sites of Florence 😉
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Florence’s hidden gems in this video:
00:40 - Wine windows
01:24 - San Miniato al Monte Abbey
01:55 - Sant'Ambrogio Market
02:42 - Vasari Corridor & Santa Felicita Church
03:33 - Ancient Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella
04:28 - San Lorenzo complex
05:31 - Santa Trinita Bridge
06:15 - Oltrarno
06:58 - Orsanmichele Church
07:30 - Ognissanti Church
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My favorite, non touristy place, is the Bardini Gardens in the Oltrarno. Exquisite gardens, magnificent views and a lovely cafe at the top to enjoy views of Florence.
Great tip, thanks!
wow Giulia, that was so informative and well presented, thank you!
love all of Florence
Well, there is one secret place a little bit outside of Florence: the little city called Fiesole! Go there! You really won't regret!
That's true, great suggestion!
Fiesole is even older than Firenze, was a major city of the Etruschi civilization, way before the Romans!
thanks for that recommendation, Alexander :)
Great video, thank you 😊
not really a secret and quite well known, but it is amazing to walk up there!
Florence is magistic city ❤ full of memory historical and Beautiful arts.
Thank you for making this video!! Def. has helped me a lot more than all the other typical ones. I'll try and see all of this exceptional places during my visit
A great video!! Florence is such a beautiful city, and so many great things to visit. I'm glad that you recommended the Basilica San Salvatore al Monte, and the Piazza de Michelangelo. It's a little bit of a hike up the hill, but it's has the best view of Florence. thank you.
Yes, I agree with you! Thank you, I'm glad you liked the video 😉
OMG... Finally another episode. Love you! :)
Yeees, we finally made it! And we'll shoot another one in Easter.
Love you too!
Yay, fun video! I'm always curious how locals in super touristy areas actually live, wish we could expand on that more.
I love your content! OMG it must be hard to live in such a touristic city and try to run your day in the crowds. But hey Florence deserves it. Really on my bucket list! ❤
Love to visit and explore Florence once again...
I hope you will soon!
What an amazing video! Thank you so much for this beautiful tips :))
Thanks for the great content.
WoooW! Thank you for believing in our project 😍
Thank you so much for this! These spots are all going on my list for the future one day... I especially love the Medici chapels with the marbles
Great, happy to have helped! I'm telling you: the Medici Chapels were amazing, it's a triumph of marbles... Amazing!
Thank you for this video. Having lived in Firenze for many years I was happy to see so many of my favorites. Of my favorites there is also the gallery at San Salvi. The Last Supper of Andrea del Sarto is spectacular!!
Congrats!, this is one of the best videos of Florence so far. I was there in 2017, and want to return asap.
Thank you very much Stuart! Hope you can come back soon 😉
Adorooo, brava!!!
Well done, another excellent video❤
Thanks John! Have you been to Florence? 😍
Thakyou!!!
Great video. I spent a month in Florence last April while my daughter was studying abroad there. I saw many of the things you listed but missed a couple, so I guess I'll have to come back. Oltrano was one of my favorite parts of the city and I personally would say that's the #1 hidden gem.
Wow one month, that must have been cool!
@@ItalybyItalians Yes, it was great, I rented an AirBNB apt near the Arno, it wasn't even that expensive!
Vielen Dank!
waw 👍👍👍
Love your videos Such a great content. Thank You for sharing this amazing video
Thank you very much Ricky!
Thank you!
omg this video is full of artsy vibes.I actually didn't plan to visit Florence at first, but after watching this video, I think I should add it to my travel plans! I think I'll go with the train because I'll have a friend to help me get cheap train tickets without having to go to the airport and wait for a long time in advance. I can't wait to go and relax❤
Train is a great option, I love travelling by train!
indeed an excellent clip
Thank you very much! Where are you from?
maravilhoso
Thank you for info
You're welcome!
You made a very helpful video for my upcoming trip! Thanks for sharing things that aren't normally on the usual guidebooks. Love it!
Happy to have helped! Have a lovely trip 😉
Great video! Haven't been to Florence for a while but it's possibly my favourite city in Italy
Thank you! Yeah, Florence is great.
Yes, I agree with you
I love your video!!!!!!
Great Video, grazzie
Love your videos, great content. You enthusiasm is sincere and it shows in your videos. Thank you!
Thank you Leonard, you are super kind!
Many thanks for your donation, we really appreciate it 💙💙💙
Great video. Missed a few of these gems when we were there recently but we will be back!
Thank you and I hope you'll visit again soon!
I feel vaguely proud. I’ve only been to Florence 3 times but the wine windows were the only surprise on the list!
That's very good Jody, well-done!
I loved this video. While I have seen a few of them on your list there were several I had not heard of. I can hardly wait to go back to Firenze!!!!
Hey Brenda, thanks a lot for your comment 🥰 what's your favourite one from the list?
My Grandma was named Florence lovely woman. I plan to visit here as it looks lovely. Great work
Cool, say hi to your grandma from me 😎
Florence is my favorite city in the world. It is so beautiful. I do remember strolling past the Orsanmichele Church 6:59 and being interested in the various sculptures in the facade. Our guide did not even mention it as we walked by.
I'm happy you like Firenze. I live here 😊 ^^
@@bohemian-girl We are returning as part of another cruise on August 2nd. We have tickets to see the Basilica Santa Croce and the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiero.
@@TravelTodd I hope that you have a great time here in beautiful Firenze. I recommend visiting outside the city in the Tuscan countryside if you have time. Take some of the local food and some wine tasting. 🙂 ^^
Great video. I love Florence.
Going there was a dream coming true. My favorite place is the Uffizi because I was (am?) obsessed with Botticelli’s paintings.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful footage.
Sending the best wishes from Brazil 🇧🇷.
Thank you and hugs from Italy!
And would you believe I stumbled upon a Botticelli: Virgin and Child in the Yale Gallery in New Haven, CT just last week. Never knew it existed.
@@ikmarchini
How interesting. This is such a coincidence. Yesterday I was reading about Botticelli on Wikipedia.
There is a list of his paintings and the one you mentioned (in the Yale Gallery) is not mentioned.
Thanks for answering my comment and sharing your experience. 😁😍
My pleasure. Discoveries like this are one of life's small delights.
I'm so happy I found your channel! I'm going to Italy in September and your information are great for me to plan the trip thanks!!!
Awwww thanks! I'm very happy that my videos are actually helping 😁
edoardo's gelato next to the duomo, fantastico!!!!
So Beautiful video my dear sweet friend
Thanks ❤️
The interesting house of Dante Alighieri and the beautiful Odeon Cinema Teatro & bookstore ❤
Thank you for the fantastic video, I’m excited to see that sunset!
We are glad you liked it 😀 are you coming to Italy any time soon? 🇮🇹
@@ItalybyItalians In about a month! It’s been great watching videos on Italy and imagining the vacation everyday haha. Florence is one of the destinations and im definitely gonna check out some of your places
@PC Disciple that's fantastic! We are looking forward to hearing your experience in Italy 🥰
Great video. I am almost ready to try Lampredotto after watching this. I wonder which Lampredotto stand you recommend. Devo dire che il mio posto preferito a Firenze è Santa Croce. Ovviamente dentro la chiesa è di una bellezza mozzafiato ma mi piace anche il quartiere, specie dove c'era una volta l'anfiteatro romano.
More please! Check out Sansepolcro on the Umbrian border. Great place with a rich art history too. Piero della Francesca! The Resurrection fresco. Great story.
Yeah, you're right!
Another great story as the Allies were getting ready to bombard the town in WW2 when a Brit remembered that the Resurrection of Piero was there. He grabbed a kid and asked: Tedeschi?, and the kid said: Sono andati. (Germans? They left). And so one of the great artworks of history was saved by a ragazzino.
Very nice Tour and Travel tips, Giulia. In a nutshell: get off the beaten tracks and you will get a glimpse of the true Florence which I totally agree with. Sad to hear that Orsanmichele is now only available by guided tours - this is really my favourite Florentine church. Loved that place so much.
Greetings from DE
J.
Well said!
Yeah, it's too bad because if you cannot manage to organise in advance you cannot see it 😔
You seem like a person who has visited Florence multiple times, right? 😉
@@ItalybyItalians😀
We have been not only in Florence, but in Tuscany multiple times - this year will be our 20th visit in Tuscany (now near Mte. Amiata)
wooooow! Amazing! Tuscany doesn't have secrets for you anymore 😉
@@ItalybyItalians yes, that's really true, Giulia. But always a lot of surprises and experiences - especially in the very small towns!
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ciao! When I lived in Firenze my apartment was on Borgo Santa Croce just a few meters from the Basilica and Piazza Santa Croce. I really loved Florence and made some great friends in my neighborhood! I am back in the US right now but I am moving back to Italy in May! This time I will be living in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily and I cannot wait! Grazie, paul
Wow Paul, that's great! It must have been amazing living in Florence city centre! Are you moving to Italy for work?
Sicily will be another great adventure, I'm sure of it!
@@ItalybyItalians No not for work. I am partially disabled because of a spinal cord injury. I will be in Sicily for 90 days then to Montenegro for 90 and then back to Sicily. I'll do this until I'm able to get an Elective Residency visa.
@@paulfreitag7772 oh wow, so you're thinking about moving definitely to Italy! Good luck for you Visa 🤞
@@ItalybyItalians Grazie mille!
Like local foods, wine, and sightseeing etc
I celebrated my 50th birthday in the city of Florence 5 years ago. Fantastic. Thanks you for the tips. As a dutch person living in Switzerland, it is now only 8 our drives instead of 16 ;) Lunga vita alla bellissima regione Toscana, culla del Rinascimento !
Hi Ronnie, that must have been a great birthday!
Exploit the close proximity you have to Italy now 😉
I really loved the video, thank you! Just one tip, it would be really helpful if you could show a map of the city with a location marker for each of these places, would help to picture how far these places are to each other and what order to visit them in 😉❤️
Soooo, do your own research...go into any maps app on your phone or computer and most of the major attractions will appear. The city is very walkable and all major sites are within a mile or less of each other.
@@JoyceB-qv9xq I came back from Florence a week ago and it was indeed very walkable. Steep hills though in some parts… it was a memorable experience
Bridge damaged by German soldiers…? 😂😂😂😂 poor knowledge
I have visited florence 6 times and I didnt know half of this places. Thank you for sharing.
I'm soooo glad you found this video useful, now you have to go back and visit again!
Florence my favorite City
It is wonderful indeed! Are you planning on visiting it any time soon? 😍
@@ItalybyItalians I went with my family in 2022 and planing to go back June 2024
Buongiorno, Giulia. Thank you showing us the lovely Italy cities. Your videos are nicely presented and edited, not too fast speed which sometimes can cause headache😂 I was wondering if you can slip some Italian words or conversations or even mini lessons a bit here and there. That might mean more work for you, I'm sorry🙏 Somehow, I think, it seems the language and the building/scenery go perfectly together. ❤😊
Hello and thank you for your compliments and suggestion 😉
At the moment I do not have the time for videos of Italian lessons unfortunately but I will take your suggestion into account and use a little bit of Italian when possible!
There's a video entirely shot in Italian/Apulian dialect on my channel, check it out: it's about my grandparents' life during WWII.
Thank you very much for your videos. I will visit Florence for the first time next month, so your video is very useful.
I'm glad you found useful info, have fun in Florence!
Ogni angolo, Firenze e toccante 💙❤️. La statua del Davide e meravigliosa 💯. La, tutto e un piacere…vi ringrazio di far un altro video ☺️
Hai ragione, Firenze è proprio meravigliosa!!!
Grazie a te per seguirci 💋
@@ItalybyItalians 💓Figurati, voi avete un canale di qualita..abbracione
Thank you for this wonderful video. The San Lorenzo Complex is easy to miss, but an absolute must see. One of my favorite spots is the Basilica di Santa Croce which contains the tombs of many notable Italians from the Renaissance, including Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli. The locking mechanism on the interior of the main doors is incredible. The adjacent gardens are lovely and a beautiful spot to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. For the energetic, a stroll over to the Oltrarno and up to the Piazzale Michelangelo to watch the sunset with absolutely spectacular views of the entire city of Florence. NOTE to viewers: The "Old Bridge" is more commonly known as the Ponte Vecchio.
Thanks for your comment 🥰
is is for free or you need to book in advance?
@@lucias1276 It is not free and best to book in advance.
I have been to the city of Florence twice and I still wonder if Galileo's daughter really is buried with him. No guided tour has been able to answer or have knowledge of the conundrum. I'll be back.
@@hilton8830 I've never heard this rumor.
I loved it. Now I have a porpoise to visit Florence.
Great! Florence is waiting for you 😉
Ponte Vecchio Bridge is my favorite. In the morning when all the people aren't there yet.
The interesting house of Dante Alighieri and the beautiful Odeon Cinema Teatro & bookstore
Ciao da Lucca! Primo... lampredotto. Just gross! Niente trippa per me, grazie.
La mia preferita a Firenze è la bistecca alla fiorentina. È così buona!
Thanks for another great video.. I'm going to make it a point to get wine from that little window!
Hahahahahahaha,well, as Italians say: i gusti son gusti!
Trippa!
Awesome video for those who want to see more than just what everyone else wants to see. My wife and I really enjoyed watching your video.
We will be in Florence next May for our Anniversary. How long does it take to get to Firenze from the cruise port? Looking forward to more of your amazing videos.
Hi Rod, thank you!
If you will be on a cruise you mean the port of Livorno, right?
Florence is about an hour from Livorno.
Have a great anniversary!
@@ItalybyItalians thank you for that. Yes we'll be on a cruise. While we're in Naples I'll be visiting family that I have never met before and looking forward to it. My great grandparents were from Calabria and my grandfather always wanted to go back home to visit his family but never got to. My wife and I will be doing that for him.
Thank you again. Looking forward to more of your wonderful videos.
@@rodperez417 that's a great trip, good for you! We have something in common: my origins lie in Calabria too 😉
I loved the video. Also I have that same exact hat! It’s nice to meet a fellow Slytherin 🐍🐍🐍
Yes, hello fellow Slytherin! 💚💚💚
Just back from (Milano-ParmeBilognaFlorence-pise and Majore lake. The kindness and beauty of the Italians made my trip magnificent ❤
It's a great tour you did!
@@ItalybyItalians will have to return, as I missed Assise and will make another tout until Cicîie♥️
Good job
Thank you!
Nice hi from lreland 😊
Hi Victoria, kisses from Italy 💋💋
Ciao Giulia, grazie mille per questo ottimo video! Non conosciamo alcuni di cose, per essempio la chiesa di ognissanti! Scusi per nostro italiano, stiamo imparando l' italiano solo da 3 mesi :) Saluti dalla Grecia, Mirella e Panos:)
Ciao Mirella e Panos, complimenti per il vostro italiano!
Birthplace of the Renaissance and more. Florence is very important.
Favorite corner fo Florence? Gelateria Vivoli, which I visit every day that it's open when I visit Florence. After Vivoli, it's a coin toss between San Marco and San Miniato.
Lampredotto was amazing. I still have fond daydreams about that sandwich
Hahahahahaha so you agree with Florentines then!
My favourite is the ancient pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella - I read about it in a novel, and it was described so impressively that I wanted to know if it really exists - I found it on my last visit to Florence and it is really amazing
I agree with you Gertrud, the pharmacy was impressive!
Oh, what novel?
The name of the novel is "Die Galerie der Düfte" by Julia Fischer, I think it doesn't exist in English
@@gertrudmerseburger-saeed8536 very cool. Thank you. If I ever learn a second language, I would like to read a good novel!
Thanks a lot for this Giulia! I will soon be visiting Florence and will surely look into your recommendations. As a historian, I am also very interested in the Medici Family and will surely visit Palazzo Medici and 'Villa Medicea di Careggi' where Lorenzo de Medici was born and also had died. Best regards from Malta!
Well Christopher, we have a passion in common: history 😉
Hi, Christopher. Then you HAVE to visit the Palazzo Vecchio! It‘s really stunning and full of the family history. I recommend to you the Medici chapel in San Lorenzo as well. Have fun, it‘s a fantastic place full of history and art.
Hi, Christopher. Then you HAVE to visit the Palazzo Vecchio! It‘s really stunning and full of the family history. I recommend to you the Medici chapel in San Lorenzo as well. Have fun, it‘s a fantastic place full of history and art.
there is only one place in the world where everyday life is so completely reflected in the sublime, in a wonderful mix of nature and culture........it is Tuscany.
Marie-Henri Beyle, Stendhal
good video
Thank you!
Going in October. Are there any marketplaces in Florence that include local painters’ artwork? Thank you.
Hi, could you please cover St Anthony's feast day in Padua
how do you know how much is the glass of wine at the little windows ?
Thank You for this video! Headed to Florence soon. Staying at hotel grand Minerva. Is that where you are standing at the beginning of this video? Gratzie
Hi, thank you! At the beginning of the video I was in front of Santa Maria Novella Church 😉
Have a great trip! How long will you be staying?
Behind the Uffizi there's an olive tree in honour of those killed in the act which is not spoken, the terrorist strike om the Uffizi. There's also a golden statue on the adjacent building.
Truely enchanting.
Have you been?
Another underrated location is the Florence Synagogue/jewish museum. Its the largest synagogue in Italy and has a lot of interesting history and artifacts.
Ti dovrebbe assumere l'Ente del Turismo Italiano, complimenti davvero!!
Magari 🤣🤣😁 Grazie mille!
Do you Tuscany authentic wine tours and good deals? Departure from Mulino Di Frenze area and back? and any detours along the way.
Beautiful! ...but it looks very cold there in March?
Hello 👋 yes, in Florence can be quite cold during winter and also March can be cold compared to average temperatures in Tuscany. When are you planning to go?
@@ItalybyItalians - Not until May 2024. So it should be warmer then, no?
What street is that in Oltrarno?
Isn't Dante's home (a very humble stone abode in a side street) in Florence? I think I visited in 1976.
I love Fiesole, although it is not unknown to Italians, historians, academics, or authors, as it predates Florence by about a thousand years. And one caveat when catching the number 7 bus, ALWAYS validate you ticket, and always watch for pickpockets clocking the tourists. I've seen so many people shocked by having their pocketbooks and wallets disappear, and seen tourists with unvalidated tickets in their hands being fined (and/or arrested!) by perfectly multilingual transit inspectors. Claiming ignorance of the law and language is never an excuse.
Thanks Marguerite! ❤️
Giulia, i can see in another video that in a corner of Florence the are a old construction that have a face and neck of a person that said the legend that this person have PETRIFIED because dont give water to a death condenate (isn`t the face draw in a stone of Michelangelo) do you know the name the corner streets? thanks in advance
Lived 8 years here before i moved to Pisa😘😘😘
Wow so you know Tuscany very well!
@@ItalybyItalians i always was home closed like a prisoner to study i am exploring new things through UR channel)
@@armanavagyan1876 I hope you can come back as a tourist then 😉
@@ItalybyItalians my brother 17 years lives in florence with his italian origin but american wife soon they will have a kid who's half American half Italian and i am proud to be zio🤗
I always confuse Botticelli and Bruneleschi 😅😅😅
by the way, i'm going to Italy in June, so i'll re-watch all videos in your channel, Giulia, it's exactly what i need as a poor backpacker hehe.
Hahahaha so many Italian artists, it's easy to be confused 🤣
So cool, I'm glad you'll backpack though Italy! Do you have any ideas of where you want to stop?
@@ItalybyItalians I wanted to stop in many places, but due budget and time limitation, i had to choose: Roma, Firenze, Venezia, Milano and Torino.
Since i'm relying on cheap hostels availability and train/bus routes, visiting other places would be impossible right now. But i'd looooove to visit Bologna, Aosta, Matera, Napoli, Perugia, Palermo, etc... But hey, i'm trying to look on the bright side, at least i'm finally fulfilling the lifelong dream of visit Italy. If i earn decent money in the future, then i can go back, rent a car and stay at hotels to be able to visit the other cities 😁
Where do you live? if you and your friends/bf/gf live in one of these cities, we should hang out someday 🤗
@@pedrorochadacunha8129 it seems such a cool tour!!!
Turin will be our next video destination so in some weeks you'll be able to see that too 😉
You know, when it comes to travelling money is never enough! But as you say you shall be grateful to just come and be able to see some cities and then hopefully in the future you'll come back!
My husband and I live in Pisa, if one day you'll come here let's meet 😎
@@ItalybyItalians oooh Turin sounds so underrated for me. There are dozens of must-see stuff there, from what i saw in tripadvisor and youtube, hehe. The video will be marvelous, i bet!
What i intend to visit:
Saturday Flea market
nightlife
Valentino park
Royal Palace
San federico Gallery
Egypt museum
Cinema museum
Madama Palace
Musem of oriental art
Accorsi Ometo
Risorgimento museum (Anita Garibaldi is from my region, and Giuseppe fought here, we worship him!)
But i'm looking forward to find out more less-touristy places, hehe.
@@pedrorochadacunha8129 sounds like a nice plan! We'll do our best in shooting this video, please let us know your opinion when it'll be out 😉
You didn't mention my favorite museum the bargello
Full of sculptures including Donatellos and micelangelos
We are just back from florence, enjoyed time over there. And another thing, you are super cute.
Thank you very much, you too ❤️ Glad you enjoyed Florence!
jULIA, speak english very well. have a particular pronunciation from british english, no american, really nice. Un saludo desde Argentina. Espero estar pronto x alli
Giulia, sorry
Thank you very much for your compliment! Besos desde Italia
You are doing it awesome! :-)
Thank you! I'm adding Cappelle Medicee to my itinerary but where to buy online ticket? The "official" website listed on google maps failed to load....
Hi! Sorry about that - you can buy the tickets here: www.getyourguide.it/cappelle-medicee-l5147/firenze-biglietto-d-ingresso-per-le-cappelle-medicee-t61210/?partner_id=2G5RE0Q&
@@ItalybyItalians Hi Gulia, many thanks for the link. Sorry to trouble you, the link is to a 3rd party tour guide selling the Cappelle Medicee ticket at 14.5 euros whereas I understand the official ticket price is 9 euros. Is there anywhere I can buy the original ticket price direct from Cappelle Medicee?
@@aphraelk6214 Hi, whoops, I often use that site because it has free cancellation up to 24 hours before. The official link should be this one: www.ticketsflorence.com/en/museums-tickets-florence-uffizi-accademia/medici-chapels-florence-tickets
@@ItalybyItalians Many thanks for your help! I'll re-think this as this website charges a pre-reservation fee, online booking fee and voucher issue refund fee that makes it more expensive than the 1st website 😅
Scored 11/10. Hung out in.Fiesole too. What about the Cascine?
Never met an American there..
Can you tell me the name of the restaurant that she purchased the lampredotto please? It looks delicious.
That was in a food stall at the Saint Ambrogio food market 😋
Please do an itinerary for Padua
Hello Beatrix! Here's the video we shot in Padua 4 months ago, let us know if you find it useful 😀
czcams.com/video/N2NrfhGbdLc/video.html
@@ItalybyItalians Thank you
How i can go to Crete Senesi from Florence? (I don’t have a car)