Ting å gjøre i Florence

Niccolo was an excellent guide! He brought the history and stories of Pisa, Siena, and San Gimignano to life with wonderful insight and practical tips. His warm humour made every story engaging and easy to follow. A truly memorable tour!

Vår guide var Gabriele og bussjåføren var Gabriel. Guiden snakker engelsk og er vennlig. Han delte også en del tips på hvert sted. Merk at reiseplanen er som følger: buss til første område, deretter tog til en annen del av attraksjonen i det første området. Deretter tilbake til første område og buss til andre område, og så tilbake til Firenze. Merk også at hvis du ikke ønsker å gå under Pisa-besøket, kan du betale 3 dollar per person per vei for å komme deg dit fra bussholdeplassen til Pisa og omvendt.

Turen er utmerket og praktisk. Vi dro til Siena, San Gimignano, en vingård og Pisa. Disse byene er så vakre. Vingården inkluderte lunsj og vinsmaking. Anbefales på det sterkeste! Pisa er fin, men vi hadde ikke mye tid til å utforske den grundig. Vær forberedt på at det ikke er mange toaletter. Vi måtte gå på kafé og kjøpe drikke. Offentlige toaletter er ikke mye tilgjengelige.

Visste ikke at man måtte bytte til den faktiske billetten på kontoret først før man stilte seg i kø. Heldigvis lot damen meg komme inn i stedet for å be meg stille meg i kø igjen på min tidsluke. Ellers et fint lite museum med andre gamle skulpturer og musikkinstrumenter.

Billetten ble sendt til oss én dag i forveien. Det var enkelt å komme inn via første dør; kort kø. Bare husk å ha med ID eller pass for å sjekke navnet (da de sjekker) og vær presis. Den inkluderer ikke Vasari-korridoren, men det positive er at den har en lydguide som hjelper deg å vite hvilke deler som er et must å se, og hvilke deler man bare kan skumme gjennom (merk: offisiell lydguide koster 6 euro ekstra på stedet). Alt i alt, fornøyd.

You can just go and queue up with your QR code! The queue opens very punctually, and it moves quickly, but I recommend arriving a bit early to queue. The earlier you get in, the sooner you reach the top, and the more time you'll have for photos. This is because everyone in a group has the same amount of time, so those at the back will genuinely have less time for pictures. When I went, I was at the back, and they started clearing people out shortly after I reached the top, so I didn't have time to take many photos! However, the view from the top is absolutely stunning! It's definitely worth it! Climbing the stairs isn't as tiring as you might think. Don't be intimidated by the number of steps and miss out on the beautiful scenery from the top. Anyone with normal mobility can climb up successfully! On the day of your reservation, you can visit the other attractions included in your package. For example, I had a 3:00 PM reservation to climb the Dome, but I went to climb the Bell Tower at 8:30 AM that morning without a reservation. I just scanned my QR code and got in smoothly. The Bell Tower isn't difficult either; there are resting platforms every short distance, and there's no time limit, so you can climb and take photos at your leisure. However, the top of the Bell Tower has a wire mesh, so the photos aren't as beautiful as from the Dome.

Our guide was amazing. She is a Florence resident and I enjoyed how she gave us some context on the city's history and relevance to the Uffizi gallery. She was also very passionate about her job and was able to provide easy to understand explanations of the art works we were looking at, and the historical significance of the pieces. Follow instructions on meeting point and just wait for the guide. I was a little worried initially as i arrived before the guide but they will turn up at the spot mentioned.

The e-voucher provided by the Klook platform cannot be used directly. You must follow the detailed instructions at the bottom of the voucher. At the designated time (usually 15 minutes before your reserved visit time), go to the ticket vendor's designated location (for us, it was under the Donatello statue outside the Uffizi Gallery) to collect a physical ticket from a staff member and scan a QR code to download the audio guide. We recommend downloading the "POPGuide" audio guide app in advance while you have Wi-Fi access, as many audio guides for Florence and Rome use this app. Downloading it early can reduce your waiting time before ticket validation.

Booking the tickets through here is very convenient - highly recommended as the queue is very long and quite impossible to secure the tickets. David is an absolute masterpiece as well, definitely worth the trip.