I spent six days with a small group of twelve like-minded people and the company of Dr Roberto Cobianchi, our scholarly lecturer and delightful guide around the Renaissance art and architecture of Florence. We visited all the highlights from the Ufizzi (twice, allowing time for close focus on Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca, Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Titian, amongst others) to the Bargello where we studied the sculpture of Donatello, Michelangelo and Verrocchio, to the many churches and chapels designed by Brunelleschi to Michelangelo's Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. - - and much, much more. Six days gave us time to savour these highlights rather than feel visits were rushed or crammed in. We set off on foot each day from our hotel opposite Santa Maria Novella and were soon able to negotiate the very walkable centre of the city. One warm, sunny, February morning, we set off by taxi to see the early church of San Miniato al Monte where we also enjoyed a fine meal in the Loggia and superb views of Florence laid out beneath us before returning on foot to the city. It was a memorable stay, made even more pleasant with the company of a tour manager who was efficient and organised, allowing our visits to be hitch-free.