Top Sites to See in Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 - Top Travel Tips to Explore Florence on a Budget
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- Welcome to our travel guide on how to travel to Florence, Italy, all while staying on a budget. In this video, we'll be your virtual tour guides, offering top-notch travel tips to help you explore this incredible Italian city while avoiding breaking the bank.
Discover the secrets to enjoying Florence's stunning architecture, world-class art, and rich history without breaking the bank. From budget-friendly accommodations to delicious, wallet-friendly dining options, we've got you covered.
Join us as we unveil hidden gems, share insider tips, and provide insights on navigating Florence's renowned attractions affordably. Whether you're a student, a savvy traveler, or just looking to make the most of your vacation funds, our travel tips will ensure that Florence remains an unforgettable experience without breaking the bank and staying within your budget.
Get ready to immerse yourself in the beauty of Florence without worrying about your wallet. Dive into the heart of Italy's Renaissance city and create cherished memories, all while staying on budget. It's all here in this video - your key to an unforgettable and economical Italian adventure! 🇮🇹
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We retired about a month ago, took a 14 day transatlantic cruise to Rome, spent 2 weeks in Rome and head to Florence tomorrow for a month. You have been such an inspiration on our journey to slow travel which we are just beginning. Thank you for sharing your experiences and encouragement. Sending much love, thanks and admiration to you both.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Maybe we will cross paths some day!! Safe travels. ❤️
"if you are wondering, that is about average size" love it😎
You guys have one of the best travel vlogs anywhere. Love the content.
Thank you so much John, we really appreciate your kind words. Cheers 🍻
Again great video guys, tks so much!
1. The church you were referring to near la piazza Michel Angelo is called « San Miniato al Monte » it is beautiful and each day at 18:30 you can hear the monastic community celebrate Gregorian chant.
2. Also on the ponte Vecchio before 1593 it used to be butchers ans since the « Medici » family could not stand the bad odors, it then became all jewelers.
3. If you have a chance dont’t miss these 2 museums: l’Accademia & l’Uffizi.
Ciao!
Thank you so much for the info and great tips!! Interesting to know about the butchers, makes sense 😊. Cheers!!
"I'd rather be nowhere with her than somewhere without her" R.G. Your chemistry and presentation is delightful.
Beautiful!! Thank you so much for the support. ❤
You've got a natural talent for making complex topics accessible and engaging.
Thank you so much!!
Cheers!!🍻
I would like travel in Italy 🇮🇹 in the Future 😌
Italy is a beautiful country! Tuscany, Puglia and Tropea were our favorite places!
Florence is one our favorite places. Spent 6 nights there last year. We like to travel off season and Italy in October to early December a great time to visit. Agree the Oltrano (other side of the river) is the place to stay. So many little shops with inexpensive wine, backed goods, all kinds of amazing food. Our Airbnb was $85/night all included. The best part about offseason Italy is that the crowds are mostly gone. In some cases no lines at all to enter museum or other sites except for Acadamia to see David. But a fraction of the crowd and no rushing. If you love art and history along with food and wine Florence is the best.
It sounds like we stayed in the same neighborhood! We had a great time in Florence and the surrounding area. Unfortunately, we were there at the height of the tourist season. We are trying to be home from mid-July to September 1st to avoid it as much as possible, but we started in early July last year!! 😬
Absolutely gorgeous!! Can’t wait to see the budget report on Florence because I think I could spend the full 90 day visa just wandering! ❤ (almost spit out my tea at the low-key average comment; kudos to Carrie for your self-control 👏🏻 😂)
Florence was a rather expensive one for sure! We will have that video very soon sharing the full breakdown.
Haha....oh the things Brian says 🤣
Thanks for another super informative video. Florence is one of my favorite cities. Its food and wine, miammm!!!
WOW!!! Looks, so AMAZING!!! Thank you, for all the great sights and tips. You guys, really hit the topics and great imagery.
Thank you for watching and commenting, Jason!
Cheers!!🍻
It was wonderful to see Florence through someone else's lens. We stayed in the old part of town and did the museum's and got around town on busses. We had read about the August vacations, so we went in September-October. We did hit small grocery stores and got foccia bread and cheese and meat and had a picnic by the river. You are right that eating on a budget is easy. We prepared our own meals, but ate fabulous food.
Staying on budget isn't too hard and makes it so much easier when you have amazing scenery around every corner for those little picnics ♥ Thanks so much for watching! Cheers 🍻
How long will you both be in Florence and Milan? Can we get together for a beer or lunch?
Our CZcams videos are well ahead of our actual location right now, due to moving so quick for a month. We are now currently in Istanbul Turkey. Our Instagram is the most up to date of our location, if your interested. Happy and safe travels!! Cheers 🍻
Would you suggest a place to stay in Florence that is not too expensive? Where did you stay there?
What a year of fun for you guys. Florence looks cool and another great choice by you guys. Cheers for sharing your adventures with us all!
Such an amazing year so far! Thanks so much for watching. Cheers 🍻
Looks lovely there!
Looks beautiful. Looking forward to more Italy content.
Safe travels!
Thank you, Janell! ❤
Another fantastic video! I never get tired of watching your videos. Brian, you are hilarious! I always make sure I’m not eating or drinking anything when I watch because I know at some point, sometimes more than one point, you’re going to say something that will crack me up. 😂🤣
I’m so glad to know that there are places in Italy that can be done on a budget! I’m really looking forward to getting to Europe, even though it’s still a few years away for us.
We had some excitement here here Puerto Escondido last night. There was a 5.9 earthquake! 😮. The epicenter was about 200 miles from us but it shook our bed for a couple of minutes. That was pretty scary as it was the first time I had ever experienced that before. It wasn’t exactly listed in the travel info, either. 😉
Looking forward to more videos from Italy! Safe travels.
WOW!! That is scary! Something that we have never experienced either. We are finding affordable options while in. Italy. We will have a video out in the coming weeks on our costs. Thank you for all your continued support.
Great that you made it to Firenze!!! It's one of my three favorite cities in Italy. I loved it there. I'm sure you'll have a great stay and that's a really good place to do slow travel. Have fun!
Greetings from Los Angeles
Thank you so much for all the support from Los Angeles! We appreciate your weekly comments. 😃❤
This is just a great timing of your videos of Milan and Florence. We will be there in less than 20 days. It will give us an idea where to visit.
We will have a couple more videos out in the next 2 weeks that include day trips from Florence. Thank you so much for watching and safe travels!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great video guys!! Thanks for sharing. Im off to Florence in August 🎉
Thank you! Have a wonderful trip and enjoy your time in Florence 😊
Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing your travel tips. I look forward to my trip to Florence with no real agenda except to wander the streets, eat fantastic food, sip some beer and wine, and just absorb the positive energy.
That's a perfect way to enjoy Florence ❤️❤️
Looks like I was there about the same time, sorry we didn’t cross paths. Always keeping an eye out for CZcamsrs that i follow. Thanks for the accurate video, well done and purposeful as usual. Back in the states after 5 weeks in Italy. Your videos always make me suffer withdrawal. 😊
That's to bad we didn't cross paths, always fun to meet fellow travelers. Hope you had a wonderful trip! Yes, the trip withdrawal is sure something we don't miss. Cheers!!
Great video guys. Florence is definitely a bucket list destination. I was told about beibg aware of the days that the Duomo is closed and not available for visitors. That would be disappointing if there for only a limited time. I laughed out loud on Brian's "average" comment. Funny too when he just makes stuff up, like Michealangelo. This is informative for someone thinking about visiting. I would like to be there in a shoulder season (may or september). I like that it is very walkable, and the prices for food that you showed were not ridiculous. Cheers to both!
Thank you for understanding the humor, Robert! 😀 The shoulder season would be best. The weather is still nice and the crowds have diminished.
Thanks for another great video! My wife and I look forward to them every week. I think a lot of Europe goes on vacation for August, (maybe some are July), will be important to remember that there are places that shut down as I had not expected that.
Thank you, we appreciate you following along on our journey 😊. Yes, totally understandable that they take that as vacation time, but also great to know when planning a vacation. Cheers!!
You've made me want to check out Florence - with these visuals - well done
Thank you for watching! ❤
Thanks for this lovely video. Although Florence is very walkable, there’s no way some of us would be able to handle it. So I’m grateful you’re doing the walking, and filming, for all of us. 😊Elizabeth
You're very welcome Elizabeth - Thank you so much for watching ❤️
Great views from Florence.
Thank you for watching!! ❤
this august-holiday-thing is a funny thing during watching your video. Nice information to know 😂
Great video you two. Awesome budget tips. Florence and Milan looks beautiful, a bit pricey for our future budget, but may do day trip following your tips from whatever nearby town were in. Btw, You mentioned a cruise home from Rome last video. Are you going to do videos on your port days or the ship? Would love to see those.
Cheers you two.
We will be doing a video or two while on the cruise. We will intentionally skip Pisa and Rome while we are in Italy because they are ports that we will be going to. Thank you for watching!! 😃
Thanks for your videos. You have provided a blueprint for me and my wife next year as we will be “fast” traveling across Europe beginning in April and ending in July 2024. We are very grateful. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching and safe travel!!
Cheers!!🍻
I am looking for an affordable place to stay in Florence and Rome in early April. Did you find any for a two person? Thank you!
Pork sandwiches are great there. Love Florence. Easy to get around and generally friendly people
Yes, so walkable and easy to explore. We loved our time there. Cheers!!
Wow, what a great video. Look fwd to the wrap up video to see the costs involved . Dan & Marj, Calgary Ab. Brian, no beer in Italy?
Thank you! Yes, the wrap up with costs in Italy will be interesting - not a cheap place to visit that's for sure. We enjoyed so much of the wine in Italy, it's so good and so inexpensive, but a few beers were had 😉
Nice one guys. Going there tomorrow. Just for a day though. The Central Market seems interesting. And the Michelangelo view point too.
I have done Tuscany last February. Although not the best period to go there as regards to the weather, it is still a fabulous place. I particularly loved Pienza and Montepulciano
Very nice.... Enjoy!! Great time of year to visit. Cheers 🍻
Love your content guys. We went to Florence earlier on this year as a family and it was utterly wonderful. Florence can be as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. I wouldn’t bother going to Pisa, it’s rather pedestrian in comparison.
Yes, we agree - you can make it quite expensive if you wish. We skipped Pisa while in Florence as we will be stopping through there late in the year on a cruise. We've heard it's a bit underwhelming as well. Cheers!!
Thank you for going back to Europe. Look forward to you going to Spain next if you are
We are happy to be back in Europe as well! Hope to visit much more of Spain in the future. Cheers!!
Wow, so much has changed since going to Florence in 2008. Still beautiful though. Great video. Thanks guys!
Thank you for watching! ❤
Another great video , please include more foods into the videos for us foodies
We will do our best to include more food! 😀 Thank you so much for watching our channel and commenting!
Cheers! 🍻
Thanks for sharing another great informative video. Would you mind sharing where you stayed?
Hi, Susanne! We stayed across the river from old town. We would not recommend the Airbnb that we used. Thank you for watching!! ❤
You guys do a very good job with you videoing technique and the use of Google Earth and choice of music. To save money, I stayed just outside Florence in Impruneta and rode a city bus into town (20 minutes).
Thank you so much ❤️. That's a great tip, we agree staying out of the city center a bit can really cut costs. Cheers!!
I was therw for the Christmas tree lighting at the Duomo. Out of Venice, Rome, and Florence, Florence is my favourite.
What a beautiful time of year to be there ❤️. Cheers!!
Thanks for the video. Love Florence and have many times. If it is your first time, definitely stay on the side of the Duomo. But if you return, I recommend staying on the Oltrano side...better restaurants and less frenetic.
Agreed, we stayed on the other side and much preferred it! Less busy and more affordable restaurants. Thanks for watching!!
I was just there and its always a great place!
We 100% agree. Thanks for watching 😊
I have been watching your channel for awhile and you have the best info! you guys are very relatable and beer i clock is hilarious! I am a solo traveler so the info is very helpful. I don't do tours so your info is great!
@@BrianandCarrie
Thanks as always for your insights. Turned in my retirement so my travels begin soon.
That's so exciting - Congrats!!! Happy planning and safe travels 🤗
That's so exciting -Congrats!! Happy planning and safe travels 😊
Just booked our museum tickets for mid-November.
Way to plan ahead!! You will have a fantastic time and a perfect time of year to go!
Hi Brian & Carrie, fun watching your videos , very informative & precise.
We are planning to visit Florence for around 10 days,so which neighbourhood did you guys stay?. Appreciate the help . Thanks. Enjoy
I can't remember the name of the street but we show the location in the video. It's a cross the river from old town.
Great video you guys! Does Florence and Italy have craft beer? You showed us some of the wine places, but what about your favorite beers? You didn't get thirsty so the weather must be cooler. It looks like a great trip! Are you seeing inflation with your Airbnb's or high cleaning fees? I am noticing that Airbnb prices are going up by a third or more due to inflation. I hope they come down so we can travel on a budget! Cheers and enjoy those Tucan hill towns!
We enjoyed the wine much more while in Italy as it was so good and very affordable. We didn't see much of a craft beer scene, and even when we did the prices were quite high. Cost of airbnbs and hotels have gone up everywhere unfortunately. Hopefully things do start to balance out to make it a bit more affordable again. Cheers!!
Try the wonderful restaurant Antica Noe! Wonderful authentic Italian food that uses fresh ingredients that are in season.
Thank you so much for the suggestion!! Cheers 🍻
I have been to Florence twice. Once as a day trip from Pisa and the other when we stayed for 4 nights in an apartment. As you said, you can eat on a budget, especially if you rent an apartment. I personally think a few days is enough, unless you go out of the city to vinyards or surrounding places
We would agree that a few days is enough for most. In our case, we had just come off a month of fast travel and had a lot of videos to edit!! It was nice to have downtime and Florence was the perfect place! Thank you for watching, Bruce, we appreciate your support.
Cheers!!🍻
House wine is awesome and cheap!
Yes, we did find that as well 🙂. Cheers 🍷
We were in Florence only for a day off of a cruise ship - this video provides a lot of great insight. Curious, was language an issue in the area you stayed?
It was not an issue although little English was spoken, there was enough to get by. Thank you for watching! 😀
I was lucky to see Florence empty, 1 month after Canada (this was in April 2022) allowed us (Canadian travellers) to travel without the necessary covid tests. When I went to Florence, this was still before all the revenge travellers and it was great to see all the sights...all of this without even booking anything in advance which isn't possible nowadays. There were almost no tourists apart from the locals and a few people from European countries.
That would have been a great time to be there, tourist wise. We saw our share of minimal crowds on our travels during that time. This summer was I believe everyone making up for lost vacation time 🤣. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers!!
I’ll take The Place Firenze when I go to Florence. I’ll take Uffizi gallery over some marketplace.
I’d say travelling on a budget these days means:
1. Travel off peak-season
2. Travel in tier 2 cities.
3. Slow travel
Instead of Paris in July, go to Lyon in September.
Instead of Florence in August, go to Bologna in October…
Etc.
Big and/or popular cities are too crowded these days although revenge travel is slowing down. Travelling in Europe in July/August had never been a good idea to start with, and October is definitely a budget winner.
Slow travels also help… hopefully its not your last holiday abroad, so pace yourself. European countries are not big, but there are many cities worth visiting. If you want to see more than 3 in 2 weeks, you wont make savings on rent and prepare to overspend on train and/or buses… (and the more cities you see, the less you really are seeing them actually…).
Thank you for your insight, very valid points. We do travel full time, which means we do have to be somewhere during those key tourist months, just part of the full time travel life. We actually just did a video on the differences between fast and slow travel, you may find that helpful. czcams.com/video/nq4XRQKUwe0/video.html Thanks for watching!! Cheers 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie
its always 3 Thirsty somewhere… similarly, there is always a shoulder season somewhere!
I made a colored chart with the 1) no go in red, 2) shoulder season in yellow and 3) perfect season but overcrowded in green… there is always a yellow dot, somewhere, anytime of the year.
Going to Africa soon ? 😉
We probably won't be going to Africa anytime soon. WHEN we do go, we want to go on a safari and there expensive so it will have to wait until we can afford it.
My brother and I was there this time last year. I had the best steak I ever had in Florence. We stay in a apartment over bakery.
We heard from so many how wonderful the steaks are, maybe next time for us. What a great condo location 😉
"In case you were wondering, that is average size". Hahahaha. That was hilarious. Laughed out loud
Great video
HAHA!! Thank you for watching!! 😆
“That might be true.” LoLs. There are a lot of those over there in the famous tourist areas.
I truly enjoy your videos Brian and Carrie. It is wonderful to see a married couple enjoy being around each other and making such beautiful memories. I am going to recommend your channel to a lot of people who may be inspired to see the world while they are in reasonable health. My wife and I have been blessed over the years to take a lot of cruises. While we throughly enjoy doing that, we look forward to spending more time in each country. We may not sell our primary residence, but we will get the finances figured out to do more slow travel. I don't know if you wIll read or respond to this post, but are you able to write your travel off since your channel deals with travel? How do you handle federal taxes in the USA?
We file our federal taxes every year like we normally would. Our channel is to the point now that we will be able to claim some of our travel expenses and any new gear that we purchase related to CZcams. We will address this in an upcoming video. Thank you for watching and safe travels!!
Cheers!!🍻
Hi visiting Florence in two weeks time. Could you tell me the area you had your accommodation in, as it looked lovely thanks
I think it was in this video that you mentioned that it wasn't worth buying a $1000 phone just to be able to use an esim; though perhaps your experience without a signal changed your mind. I just bought a 3 year old refurbished (like new) Samsung phone for $300, and used an Europe esim in it, in Florence and Italy, for a cost of $18. So it's much better economically than you might have imagined... Thanks for the good videos...
That's a great deal! Fortunately, soon as we got back to the states my phone did 12 updates in a row.... Won't update while out of the US I guess. On the last update eSim capability was added... So happy about that. Been using it now while home and it's great. Going to be so much easier. 😊😊
In May of 2022 in Rome I bought a TIM SIM card and month plan for 40.19 Euro. The card was 30 and it is 10 per month henceforth for service. If you spend many moons in Italy you may want to reconsider.
That is good to know, Paul. Moving forward we have decided to pay for service. We have run into a few problems recently trying to rely on WIFI. Thank you for the tip!!
Cheers!!🍻
Yup, locals France and Italy in aug have vacation. Lot of businesses are closed . People are on vacation!
LOL. I had to click the 'J' button twice, when you said:' In case you are wondering, that's average size.' 🤣
😂🤣. Brian!!
Hello! great VLOG. what website do u use to find the free walking tours? TY
We find them on location in most of the main tourist areas. You can't miss them in Florence.
I love Florence, especially the architecture and history!! Without being to intrusive, would you consider your early retirement as lean, fat, or another type of FIRE? Your videos certainly make this lifestyle extremely appealing, but I don’t want to have to wait til I’m 70 to be able to do it! Thanks for any info!! Enjoy Italy! Cheers! 🍻
Hi! We would consider it lean 😊. We knew when making the choice to do what we are doing we would need to really watch spending. But, decided that it was totally worth it to explore the world. There are SO many places around the world you can travel and have it cost very little. We travel to many of those areas half the year so we can then travel to the more costly areas. We have also now begun making enough on CZcams to help subsidize our costs which is great. Cheers!!
@@BrianandCarrie thank you for the answer! It gives me even more hope to be able to do this one day! You two make a great team, and I look forward to many more videos! Happy travels! 🙂
Average . . . wait, what? 😀😀😀 It's surprising that things shut down some in August. Seems like Italy would be one of those places all of France goes to in August. I took an art history class one summer in college and developed a strong desire to see Florence, along with some other places in Italy. Looking forward to more!
Italy traditionally shuts down its workplaces for 4 weeks in August, Italians go on their annual holidays, either to the beach or to the mountains. They definitely don't stay in the cities when it's 90 degreesF! You'll also find that places like banks will have 'summer work hours' as I discovered trying to get into a bank in the afternoon, it was only open in the morning to lunchtime. Italians also joke that in August you won't hear a word of Italian spoken in Florence or Rome as the only people in those cities in August are tourists! (Not Italian ones, they're all at the beach!)
Haha...Brian!! It was surprising to us as well, as we typically expect areas to want to take advantage of the big crowds. But then after thinking about it, can't blame them at all, with the crowds, extremely high temps it's a great time to leave 😊😊. Cheers!!
Don't forget to go see the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo and bring a bottle of wine!!
Such a beautiful lookout point - a bottle of wine is a fantastic idea! Cheers 🍻
cracked me up with " average size"
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BnC......Oh God again ! so uncannily similar. We too were on a budget and visited all the places you have shown here e.g. leather market, central market, piazza michael angelo, all'antico vinaio - agree with Brian, its overhyped and not worth standing in the Q for the sandwich. The best local food we ate were in the Trattorias in the alleys .....etc.
Agreed! There are great food options all over that you don't have to stand in line for. Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Cheers!!🍻
How did you find the free walking tour?
They are located in the busy tourist areas. You can't miss them.
Where was the hotel that you stayed? Name please?
We didn't stay in a hotel. We stay in an Airbnb and discussed where it was in the video.
Try Wind for data much cheaper
Thank you - we did end up checking with them as well. All providers were a bit more than we wanted to pay, and thankfully found we didn't really need service in Florence. Cheers 🍻
guys we have watched you from the start, but please, when you say "the tour is free, but there is a suggested tip" tell us what the suggested tip is! please, you see, that is the information we think is a real help
A suggested tip is whatever you feel comfortable with. There is no set price. Thank you for all your support!
Cheers!
Har har Brian! 😂 All men are 12 year old boys. 😏
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Where did you stay??
We didn't attach the link because we wouldn't recommend it.
If you’re still in Florence, be on the lookout for street signs with decal graffiti. The artist is very humorous in what he does, and attempts not to to face the sign beyond recognition. It’s another great free item in Florence.
That's good to know! Thank you, and thanks for watching our channel!
Cheers!!🍻
It's quite strange to me to live in Florence and do not go to its famous museums. It's like being in Naples and do not try its pizza.
Okey...Thank you for watching.
Cheers!!🍻
The big question is how much you budgeted for in a month 😊
We will be doing a cost breakdown of our time in Italy in the coming weeks! Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
pensare di andare in una città come Firenze ed essere gli unici turisti mi sembra un utopia. Anche sui costi penso che sia normale trovare i prezzi più alti. Al mio paese costa tutto di meno ma non lo conosce nessuno. E' certo che ci sono periodi nell'anno dove tutto diventa più accessibile. Io sono stato a Firenze di recente e non ho visto costi eccessivi. E' normale che in agosto, alta stagione, tutto sia più caro. E' la legge della domanda e offerta, detestabile ma reale.
@6:58 average size 😅
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