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1. Food · Firenze

   Eat a bistecca alla fiorentina

   Try the thick-cut, rare T-bone steak from Chianina cattle at a traditional Tuscan restaurant — and photograph it.

2. History · Ponte Vecchio

   Cross the goldsmiths' bridge Ponte Vecchio

   Cross the medieval bridge lined with shops over the Arno; watch the river at sunset — and photograph it.

3. History · Duomo

   Climb the dome of the Florence Duomo (Brunelleschi)

   Climb 463 steps inside Brunelleschi's engineering-marvel dome, past Vasari's frescoed interior, to the rooftop — and photograph it.

4. City discovery · Saturnia

   Bathe in the natural thermal cascades of Saturnia

   Bathe for free in the centuries-old sulphur hot-water terraces (Cascate del Mulino) in the Tuscan countryside — and photograph it.

5. Culture & art · Accademia

   See Michelangelo's David at the Accademia

   Stand before the 5 m marble giant David; see Michelangelo's unfinished 'Prisoners' series — and photograph it.

6. Culture & art · Uffizi

   See Renaissance masterpieces at the Uffizi Gallery

   Tour the world's greatest Renaissance collection, including Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' da Vinci and Caravaggio — and photograph it.

7. Nature · Oltrarno

   Watch the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo

   Watch the Florence skyline with the sun setting over the Duomo and the Arno, from the hilltop terrace — and photograph it.

8. Food

   Eat gelato in Florence

   Try a pistachio cone from a historic gelateria and photograph it.