Dowdle Florence Jigsaw Puzzle, 1000 Piece Review

We have been to Florence twice and really enjoyed it. Too old to travel so we just solved the riddle to relive our wonderful experience!

I really liked this puzzle. Thanks to the unique shapes, it was more fun to play than the usual puzzles where all the pieces are square. The only oddity was the inclusion of Shakespeare as the puzzle wasn't about Verona, but that didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the puzzle.

Beautiful puzzle with unique puzzle pieces. Dowdle Puzzles are my favorite brand. This puzzle has challenging moments (mostly sky and trees) but it's doable. As with most jigsaw puzzles, there are times when the pieces don't fit together properly. Just check it and check again to make sure it's the right place for the part. 😁However, these puzzles can be costly. I bought a couple from Costco around Christmas for $8 each which was a great deal. Watch out for offers.

It took our group 10 days to complete this puzzle. Only 500 pieces and it took us 10 days! Difficult? No, but it was difficult. What made it so difficult was the shape of the parts. The pieces have the most bizarre shapes, full of hooks and twists that you can't really tell where they're going. We started using words like "murder on the road" and "bug spray" to describe them. Very innovative and original pattern work. Not particularly in love with it, but it turned out to be very interesting to