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Florence in one day in July

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Four of us are going to be in Florence in the middle of July. Could anyone recommend if we should take a tour or do our own thing?

The tour we are considering includes Accademia, Uffizi Gallery and walk around the city and Duomo (not going inside). It is a 6 hours tour. Our plan is to do (as suggested in Rick Steves book) everything that I mentioned in the tour plus Duomo museum and climbing the dome (separate from tour) and Bargello Museum.
We are staying just outside Florence for about 3 days but only plan to go in Florence 1 day.

Thank you in advance for any suggestion!

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Take the tour if the transportation is included that way you don't have to figure out how to get to where you want to go.

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A tour makes sense here. You would have a difficult time trying to arrange and see those major sights on your own inside of six hours. Not that you can’t, but with four people you kind of need a referee.

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I'm not sure you'll be able to do everything on your list in one day. You mention a 6-hour tour, 2 additional museums and a dome climb, and then there's your travel time to and from Florence and 1 or 2 meals. That's a lot to try to accomplish even if all your meals are quick (a mistake imo considering how good the food is in Florence). I suggest you prioritize the non-tour activities in case you run out of time or energy.

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