Dazzling mosaics
	The golden glow of the Byzantine mosaics in the octagonal baptistery of San Giovanni is second to none in Florence (Photo)
	The most famous restoration workshop in the world
	In the renowned Opificio delle Pietre Dure, an academy for art restoration, you can watch the students at work
	Truffle rolls and tomato juice
	Elegant Florentines have taken their aperitif at Procacci since 1885: against this historic backdrop, scarcely one bite into your panino tartufato and you’re lost
	Teatro del Sale
	The former salt store transforms itself each evening into an extraordinary restaurant with theatre show
	Balmy summer nights above the city
	Florentine summer nights after a ballet performance under the starry skies at the Teatro Romano in Fiesole are an unforgettable experience
	Culinary paradise
	At Perini’s in the covered market, the Mercato Centrale, you can try the delicacies before giving in to your epicurean desires
	City hotel with car park
	In Florence, a rarity: driving your car in the garden of the city-centre hotel Royal and leaving it there
	Rose water
	They’ve been distilling the delicate Acqua di Rose at the Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, part of the former monastery, since 1381
	Horses in church
	It was a brave step for this highly tradition-conscious city to locate a modern museum in a Romanesque church. Marino Marini’s sculptures have found a permanent home here
	Artisans in the princess’s garden
	Between fragrant peonies, lemon trees and roses, craftspeople demonstrate their art on one weekend in May (Photo)
	Piazzale Michelangelo
	This famous view down over the city has been painted, filmed and photographed countless times. Now, you can see it with your own eyes
	Shining like new at the Ognissanti
	Following restoration work lasting 10 years, Giotto’s famous crucifix is once again on display to the public
	Picture-book cinema
	A visit to the Odeon Cinehall has an air of Hollywood about it. You sit in deep, plush seats, in the middle of this genuine 1920s cinema theatre. Films are shown in the original English three times a week
	Lunch at the market hall
	If you want to eat well, but fast, grab yourself a seat on one of the benches at Nerbone with a plate of honest-to-goodness Florentine nosh. From market employee to businessman, the whole city eats here
	Mercato Sant’Ambrogio
	Tourists seldom make it out this way. The stalls of the fruit and vegetable sellers are grouped outside around this fine cast-iron market hall from 1873