We are in Florence for 4 days, any day trips worth taking from Florence? Open to any and all suggestions!
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
6013 posts
Have you checked any guide books? There are lots of worthwhile day trips from Florence- Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Tuscan hill towns, Bologna…
https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/florence
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
15795 posts
As Christine said, there are quite a number of them but whether they'll be "worth" it to you is up to your personal interests. Along with the link she's thoughtfully provided, check out these previous forum threads on the subject:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/sienna-or-lucca-for-a-day-trip
Note that some destinations are better done by rental car than public transit (I'll encourage the public transit method for any number of reasons). Find more discussions by typing "Day trips from Florence" into the search box at the top of this page. The most popular are probably Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Fiesole. The Cinque Terre tends to see a lot of interest as well but I don't personally recommend taking that one on as a day trip. Bologna is a possibility too.
Editing to add: but please don't take so many day trips that you short Florence itself? Again, it depends on your interests but the city offers a lot to see. Do you have 4 FULL days (5 nights) or is one of those a travel day to Florence from somewhere else, so is only a partial?
Posted by
Irving
2943 posts
There’s Siena (1h 15) by direct bus.
Pisa (1h) by direct train.
Lucca (2h) by direct train.