Three Days in Florence: Icons, Food and Neighborhoods — Realistic Itinerary

A paced first visit balancing signature places, neighborhood texture and recovery time.

Use this route well

Preserve the geographic sequence, confirm timed entries, and remove a stop before compressing meals or transfer time.

Uffizi Gallery
9:00 a.m. · 2u20134 hours · Travel: Start here
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Plan B: Choose Palazzo Strozzi or Museo di San Marco.
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Duomo Complex
2:00 p.m. · 2u20134 hours · Travel: Allow a meal and transfer buffer
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Plan B: Use Santa Croce for a quieter monumental interior.
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Oltrarno and Santo Spirito
9:00 a.m. · 2u20134 hours · Travel: Start here
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Plan B: Continue to San Frediano.
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Accademia Gallery
2:00 p.m. · 2u20134 hours · Travel: Allow a meal and transfer buffer
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Plan B: See Bargello sculpture instead.
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Mercato Centrale and San Lorenzo
2:00 p.m. · 2u20134 hours · Travel: Allow a meal and transfer buffer
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Plan B: Try Santu2019Ambrogio market.
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Last checked September 17, 2026