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title: 'Florence by Nightfall'
date: '2026-09-06 20:00'
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lat: 43.767
lng: 11.253
location_city: Florence
location_country: Italy
weather_temp_c: 21
weather_desc: Cloudy
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A long day. Siena to Florence is ninety kilometres and involves two significant climbs before you reach the Chianti hills, after which it becomes more manageable but you have already used the legs you needed. We came in from the south as the light was going, the city materialising from a distance as a density of rooftops and towers. The Arno appeared between buildings and we crossed it and then we were in, which is always a slightly surprising moment after a long day.