Guidebook for Firenze
Food Scene
Wonderfull food at very reasonable prices. Neighborhood restaurant very near the apartment
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Accadi Restaurant
56 Borgo PintiWonderfull food at very reasonable prices. Neighborhood restaurant very near the apartment
Excellent food in a neighborhood restaurant very near the apartment. Reasonable prices.
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Acquacotta Trattoria Toscana
51 Via dei PilastriExcellent food in a neighborhood restaurant very near the apartment. Reasonable prices.
My favorite restaurant in Florence. No reservations. Go early (at 7) or late (8.30). Wonderful food! Great value.
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Trattoria Marione
27/Rosso Via della SpadaMy favorite restaurant in Florence. No reservations. Go early (at 7) or late (8.30). Wonderful food! Great value.
Great food by a talented chef. Garden for eating outside in the summer. Reasonable prices.
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Trattoria Tiberio Firenze
26 Via delle RuoteGreat food by a talented chef. Garden for eating outside in the summer. Reasonable prices.
Benvenuto is a Florentine favorite. Good simple food at good prices.
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Trattoria da Benvenuto Firenze
16 Via della MoscaBenvenuto is a Florentine favorite. Good simple food at good prices.
Trattoria Anita
2R Via del ParlagioTypical but is now very popular. Simple and unpretentious.
For a special meal just outside the city in beautiful surroundings, (taxi/car needed; booking essential).
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Trattoria le Cave di Maiano
16 Via Cave di MaianoFor a special meal just outside the city in beautiful surroundings, (taxi/car needed; booking essential).
For a special meal just outside the city in beautiful surroundings, (taxi/car needed; booking essential).
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Trattoria Omero
47 Via del Pian dei GiullariFor a special meal just outside the city in beautiful surroundings, (taxi/car needed; booking essential).
Cantinetta Antinori
3 Piazza degli AntinoriVery chic! Expensive.
Traditional Florentine restaurant, medium prices. Try the Florentine beefsteak!
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Ristorante Trattoria Angiolino - Ai 13 Arrosti
36 R Via Santo SpiritoTraditional Florentine restaurant, medium prices. Try the Florentine beefsteak!
Il Santo Bevitore
64r Via Santo SpiritoVery good and great atmosphere. Medium prices.
Taverna del Bronzino
27R Via delle RuoteClassic formal Florentine eating. Can be expensive.
The best coffee-bar in Florence (but I say that because it is my favorite!). Serves coffee, pastries, sandwiches, sells bus tickets etc. Very friendly owners speak English.
Borgo Pinti, 62n
62n Borgo PintiThe best coffee-bar in Florence (but I say that because it is my favorite!). Serves coffee, pastries, sandwiches, sells bus tickets etc. Very friendly owners speak English.
i dorci di patrizio cosi
15R Borgo degli AlbiziSome of the best pastries in Florence!
Pasticceria Nencioni
24 Via PietrapianaIf you love pastry ... :-)
Best apple strudel ever!
Open-air food market near the apartment; open mornings
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Soko la Sant'Ambrogio
Piazza Lorenzo GhibertiOpen-air food market near the apartment; open mornings
Orcagna
1 Piazza della SignoriaSpecial restaurant for a special meal
GELATO!!!
My favorite ice-cream in Florence a straight walk from the apartment through some of the most characteristic streets of Florence - particularly beautiful at night. Vivoli is a few steps from the very lively Piazza Santa Croce.
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Vivoli
7r Via Isola delle StincheGELATO!!!
My favorite ice-cream in Florence a straight walk from the apartment through some of the most characteristic streets of Florence - particularly beautiful at night. Vivoli is a few steps from the very lively Piazza Santa Croce.
Florence's famous food market, but Sant'Ambrogio is nearer the apartment and less expensive...
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Mercato Centrale
Via dell'ArientoFlorence's famous food market, but Sant'Ambrogio is nearer the apartment and less expensive...
Vinoteca Firenze
2r Via Giuseppe GiustiVery near the apartment (1 minute walk). Wine bar with food.
Best pizzas in Florence, only a short walk from the apartment.
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Il Pizzaiuolo
113r Via dei MacciBest pizzas in Florence, only a short walk from the apartment.
Essentials
Via Pietrapiana, 42
42 Via PietrapianaGood central supermarket
Ricciardi Fitness Centre
75 Borgo PintiSerious gym for working out very near the apartment
Shopping
Paperback Exchange
4-red Via delle Ocheexcellent selection of English-Language new and used books
Antica Cuoieria
48 R Via del CorsoShoes
Sorelle Bacci Snc Di Bacci Liana & C.
18 Via dell' OriuoloFabrics
Parks & Nature
city-center square with gardens and benches, one of the very few in Florence, and very near the apartment.
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Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio
39 Piazza Massimo D'Azegliocity-center square with gardens and benches, one of the very few in Florence, and very near the apartment.
Bustani wa Giardino Bardini
1 Costa S. GiorgioHistoric garden in Florence
World-famous gardens behind Pitti palace and leading to Fort Belvedere. Not to be missed!
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Bustani ya Boboli
1 Piazza de' PittiWorld-famous gardens behind Pitti palace and leading to Fort Belvedere. Not to be missed!
Drinks & Nightlife
Sit outside and watch the world go by - or sit inside the historic bar
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Caffè Giubbe Rosse
13 Piazza della RepubblicaSit outside and watch the world go by - or sit inside the historic bar
Sit outside and watch the world go by - or sit inside the historic bar, a national monument for its decor.
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Caffe Concerto Paszkowski
6 Piazza della RepubblicaSit outside and watch the world go by - or sit inside the historic bar, a national monument for its decor.
Opposite the Palazzo Vecchio. Sit here at any time of the day but at night it is paricularly lively and atmospheric.
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Rivoire
5/R P.za della SignoriaOpposite the Palazzo Vecchio. Sit here at any time of the day but at night it is paricularly lively and atmospheric.
Sit outside from early morning to late at night. Gilli is a histroic Florence bar, coff-bar and pastry shop. You can also eat there.
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Caffè Gilli
1r Via RomaSit outside from early morning to late at night. Gilli is a histroic Florence bar, coff-bar and pastry shop. You can also eat there.
Getting Around
Sometime has surprisingly good last minute offers for 1 or 2 day rentals if you want to go exploring. Sometimes renting from the airport is less expensive so check out the prices for renting from both places.
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Hertz Firenze
35/E Borgo OgnissantiSometime has surprisingly good last minute offers for 1 or 2 day rentals if you want to go exploring. Sometimes renting from the airport is less expensive so check out the prices for renting from both places.
Bus stop 1 minute from the apartment to and from main train station and elsewhere. Bus 6A and 6B; every 7 minutes; journey time 11 minutes to train station.
Also buses to other destinations from here.
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Via della Colonna
Via della ColonnaBus stop 1 minute from the apartment to and from main train station and elsewhere. Bus 6A and 6B; every 7 minutes; journey time 11 minutes to train station.
Also buses to other destinations from here.
Busitalia SITA Nord Autostazione station
Main train station in Florence.
Via Vittorio Alfieri, 1
1 Via Vittorio AlfieriEverything Else
Church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi. Wonderful cloister and Church. Perugino mural. One of the hidden trasures of Florence. From the street it seems as if there is no church there, but it is behind an ordinary door (usually left half-open) next to Borgo Pinti 58.
Borgo Pinti, 60
60 Borgo PintiChurch of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi. Wonderful cloister and Church. Perugino mural. One of the hidden trasures of Florence. From the street it seems as if there is no church there, but it is behind an ordinary door (usually left half-open) next to Borgo Pinti 58.