Guidebook for Florence

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Guidebook for Florence

Food Scene

This is a list of places where I love to eat
This is a small place with a warm atmosphere. The owner is very nice and welcoming and you can eat a revisited selection of dishes from all central Italy.
34 recommandé par les habitants
Club Culinario Toscano da Osvaldo
3/r Piazza dei Peruzzi
34 recommandé par les habitants
This is a small place with a warm atmosphere. The owner is very nice and welcoming and you can eat a revisited selection of dishes from all central Italy.
Opened only at lunch, it is a very cheap place which still has the old local atmosphere. It is not for people who love elaborated dishes and refined places, however it may be interesting for people who want to really get to know the old florentine atmosphere.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Fiaschetteria Nuvoli
15/r Piazza dell'Olio
24 recommandé par les habitants
Opened only at lunch, it is a very cheap place which still has the old local atmosphere. It is not for people who love elaborated dishes and refined places, however it may be interesting for people who want to really get to know the old florentine atmosphere.
Opened at lunch and during the evenings also for dinner. It is ususally very crowded for very good reasons! The menu is cheap, excellent and also quite original.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Osteria Buongustai
15 Via dei Cerchi
12 recommandé par les habitants
Opened at lunch and during the evenings also for dinner. It is ususally very crowded for very good reasons! The menu is cheap, excellent and also quite original.
I personally think that they have the best espresso in whole Florence. Also pastries are extremely good
Coronas Cafè
72 r Via dei Calzaiuoli
I personally think that they have the best espresso in whole Florence. Also pastries are extremely good
Just outside the apartment, they have good pizza and "schiacciata" (typical florentine salted bread)
13 recommandé par les habitants
Forno Sartoni
34R Via dei Cerchi
13 recommandé par les habitants
Just outside the apartment, they have good pizza and "schiacciata" (typical florentine salted bread)
They have one of the best ice cream in Florence
101 recommandé par les habitants
Gelateria dei Neri
9 Via dei Neri
101 recommandé par les habitants
They have one of the best ice cream in Florence
This is one of the best traditional restaurants in Florence. I love eating here
8 recommandé par les habitants
La Galleria Il Vino dei Guelfi cucina tipica fiorentina
8 recommandé par les habitants
This is one of the best traditional restaurants in Florence. I love eating here
This place is a bit far from the city center, however it has the beast steak in whole Florence.
229 recommandé par les habitants
Perseus
10 Viale Don Giovanni Minzoni
229 recommandé par les habitants
This place is a bit far from the city center, however it has the beast steak in whole Florence.

Parks & Nature

One of the best examples of Italian-style garden, just next to palazzo Pitti, it is home to sculptures and also roman antiquities.
1539 recommandé par les habitants
The Boboli Gardens
1 Piazza de' Pitti
1539 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best examples of Italian-style garden, just next to palazzo Pitti, it is home to sculptures and also roman antiquities.
An historical park of Florence, annexted to Bardini villa. It was recently opened to the public and is quite charming.
339 recommandé par les habitants
Giardino Bardini
1 Costa S. Giorgio
339 recommandé par les habitants
An historical park of Florence, annexted to Bardini villa. It was recently opened to the public and is quite charming.
Originally open only in May, it is now open all year round from 9am to sunset. It has a wide collection of roses
310 recommandé par les habitants
Giardino delle rose
2 Viale Giuseppe Poggi
310 recommandé par les habitants
Originally open only in May, it is now open all year round from 9am to sunset. It has a wide collection of roses

Shopping

It is an ancient shop with an enormous collection of colors and pigments for painting. It has also rare pigments from obtained with ancient methods.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Zecchi – Colori – Belle Arti
19 Via dello Studio
9 recommandé par les habitants
It is an ancient shop with an enormous collection of colors and pigments for painting. It has also rare pigments from obtained with ancient methods.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Salvatore Ferragamo
14r Via de' Tornabuoni
15 recommandé par les habitants
48 recommandé par les habitants
Gucci
32r Via Roma
48 recommandé par les habitants
30 recommandé par les habitants
Prada Firenze Via Tornabuoni
53R Via de' Tornabuoni
30 recommandé par les habitants
The bridge is home to many of the most important jewelries of Florence.
1339 recommandé par les habitants
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
1339 recommandé par les habitants
The bridge is home to many of the most important jewelries of Florence.
This is an open market where you can find cheap things and enjoy the atmosphere
19 recommandé par les habitants
Mercato Centrale
Mercato Centrale
19 recommandé par les habitants
This is an open market where you can find cheap things and enjoy the atmosphere
It has a wide collection of wines from allover Italy. For those who love it, it also has a wide collection of many kinds of choccolate.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Enoteca Alessi
27/red Via delle Oche
12 recommandé par les habitants
It has a wide collection of wines from allover Italy. For those who love it, it also has a wide collection of many kinds of choccolate.

Essentials

The supermarket is just outside the apartment
49 recommandé par les habitants
Market Firenze
57 Borgo degli Albizi
49 recommandé par les habitants
The supermarket is just outside the apartment
This Pharmacy is open 24h and is near the apartment.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Farmacia Molteni
7r Via dei Calzaiuoli
10 recommandé par les habitants
This Pharmacy is open 24h and is near the apartment.
It is not far from the apartment. If for some reason the wash&dry machine in the apartment is not enough for you.
47 recommandé par les habitants
Wash & Dry
21 ROSSO Via dell'Agnolo
47 recommandé par les habitants
It is not far from the apartment. If for some reason the wash&dry machine in the apartment is not enough for you.

Arts & Culture

It is home to the most impressive sculpture collection of Italy.
462 recommandé par les habitants
Bargello National Museum
4 Via del Proconsolo
462 recommandé par les habitants
It is home to the most impressive sculpture collection of Italy.
It is home to the most comprehensive collection of art from the florentine renaissance
1671 recommandé par les habitants
Uffizi Gallery
6 Piazzale degli Uffizi
1671 recommandé par les habitants
It is home to the most comprehensive collection of art from the florentine renaissance
It is a small theatre dating back to 1657 and still in use
183 recommandé par les habitants
Teatro della Pergola
12 Via della Pergola
183 recommandé par les habitants
It is a small theatre dating back to 1657 and still in use
It the place to go if you want to see an opera on a classical music concert
147 recommandé par les habitants
Teatro Comunale Florence
1 Piazza Vittorio Gui
147 recommandé par les habitants
It the place to go if you want to see an opera on a classical music concert
Home of the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and other figures of paramount importance, the church and the annexed museum offer extraordinary frescoes and paintings
429 recommandé par les habitants
Santa Croce
429 recommandé par les habitants
Home of the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and other figures of paramount importance, the church and the annexed museum offer extraordinary frescoes and paintings
Extraordinary and unique place decorated with Michelangelo's works
108 recommandé par les habitants
Cappelle Medicee station
108 recommandé par les habitants
Extraordinary and unique place decorated with Michelangelo's works
The Academy Gallery is hosting some of the most important works from Michelangelo Buonarroti, such as the David and Prigioni
1077 recommandé par les habitants
Galleria dell'Accademia
58 Via Ricasoli
1077 recommandé par les habitants
The Academy Gallery is hosting some of the most important works from Michelangelo Buonarroti, such as the David and Prigioni
The "Sala dei 500" inside the Old Palace is a must-see
710 recommandé par les habitants
Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria
710 recommandé par les habitants
The "Sala dei 500" inside the Old Palace is a must-see

Drinks & Nightlife

In this club every night you can listen to a different live jazz performance
107 recommandé par les habitants
Jazz Club Firenze
3 Via Nuova de' Caccini
107 recommandé par les habitants
In this club every night you can listen to a different live jazz performance
It is a nice place to drik something after dinner
156 recommandé par les habitants
Il Rifrullo
57 Via di S. Niccolò
156 recommandé par les habitants
It is a nice place to drik something after dinner
Sometimes there is live music during the night
67 recommandé par les habitants
Zoe
13 Via dei Renai
67 recommandé par les habitants
Sometimes there is live music during the night
21 recommandé par les habitants
La Terrazza Continentale
2r Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli
21 recommandé par les habitants
In this wine bar, which is the most ancient in Florence, you can taste a wide array of wines.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Casa del Vino
16r Via dell'Ariento
28 recommandé par les habitants
In this wine bar, which is the most ancient in Florence, you can taste a wide array of wines.

Getting Around

The central station is also a hub for local buses ad the tramway.
519 recommandé par les habitants
Firenze S.M.N. station
Piazza della Stazione
519 recommandé par les habitants
The central station is also a hub for local buses ad the tramway.