Florence is quite compact and if you are not actually going inside the Uffizi and the Duomo you will see everything in a day. If you are going into these the queues in summer are huge (pre Covid) and youâd only want to do one of these a day.
I really liked Florence. As FOD says, you could in theory see plenty in a day or two. We gave it 3 or 4 days and, aside from museums/galleries, we went into a lot of churches and climbed a lot of bell towers. We did a city cycling tour, some great views from the hills overlooking it. Also did a day trip to Siena, which was a nice little place.
Lived in Athens for a few months quite near the acropolis and quite honestly Iâd stay the fuck away from it, dirty smelly and ppl feckin rude, worked out of Piraeus another shit hole full of dodgy taxi men and scammers, islands are from what Iâve been told,tbf it was years ago maybe Athens improved dramatically ( doubt it)
Most resorts have improved over the years. They had to. Thereâs too much competition now. Most places now are fairly decent. A few examples would be:
Portugal. Taxis were a rip off. Footpaths a disaster. Flys and cockies everywhere. You wouldnât get served another drink if you didnât tip. Full of strip clubs. Ripoff tours.
A few years later it was all cleaned up. Taxis regulated. No tip plates shoved in front of you.
Spain had the smallest toilets in the world, after Paris of course. Rude waiters. Crazy roads, drivers and parking. Fumes everywhere.
It has much improved over the years.
The level in Turkey was so low they could only improve.