Guidebook for Firenze
Food Scene
San Lorenzo Food Market, Piazza San Lorenzo. Downstairs in the food hall and upstairs café/restaurants. Very busy and good fun. Great food.
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Mercato Centrale
Via dell'ArientoSan Lorenzo Food Market, Piazza San Lorenzo. Downstairs in the food hall and upstairs café/restaurants. Very busy and good fun. Great food.
Drinks & Nightlife
La Menagere (www.lamenagere.it ) Via Ginori 8r – Tel 055 0750600. Have jazz and music evenings, plants and kitchen equipment for sale. Great ambience!
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La Ménagère
8 Via de' GinoriLa Menagere (www.lamenagere.it ) Via Ginori 8r – Tel 055 0750600. Have jazz and music evenings, plants and kitchen equipment for sale. Great ambience!
One of our favourite oldest enoteca in Florence. Great wine selections and cheese & ham plates
via dell'Ariento 16/r +39 055 215609
Nel pieno centro di San Lorenzo, fra la Basilica ed il Mercato Centrale, purtroppo un po' nascosto dalle bancarelle degli ambulanti è una piacevole sosta per soddisfare il palato. Attenzione, il locale chiude nel pomeriggio e durante la pausa pranzo può essere affollato dai clienti abituali. Anche nei momenti di maggior afflusso i tempi del servizio sono comunque rapidi.
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Casa del Vino
16r Via dell'ArientoOne of our favourite oldest enoteca in Florence. Great wine selections and cheese & ham plates
via dell'Ariento 16/r +39 055 215609
Nel pieno centro di San Lorenzo, fra la Basilica ed il Mercato Centrale, purtroppo un po' nascosto dalle bancarelle degli ambulanti è una piacevole sosta per soddisfare il palato. Attenzione, il locale chiude nel pomeriggio e durante la pausa pranzo può essere affollato dai clienti abituali. Anche nei momenti di maggior afflusso i tempi del servizio sono comunque rapidi.
Parks & Nature
Behind the Pitti Palace, the astonishing Boboli Garden stretches over the hill creating a real open-air museum. Commissioned by the Medici family, it became the prototype of the Italian-style garden for many European courts.
The ticket also includes access to the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Costume and Fashion Museum, Porcelain Museum and Bardini Garden.
Regular price: € 7.00
www.uffizi.it
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The Boboli Gardens
1 Piazza de' PittiBehind the Pitti Palace, the astonishing Boboli Garden stretches over the hill creating a real open-air museum. Commissioned by the Medici family, it became the prototype of the Italian-style garden for many European courts.
The ticket also includes access to the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Costume and Fashion Museum, Porcelain Museum and Bardini Garden.
Regular price: € 7.00
www.uffizi.it
Arts & Culture
The Medici Chapels form part of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo. The church of San Lorenzo was the official church of the Medici from their period as private residents in their palace in Via Larga (now via Cavour), becoming their mausoleum up to the time of the extinction of the line.
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6
50123 Firenze
Ticket
Full euro 8,00 (price increase from Sept. 1, 2016)
Reduced euro 4,00
Ticket office closes 30 min before closing time
During special exhibitions, ticket price goes up to euro 8 (4 euro reduced).
Opening hours
Summer: open from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday (until Nov. 1)
Winter: (starting in Nov) open from 8:15 am to 2pm (last entrance at 1:20pm).
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Cappelle Medicee station
The Medici Chapels form part of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo. The church of San Lorenzo was the official church of the Medici from their period as private residents in their palace in Via Larga (now via Cavour), becoming their mausoleum up to the time of the extinction of the line.
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6
50123 Firenze
Ticket
Full euro 8,00 (price increase from Sept. 1, 2016)
Reduced euro 4,00
Ticket office closes 30 min before closing time
During special exhibitions, ticket price goes up to euro 8 (4 euro reduced).
Opening hours
Summer: open from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday (until Nov. 1)
Winter: (starting in Nov) open from 8:15 am to 2pm (last entrance at 1:20pm).
The Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine a Firenze
A visit to the Brancacci is a must, especially if you're an art student and love art history to study the revolution of Masaccio's genius! We can only wonder what other masterpieces he would have created had he lived longer.
Opening hours
Open daily 10am - 5pm (closed on Tuesdays)
Sundays and religious holidays: 1-5pm
Ticket office closes 45 minutes before the museum
Closed
January 1, January 7, Easter, May 1, July 16, August 15 and December 25
Admission
Entrance fee € 6; for 18-25 €4,50
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Cappella Brancacci
14 Piazza del CarmineThe Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine a Firenze
A visit to the Brancacci is a must, especially if you're an art student and love art history to study the revolution of Masaccio's genius! We can only wonder what other masterpieces he would have created had he lived longer.
Opening hours
Open daily 10am - 5pm (closed on Tuesdays)
Sundays and religious holidays: 1-5pm
Ticket office closes 45 minutes before the museum
Closed
January 1, January 7, Easter, May 1, July 16, August 15 and December 25
Admission
Entrance fee € 6; for 18-25 €4,50
Essentials
you can find every thing you need for a quick food shopping
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Carrefour Express
66 Via dell' Oriuoloyou can find every thing you need for a quick food shopping
good place to find italian grocery food
open until 9,00pm
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Sapori & Dintorni Conad
15 Borgo San Lorenzogood place to find italian grocery food
open until 9,00pm
Sightseeing
San Gimignano is a must see while in Tuscany and best discovered by taking the bus or by driving because there is no train station close to the city center. You can catch one of the many buses that leave at least once an hour from the Santa Maria Novella bus stop, located just to the side of the train station, from the BusItalia Nord company. Buy tickets at the bus
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a must see while in Tuscany and best discovered by taking the bus or by driving because there is no train station close to the city center. You can catch one of the many buses that leave at least once an hour from the Santa Maria Novella bus stop, located just to the side of the train station, from the BusItalia Nord company. Buy tickets at the bus
Siena does not have a train station but can be reached by bus in a little over an hour, leaving from the SITA bus station on Via della Scala to the left of the main entrance to the Santa Maria train station in Florence . This is a great way to travel because you pass through beautiful countryside and the bus drops you off right in the center of Siena in Piazza S. Domenico so all you have to do is walk 5 minutes to arrive in the main square, Piazza del Campo. Siena is so small so you will not need to worry about local buses to see all the top sites - all you need is a good pair of walking shoes. To head back, take the same bus, which you will catch in the same spot where you got off.
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Siena
Siena does not have a train station but can be reached by bus in a little over an hour, leaving from the SITA bus station on Via della Scala to the left of the main entrance to the Santa Maria train station in Florence . This is a great way to travel because you pass through beautiful countryside and the bus drops you off right in the center of Siena in Piazza S. Domenico so all you have to do is walk 5 minutes to arrive in the main square, Piazza del Campo. Siena is so small so you will not need to worry about local buses to see all the top sites - all you need is a good pair of walking shoes. To head back, take the same bus, which you will catch in the same spot where you got off.
Lucca, about an hour and a half north of Tuscany and can be reached by either train or bus, but I recommend taking the train because it is direct and offers wonderful views of Tuscany. Trains leave about twice an hour from Santa Maria Novella. The Lucca train station is located just two blocks from the city’s 16th century walls, which enclose the city centre, in Piazza Ricasoli. I suggest taking the short walk and entering through the closest door Porta San Pietro. If you would like to enter another door and are lucky with weather, take the opportunity to walk along the wide bike path , which makes for a pleasant stroll.
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Lucca
Lucca, about an hour and a half north of Tuscany and can be reached by either train or bus, but I recommend taking the train because it is direct and offers wonderful views of Tuscany. Trains leave about twice an hour from Santa Maria Novella. The Lucca train station is located just two blocks from the city’s 16th century walls, which enclose the city centre, in Piazza Ricasoli. I suggest taking the short walk and entering through the closest door Porta San Pietro. If you would like to enter another door and are lucky with weather, take the opportunity to walk along the wide bike path , which makes for a pleasant stroll.