Places
Boboli Gardens, Ponte Vecchio, Gate to Heaven (bronze gate narrating biblical passages), San Lorenzo Market, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Signora, Arno River.

Monuments and Museums
San Lorenzo Basilica, Santa Croce Basilica, Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John), Giotto’s Belltower, Santa Maria dei Fiori Cathedral, Dante’s Statue, Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace, Palazzo Vecchio.

Gastronomy
Starters – Bruschette (toasted bread with garlic and olive oil), Panzanella (salad with local bread and vegetables), Ribollita (bean, vegetable and herb stew), Uccelletta (bean soup with tomato and sage sauce).Main dishes – Arista (Pork loin stuffed with lavender and garlic), Bisteca alla Fiorentina (loin of veal roasted in a wood oven), Pollo alla Diavola (grilled chicken marinated in herbs).Desserts – Cantucci (almond biscuits), Schiacciata Fiorentina (lemon and sugar cake), Stagnaccio (chestnut cake).Wines – White (Empolese, Galestro), Sweet (Montecarlo, Vernaccia of San Gimignano, Vin Santo), Red (Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Nobile di Montepulciano, Pomino).

Night life
Bars – La Dolce Vita, Lounge Bar at the Hotel Regency.
Cafés – Caffè la Torre, Gilli, Giubbe Rosse, Rivoire.Live music – The Jazz Club.
Discos – Meccano, Yab.
Restaurants – Cantinetta Antinori, Cibreo, Relais Le Jardin at the Hotel Regency.