On the way to Florence from La Spezia I stopped at Pisa to look at the Leaning Tower. The road follows the coast at first before turning inland to Pisa. There are hundreds of hotels and resorts along this stretch of coast.

I stayed in a village in the mountains and took the train into Florence every morning E3.50 and 40 minutes. First stop Uffizi gallery.

I then walked up the hill to the copy of the Statue of David and a view of Florence, back down and the Galeria da Academia where the real David (by Michelangelo) resides.