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Hi Chris, I live and work in Florence and like others would definitely recommend walking the City to see and get a feel for all the sights first as the historic centre is fairly small. The Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti/Boboli Gardens and Accademia are must see for Florence but will often take a day/half day in themselves. My favourite smaller places are Bargello, Museo di San Marco and Basilica di Santa Croce. Palazzo Strozzi and Fort Belvedere often have interesting temporary exhibitions, plus Fort Belvedere has incredible views over the city and is free. The Duomo is free but the rest of the complex can only be visited with a combined ticket and lasts for 24hrs. Climbing the cupola (dome) and campanile (bell tower) is good fun but again will take up half a day and is quite tiring! My only other piece of advice is state run museums are all free on the first Sunday of the month so if you happen to be in a city on this day make the most of it! Enjoy your trip, Kerry Kerry Nickels Assistant Librarian International School of Florence Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:56:55 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Recommendations for visiting Italian museums & historic sites? To: [log in to unmask] Hi GEM Folk, I have the great good fortune to be visiting Rome, Florence and Venice late September-early October this year. While I understand Italy is a little outside the normal GEM purview, I thought perhaps you all might have a little more experience than me, a poor Canadian museum educator so far away from the EU and perhaps able to visit only once ;-) Besides, I'm a little overwhelmed as we only have a couple of days in each city and the guide book/apps show SO MUCH to see! So, a little advice, please? If you only had a day or two in each of these beautiful cities, which museums and historic sites would YOU visit? Hidden treasures/experiences that the ordinary tourist might miss? Anything special this time of year? Thanks so much. Any and all advice warmly welcomed. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers,Chris M. Christine Castle, Ph.D.Consultant, Museum Education and Interpretation Whitby, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +