Florence, Italy

Nine of the best sites about the city of Florence, Italy. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. FlorenceBy.com - Site’s main focus is on helping you find travel and accomodation reservations in Florence but also offers information on tourist attractions and other information for your stay in Firenze (as the Italians know it). (www.florenceby.com)

2. Hunt for Lost Leonardo da Vinci Painting to Resume in Florence - January, 2007 article about Florence officials giving the go-ahead for researchers to explore behind walls of the Palazzo Vecchio to see if an unfinished mural called Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da Vinci may be contained there. (www.usatoday.com)

3. Rick Steves’ Florence and Tuscany 2007 - If you’re making a trip to Florence, you’re probably going to want a guide book to take along, something that can give you the ins and outs of dealing with local situations (like traveling,changing money, etc.) and also give you extended writing on interesting things to see and their history or current information about them. Here’s one such guide that you might consider. (www.amazon.com)

4. Mr. Wolf - Company offers to be your personal concierge during your stay in Florence, helping with travel and lodging arrangements, restaurants, nightlife, sites to see, as well as personal needs such as banking, cell phone services and even finding a part-time job. Site is geared toward students studying abroad, although Mr. Wolf seems open tohelping anyone who wants a local to guide them in Florence. (www.mrwolf-florence.com)

5. About Florence - Guide to Florence offers information on the history of Florence as well as just about any topic a visitor might be interested in, including museums, shopping, nightlife, hotel and other accommodations, theater, excursions to take in Florence and the surrounding area, more. (www.aboutflorence.com)

6. Living in Florence, Italy - American Melinda Gallo blogs about her life since moving permanently to Florence. (www.melindagallo.com)

7. Vacation in Italy - Florence - Series of photos of Florence landmarks, including the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery and more. (forums.clubsnap.com)

8. Florence at Wikipedia - Summary of Florence’s history, climate, places of interest, demographics and economy. (en.wikipedia.org)

9. City of Florence - “Official web site of the Municipality of Florence” offers a variety of information about the city. While this is the English-language version of the Web site, alas much of it is in Italian, which may limit its usefulness to you (or maybe not). (www.comune.firenze.it)