Florence embodies the intellectual, artistic and cultural center of Tuscany: when visiting Tuscany, Florence has to be on your bucket list. Photos from Piazzale Michelangelo, a stop at Ponte Vecchio and a stroll along the Arno River...a trip to Florence must include a visit to the Uffizi Museum, the Accademia and the monumental Palazzo Della Signoria. To truly taste the flavor of Florence, one needs to enjoy a gelato in Piazza del Duomo, inhale the perfume of leather at the markets and eat a bistecca Fiorentina under the shade of Palazzo Pitti.