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.
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Club Culinario Toscano da Osvaldo
3/r Piazza dei PeruzziThis 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.
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Fiaschetteria Nuvoli
15/r Piazza dell'OlioOpened 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.
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Osteria Buongustai
15 Via dei CerchiOpened 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 CalzaiuoliI 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)
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Forno Sartoni
34R Via dei CerchiJust outside the apartment, they have good pizza and "schiacciata" (typical florentine salted bread)
They have one of the best ice cream in Florence
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Gelateria dei Neri
9 Via dei NeriThey have one of the best ice cream in Florence
This is one of the best traditional restaurants in Florence. I love eating here
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La Galleria Il Vino dei Guelfi cucina tipica fiorentina
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.
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Perseus
10 Viale Don Giovanni MinzoniThis 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.
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I-Boboli Gardens
1 Piazza de' PittiOne 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.
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I-Giardino Bardini
1 Costa S. GiorgioAn 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
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Igadi lomqunube
2 Viale Giuseppe PoggiOriginally 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.
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Zecchi – Colori – Belle Arti
19 Via dello StudioIt is an ancient shop with an enormous collection of colors and pigments for painting. It has also rare pigments from obtained with ancient methods.
Salvatore Ferragamo
14r Via de' TornabuoniGucci
32r Via RomaPrada Firenze Via Tornabuoni
53R Via de' TornabuoniThe bridge is home to many of the most important jewelries of Florence.
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Ponte Vecchio
Ponte VecchioThe 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
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Mercato Centrale
Mercato CentraleThis 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.
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Enoteca Alessi
27/red Via delle OcheIt 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
Market Firenze
57 Borgo degli AlbiziThe supermarket is just outside the apartment
This Pharmacy is open 24h and is near the apartment.
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Farmacia Molteni
7r Via dei CalzaiuoliThis 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.
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Wash & Dry
21 ROSSO Via dell'AgnoloIt 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.
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Bargello National Museum
4 Via del ProconsoloIt is home to the most impressive sculpture collection of Italy.
It is home to the most comprehensive collection of art from the florentine renaissance
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I-Uffizi Gallery
6 Piazzale degli UffiziIt 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
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Teatro della Pergola
12 Via della PergolaIt 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
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Teatro Comunale Florence
1 Piazza Vittorio GuiIt 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
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Santa Croce
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
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Cappelle Medicee station
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
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Galleria dell'Accademia
58 Via RicasoliThe 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
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Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della SignoriaThe "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
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Jazz Club Firenze
3 Via Nuova de' CacciniIn this club every night you can listen to a different live jazz performance
Il Rifrullo
57 Via di S. NiccolòIt is a nice place to drik something after dinner
Zoe
13 Via dei Renai Sometimes there is live music during the night
La Terrazza Continentale
2r Lungarno degli AcciaiuoliIn this wine bar, which is the most ancient in Florence, you can taste a wide array of wines.
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Casa del Vino
16r Via dell'ArientoIn 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.
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Firenze S.M.N. station
Piazza della StazioneThe central station is also a hub for local buses ad the tramway.