Best day trips from Florence

Knome, this might be a great place to start?

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I don't know as it being off-season is going to matter much as far as the majority of locations that are going to be suggested in the threads listed. I would avoid the Cinque Terre unless the weather is really nice. Rain, of course, will affect your shutterbugging most places at any time of the year.

[edited] In February the weather will surely be milder than what you get in Edmonton, but there won't be a lot of landscape beauty, so you'll probably want to focus (oops, pun) on photographing architecture, street scenes, cityscapes and that sort of thing. And indoors, such as church/cathedral interiors. The advantage is that it will be less crowded than in spring-summer-fall, so you'll have a better chance of getting "clean" photos without people in them.

Here's a fun website about photographing inside churches and cathedrals; it could also apply to castles and some museums. The reader comments have some useful tips, too. https://www.scottdavenportphoto.com/blog/5-tips-for-photographing-churches-and-cathedrals

Choosing which specific towns to visit will depend on how many days you have, your energy level, and which photographic subjects are your highest priority. The region around Florence has a fairly robust network of bus routes, but when it comes to trains you'll be limited.

Siena looks stunning (especially but not exclusively the Duomo). I had planned a day trip there in a few weeks from Florence (60 min bus trip), but I might actually stay overnight because it looks so inviting.

We went to Florence for two weeks two years ago and went to Bologna and Pisa by train and to Siena by bus. They were all easy and enjoyable trips.

Thanks for all the feedback. Going to Italy in winter presents new challenges that are less familiar.

We enjoyed a day from Florence to Lucca to Pisa and back by train. Frequent trains and short rides. Safe travels.

We greatly enjoyed going to Pistoia --- about half an hour by train from Florence. Several stripey churches and lovely piazze and other interesting buildings and a farmers market and an early 1300's frescoed chapel (the Cappella del Tau) with lively and unusual scenes of bible stories.

Thank you all for the suggestions. Appreciate your time.