Tuscany | My Bike and My Life...

Florence, capital of the region of Tuscany, has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. It is a city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from most important places both in Italy and abroad.

Departure: Daily from Florence

• Time: 9 am - 5    
• Mileage: 15 miles round trip    
• Terrain: All paved back roads with little traffic. First three miles are uphill to Fiesole.
• Difficulty: Level 1    

Our Trip:
Visit Santa Croce square, and walk to the Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Have a look at the Michelozzo palace built for Cosimo dé Medici, which set the tone for all Renaissance palaces. Visit the courtyard and view Gozzoli's frescoes in the Cappella dei Magi, not forgetting the outside the building visible from the narrow streets. Visit the historical laboratories of Florence, to see how the same arts of the Renaissance are still practiced today: ceramics, mosaics, leather and perfume.

To rent our bikes we spent: 14-35 € a day