Anonymous wrote:We were in Florence in October with our 12yo, and he loved it. For those that say it’s boring for kids, just walking around may be so, but there are fun activities to be had that don’t require you to be an art lover.

Far and away my kid’s favorite was a Vespa tour, where you drive Vespas on back roads near San Gimignano. Because of his age, he had to ride with a guide, who let him do a lot of the steering. We also did a truffle hunt in nearby San Miniato, and a pasta making class. The da Vinci museum was engaging and we all skipped the Pitti Palace & went straight to the Boboli gardens. He’d been to Rome 4 times before his trip, and said he preferred Florence.

We liked Bologna less - the panhandlers there are really aggressive, and I didn’t like the food as much.