Italy · 6 days · Untravel editors
One beautiful base in Florence, the Renaissance done slowly, and Tuscany on the days you feel like wandering out. Less logistics, more living.
6 days and 12 stops — Florence and Siena, with two moves between them. It opens with arrive, walk it off. Every stop carries the note that put it on the list. Read it all here, no app and no account.
The 6-day Italy itinerary, day by day
Day 01 · Florence
Arrive, walk it off
Ponte Vecchio
Settle in the Centro Storico (or Oltrarno for cooler-and-quieter). An evening passeggiata across the bridge.
Santo Spirito aperitivo
Aperitivo in a Santo Spirito piazza and an easy first dinner — the Oltrarno's living room.
Day 02 · Florence
The big two, booked ahead
Galleria dell'Accademia
Michelangelo's David — reserved slot, early, before the bus groups.
Uffizi Gallery
The Renaissance, reserved slot. Pace it; don't try to see everything.
Trattoria Sostanza
Bistecca alla fiorentina (four tables, since 1869) — the steak is by weight, one for two is the classic order.
Day 03 · Florence
Climb, then slow
Duomo di Firenze
The dome climb (timed reservation, 463 steps) — the view is the reward.
Piazzale Michelangelo
Oltrarno artisan streets and a long lunch, then sunset here for the city laid out gold (a 30-min uphill walk; bring a bottle of wine).
Transfer · day 3 → 425 km apart
Day 04 · Siena
Tuscany, slowly
Piazza del Campo
A day out — Siena (the shell-shaped piazza, the cathedral) by train, or a Chianti wine drive with a hired driver.
Buca Lapi
Back for dinner in Florence — bistecca at the 1880 vaulted-cellar institution.
Transfer · day 4 → 525 km apart
Day 05 · Florence
Your Florence
Mercato Centrale
A market morning — lampredotto, the Florentine tripe-panino street classic (~€4–5). An afternoon with no plan.
Trattoria Mario
The best-value local lunch (cash only, lunch only, no bookings) — turn up at noon. A long aperitivo into dinner after.
Day 06 · Florence
Out
Piazza della Signoria
A last coffee standing at the bar (the Italian way), a final wander, then onward by train or out via Florence/Pisa.
