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General Tips: losing yourself
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    • Favorite Thing: Florence is compact and easy to get around on foot, and walking is definitely the best way to see the city.

    In the central (oldest) part of town, the narrow streets are closed to cars (except police, taxis, and buses in some of them ).

    It is delightful wandering around and being surprised by so many historic buildings.

    In one of these streets ( I don't remember which one ) I found a mark showing the peak the waters reached in 1966, when the banks of the River Arno burst, flooding the city with her muddied waters and devastating homes and artwork.


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    General Tips: Streets - losing yourself 2
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    • Favorite Thing: Florence is a hard-to-be-lost-in city, as long as you know where the river is...
    But when you are on the tiny inner streets,
    they are sometimes so narrow that they almost challenge one's sense of direction.


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    General Tips: Streets - finding yourself back
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    • Favorite Thing: If your sense of direction was defied by the tiny streets, don't worry...

    Suddenly, like a vision, the Dome appears at the end of the street, and you find yourself again well knowing where you are...


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    General Tips: Scooters
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    • Favorite Thing: As in other Italian cities, motorscooters are very popular in Florence. It's difficult not to notice it... ( you do remember to cross the streets with extreme caution )
    The reason of this is quite obvious....it's easier to go around and to find a parking space.


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    General Tips: Dante's house ( ? ) - with more scaffolding...
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    • Favorite Thing: The plaque on the wall says this is the house where Dante was born...

    It seems that it houses a small museum illustrating the poet's life and work.


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    General Tips: Piazza della Republica and the Arcone ( Big Arch )
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    • Favorite Thing: The modern Piazza della Republica is on the site of the once Roman Forum.

    One of its greatest attractions is that it contains one of the original "doors" of the city when the city used to be surrounded by a wall.

    Today, the Piazza is the site of great restaurants, hotels and a good bookstore:
    Edison,
    Piazza della Republica 27r
    ( A good store with and a comfortable cafe )


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    Herkbert Sun Apr 13, 2008 01:46 UTC
     Hi Denise.. Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your Florence page and pictures. We leave for Florence in three weeks and the info you provided will be helpful. Thanks for sharing!    		JessH Wed Feb 28, 2007 05:10 UTC
     Hello! I just stumbled across your (featured) tip on hotel Adam... I think I might have also stayed there once, but their website seems to be down so I cannot be sure :-( Thanks for sharing your lovely tips! Jess
    mazzap Sun Jun 18, 2006 01:01 UTC
     Your pics of Florence are beautiful & very useful information too! The ponte vecchio always fascinates me - it is so unusual! I must get there one day :-) Marion.    		mke1963 Mon Jan 30, 2006 07:19 UTC
     As with your Venice pages, excellent content. One of the best on VT!
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