What to see in Florence
The Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Croce, Oltrarno and the Boboli Gardens: Mappu's 3-day itinerary for Florence covers them day by day. Plan the trip around your own dates, then listen to the free audio guides or follow a self-guided walk when you get there.
Self-guided walks in Florence
Free audio walks that connect the guides below into one route, with a map, distances and walking times.
Duomo to the Boboli Gardens, Florence
5 stops · about 3.1 km · about 40 min on foot · about 34 min of audioFlorence Duomo → Palazzo Vecchio → Ponte Vecchio → Pitti Palace → Boboli GardensFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the routeSanta Croce to Sant’Apollonia, Florence
3 stops · about 2.1 km · about 30 min on foot · about 19 min of audioBasilica of Santa Croce → Chiostro dello Scalzo → Cenacolo di Sant’ApolloniaFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Santa Maria Novella to the Accademia, Florence
3 stops · about 1.2 km · about 15 min on foot · about 19 min of audioSanta Maria Novella → Medici Chapels → Galleria dell’AccademiaFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Photo attribution
- Florence Duomo: Jonathan Körner
- Basilica of Santa Croce: Nick Agee
- Santa Maria Novella: Commonists / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Audio guides in Florence
Boboli Gardens
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Cenacolo Di Sant'Apollonia
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Chiostro dello Scalzo
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Galleria dell'Accademia
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Medici Chapels
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The Soul of the Oltrarno
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Pitti Palace
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Santa Maria Novella
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Photo attribution
- Boboli Gardens: sailko / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Cenacolo Di Sant'Apollonia: Francesco Bini / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Chiostro dello Scalzo: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Florence Duomo: Jonathan Körner
- Galleria dell'Accademia: Robot8A / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Medici Chapels: Richardfabi / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain (Public domain)
- The Soul of the Oltrarno: Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 (CC0)
- Palazzo Vecchio: Antonio Feregrino
- Pitti Palace: sailko / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5 (CC BY 2.5)
- Ponte Vecchio: Ilse Orsel
- Basilica of Santa Croce: Nick Agee
- Santa Maria Novella: Commonists / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Florence 3 days: Jonathan Körner
Planning a trip to Florence?
Get your plan
Mappu sketches your days free in the chat, no account needed. Then take the full plan with you:
- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Useful for your visit
Tickets, tours and practical extras for this trip, from Mappu's partners.
- Palazzo Vecchio and Arnolfo Tower ticket with audio guideTiqets · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- 1.5-hour guided visit of Santa CroceGetYourGuide · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Galleria dell'Accademia: entry ticketViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
Partner links (Airalo, Amazon, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Klook, Tiqets, Trip.com, Viator, Welcome Pickups): if you book or buy through them, Mappu may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.