Journal
Notes from the museums and streets we guide in every week: what to look for, when to go, and the details most visitors walk past.
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Three Hours in Florence: A Walking Route Through the Historic Centre
The walk we take with guests who have just arrived: the Duomo, the Baptistery doors, Orsanmichele, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio.
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Palazzo Vecchio: Inside the Building Where Florence Was Governed
The Hall of the Five Hundred, a secret study, fifty-three painted maps and Dante’s death mask — in a palace that is still the city hall.
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Ponte Vecchio at Dawn: The Quietest Hour in Florence
Forty minutes before the goldsmiths open their shutters, the oldest bridge in Florence belongs to the city. Where to stand, and what to look for.
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Michelangelo’s David: What to Look For in the Accademia
Start with the Prisoners, read the hands and the face, and understand why a small republic put a giant-killer at the door of its town hall.
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A Private Morning at the Uffizi: Seeing the Masterpieces Without the Crowds
How to see the Uffizi properly: the right hour, the five rooms that carry the story, and why your ticket does not expire when the tour ends.