For me, Venice is more of an "eye candy" type of place and novel because of the setting. But I believe everyone should see it once, so I'm going once again in March of 2014 because the person I'm travelling with has never been. Nor is it the Tuscan countryside if that's what you want to see.įrankly, if I never had to go to Venice again, I would be very happy. And the sight of Michelangelo's David in the Accademia was a life changing experience for me with regard to art. Whre else can you walk the streets where, during a short period of history, you might have passed Michelangelo, Leonarda Da Vinci and Machiavelli? Not to mention the other periods of time where Florence was home to many other seminal figures like Dante and Gailleo. But it is a beautiful city and in my mind well worth the time. For a person who is not really into museums or art, the attractions of Florence might not be immediately apparent. I'm a Florence person and would pick it over Venice any day.īut, my interests are in Renaissance art and history and I would say that for some people Florence is a city best appreciated once you get to know it. My history: 5 trips to Venice - 3 trips overnight and up to a week - have stayed in three neighbourhoods in Venice proper and also have done 2 day trips to Venice.įlorence 9 trips - most for at least two weeks, others for one month But then be sure to include Florence and other towns in Tuscany in your itinerary next time! So, if you are definitely including Rome as one of two stops, I would choose Venice for the other one. You don't say how long you will spend in each city you visit, but in all three cases if you have the time, there are wonderful places nearby to visit on day trips too. ![]() Virtually all it's buildings are ancient and interesting. No other place in the world is really like it. Venice also has great art and religious sites, however, it is truly a unique place, with no vehicle traffic and moving around the city limited to walking and boats on the canals. With different sites, you could say the same things about many great cities, including London, Paris, New York, Vienna, and many others. ![]() In many ways, Florence is a smaller version of Rome - both have incredible art, including paintings, sculpture and architecture both have many important and awesome churches and related religious sites the central areas of both can be very crowded with a lot of traffic both have a great variety of cuisine and restaurants. While of course each of the three cities is an excellent and unique place to visit, I will say that Rome and Florence are more similar, while Venice is quite different. I was in all three of these cities just last month. Tough task Jessica, but I'll give it a stab.
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