David! Even with the…read moredaunting line outside waiting to get inside, I figured I'd give it a go and wait, which turned out to be the very best idea. It was a holiday in Italy and the entrance fee was waived as a result so the line to go in moved quicker. An incredible imposing Michelangelo piece of work awaits your view once you get in, the level of skill required, the sheer size of David was amazing. I didn't think I would have been able to see the main attraction David on my trip. Given I was in Florence for a very short time and there were plenty of other sites to see, I came, I saw, and I left.

A wonderful museum that offers the chance to see the Statue of David. I recommend going early to…read moreavoid the crowd. The outside is a little confusing when it comes to which entrance to go to as people are just standing all over the place and the signs aren't very clear until you get close to them. Definitely worth visiting and it's right by the river and a lovely area to wonder around.

I wanted to preface this review with the statement that I never write reviews. In fact, I think…read morethis is my first! But I just wanted to share my experience so that others don't get caught in the very devastating situation that I found myself in. I worked for English Well Spoken for a couple months last year and was never paid for my work. I was paid once for the first two weeks, but when I ended my employment there, I made sure to confirm with Usini Naidoo that I would still receive compensation for my work and provided all the necessary bank details. I made sure to confirm this because I had been warned by other teachers in Florence that she has a reputation of not paying her employees. But honestly, I didn't want to believe that because despite other unprofessional encounters with her, I wanted to believe that she wouldn't be so immoral as to take advantage of people like that. She responded and said that I would of course get paid. However, when the next pay period came around, I received nothing. It was close to Christmas, so I decided to give Usini the benefit of the doubt and assume it was just late. On December 26th, I emailed Usini, asking to be compensated for my work. She responded on January 3rd that she sent the payment, but since I didn't receive it, she would check with the bank. On January 8th she said payments often don't go through and she would check the statements. On January 16th she said that she would make another payment. January 16th was the last that I heard from Usini. I sent many emails after January 16th asking to be paid with absolutely no response and no payment. I am honestly still shocked that a professional woman could be so incredibly immoral and take advantage of people like that. I worked 49.5 hours without getting paid and she still owes me 742.5 Euros. 742.5!!! So much money that I was counting on for rent and groceries. I also want to note: The employees I worked with at English Well Spoken were kind and wonderful and I absolutely loved my students while working there. But, if you are looking for a job, absolutely do not work at English Well Spoken. I would recommend looking into the American Institute if you are looking for work or kind people to know in Florence! (Ps. When I worked there, I was asked multiple times to write a "5 star review" for the company. That could be why there are such high ratings.) Florence is a beautiful place full of vibrant, incredible people and should not be sullied by a really terrible work experience with Usini Naidoo at English Well Spoken. I have avoided writing this for so long because I don't enjoy writing negative things. But, when I applied to work at English Well Spoken I had NO idea what I was getting into. Maybe this review will help someone find a company that actually values their employees.

I studied at this school for a good chunk of time while living in Florence, and your personal…read moreexperience can vary a lot here - mine was not so great. They offer studies in the fine arts and in the Italian language, and I only studied art, so I have no idea how the Italian education was. The school's art 'curriculum' is very misleading, seeing as they actually have none, and a lot of the 'subjects' they supposedly had only exist if you bring it up to the teacher yourself. I think that the only redeeming quality about the school was the very dedicated teacher at the time, who was very knowledgable, pushed his students to do better, and clearly loved art. Two out of three of the people who run the school didn't seem to care very much about the students nor their experience at the school, which is probably why some students were unhappy with the structure of the school if they were studying there long-term. I'm not sure who the main art teacher is right now. This very tiny school is a good option if you want a very simple and basic experience in Florence and in the arts, because you do get a lot of freedom to just study whatever you feel like doing. In that case it's really nice, and a great option for people who want to learn art basics! Also, they'll provide very, very basic art supplies if you need them. However, I would not recommend staying there longer than 3 months at the most -- any more than that would be repetitive and the certificate in the fine arts that they offer doesn't seem to be very official. If you want a long-term study look into another school or even better, a university! So to summarize, good for less than three months of study, and think about what you want for your school experience.

I met Alessandro, one of the owners, for other reasons than photography, so I got to appreciate his…read morepositive energy and excellent company before I could see the work that they do. Then I came to see the studio, beautiful and full of interesting bits of technology. They even do drone services, meaning that Pixelsquare is not the classic "point and shoot" photography company. The work that they do is really great. Courses are also good, my GF took part to their classes and was very happy with the outcome on the top of spending a lot of good time she learnt a lot from them.

I was fortunate to attend an Yelp event where we got a little lesson on smartphone photography. We…read morereally had a lot of fun thanks to our guides from Pixelsquare. They were professional and a lot of fun. We learned a few basic photo techniques and were introduced to a new photo app. We spent some time outside then came back to their studio where I found out that they offer photo workshops and video workshops there at the studio and abroad. I think their prices are pretty reasonable and after watching some of their promo videos it looks like they have a lot of fun too. Highly recommended !