Florence is one of the most popular travel destinations on Traveling Professor small group tours. However, there are many easy to get to destinations from Florence that are easy day day trips. From wine-tasting to dining to some of the most historic and well known locations in Italy, check out The Traveling Professor's choices for the best day trips from Florence.

One of the reason The Traveling Professor loves his small group tours to Italy is that the dining options are plentiful, especially in Florence. One of the best references for finding dining spots in Florence and the rest of Italy is my friend Andy Herbach's book, "Eating & Drinking in Italian". With Andy's permission, here are 3 of his picks for great spots to eat in Florence. The Professor has also dined at these places and can also highly recommend them.

Michelangelo's David. Who cares? The Uffizi Gallery. Don't want to see that. The Duomo. Nah, not interested. But yes, I do want to eat when I visit Florence, Italy. Get 5 of The Professor's recommendations of the best places to eat in Florence.

One of the best things about visiting Italy is finding the best places to eat. We have some great choices for you to enjoy on your next trip to Florence. Make sure you are plenty hungry before visiting these great places to eat in Florence.

On our small group tours to Italy, selecting the right hotel is a significant decision. After years of running small group tours to Rome, Florence, and Venice, we have found what The Traveling Professor thinks are the best hotel for each of these cities. In this Italy blog post we will tell you about our hotel selection process and why The Traveling Professor selected these three hotels in Italy.