Rick Steves Europe. Top Florence Attractions - Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Florence Italy. Florence, one of the most popular travel cities in Italy, has many impressive sights and attractions. A Renaissance city in the heart of Tuscany, Florence has some of Italy's best museums, beautiful cathedrals and churches, and interesting streets and squares with elegant buildings and shops.
Here are the top attractions tourists want to see. Most lie in Florence's compact centro storico (definition of centro storico). You'll find their locations on this Florence Map. For convenient hotels see Top Rated Central Florence Hotels. Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio Martha Bakerjian Florence's most famous square is Piazza della Signoria, the heart of the historic center and a free open-air sculpture exhibit. Il Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore photo by Barbara Molini Florence's most popular site is its Duomo (cathedral), the Cattedrale de Santa Maria del Fiore. The Baptistery The Baptistery of John the Baptist, from the 11th century, is one of Florence's oldest buildings.
Itinerary. Trains. Eurail Italy Pass | ItaliaRail - Italy Train Ticket and Rail Pass Experts. Purchase your Eurail Italy pass before April 30, 2014 and receive a free travel day. This is a great time to start planning your Italian rail vacation for 2014. See details below. Taking the train is the best way to get to know Italy: the Trenitalia network covers 16,000 km (10,000 miles) with 1,000 km of highspeed tracks running daily, connecting big cities and small towns inside Italy and with all other European countries. Whatever your destination is, the train will take you there quickly and comfortably. The Eurail Italy Pass offers you: ** Eurail Italy Pass is valid only on trains in the Trenitalia network. Prices displayed are in USD.