What to Know Before You Go to Frorence

By:Sara Kuta

Where to stay: NH Collection Firenze Porta Rossa

There’s an excellent breakfast buffet set up in an Art Deco hall, complete with with harlequin marble floors. An onsite restaurant fills in for lunch and dinner.

Rooms have stripped-down decor: white with red accents, and contemporary elements. Marble-and-granite bathrooms are well designed and state of the art.

Hot tip: Keep Florence in mind if you want to spend your honeymoon in Europe without spending a fortune, says U.S. News.

Fun fact: The city’s famed “El Duomo” cathedral took over 140 years to build.