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Florence, the city of art and culture, is a visit-worthy city in Italy.  This trip was part of our four days in Florence and four days in Milan  trip.  We saw the main sites of Florence including the Statue of David at the Accademia in one afternoon.  Yes, we move very fast. Everything you want to visit in Florence is within walking distance from the train station. We included three day trips,  Cortona, Fiesole, and Bergamo,  outside the city in the four days we stayed in Florence.  There's a map at the end of this post. One of the Duomo's fascinating entrances! The magnificent Statue of David at the Accademia Always have reservations in advance for the Accademia (purchase from their website) and you'll be able to enter very quickly.  Its located several blocks from the main Duomo and the walk is all on flat streets.                    Mic...

Venice is one of the busiest cities in Italy along with Rome but its a very do-able day trip. Be sure to go on a weekday in the off season so it's less crowded.  If you arrive by train from Florence (2 hrs.) or Milan (2.5 hours), you'll disembark at the main station.  Then head left directly out of the station to the Grand Cana l.  Here you'll have a choice of vaporettos (water taxi)...depending on what you prefer.  Since this was my third trip to Venice,  I wanted to photograph the hidden treasures but still took the water taxi to the St. Marks Square marina.  Then we walked back through the little streets to the Rialto bridge for lunch and where a water taxi can take you back to the main station.   The green pin is the train station where you catch the vaporetto.  The boat will take you along the canal to the St. Marks stop.  See the red pin below.  The red pin above shows the Rialto Bridge where you can walk back to fr...