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there are a couple of restaurants on a hill overlooking the city of Florence that I highly recommend, though I can't remember the name. The view at sunset was amazing. There's a bronze reproduction of the David on the street just beneath the restaurant, and you should at least go there to see the top of the Duomo at sunset.
Stay away from Il Cibreo-a restaurant in all the guidebooks as greatest one in Florence. It's pricey and weird and the food is not all that great unless you like stuffed chicken heads.
Also, try to see the church of Santa Croce. Not the prettiest church, but I was amazed that the tombs of so many people that had an impact on western civilization were under one roof. Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante and Galileo and I think some more famous people too. Hope you read this in time.