If you’ve never been—or if it’s been a few years since your last visit—it’s time to go, presto. The Renaissance beauty continues to rank well in our overall Lovability index (#19) thanks to its #11-ranked museums and the #8-ranked Tripadvisor reviews breathlessly lauding them. Housing masterpieces like Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” and “Allegory of Spring”, Michelangelo’s “David” and Giotto’s “Ognissanti Madonna”, to name just a few, is, admittedly, an unfair advantage. Of course, in the birthplace of global fashion brands like Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo and all the “ccis” (Pucci, Gucci, Capucci and Ricci), Florence ranks #5 for Shopping and is going luxe on hospitality this year with the new Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Resorts Collection, housed in 16th-century buildings that served as chapels, theatres and schools. Il Tornabuoni, Florence’s grande dame, has reopened as a must-see five-star hotel—with a rooftop bar to match. Speaking of accommodation, Florence’s historic UNESCO World Heritage centro has more beds listed on Airbnb than residents, with all the implications you’d imagine. A short-lived ban on new Airbnb listings in the city was overturned, so expect more choice of places to stay, to the detriment of local affordability for the near future.