Florence Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget meal€15.00≈ $17.13
- Mid-range meal€40.00≈ $45.68
- Cappuccino€1.50≈ $1.71
- Domestic beer€6.00≈ $6.85
- Taxi (per km)€1.80≈ $2.06
- Public transport ticket€1.70≈ $1.94
- Museum entry€20.00≈ $22.84
- Mid-range hotel (night)€180.00≈ $205.58
Food & Drink
- Trattoria MarioFlorentine · $$
A tiny, always-packed trattoria near the Mercato Centrale serving classic Florentine dishes like bistecca and peposo since 1953.
- All'Antico VinaioSandwiches · $
The famous schiacciata sandwich shop on Via dei Neri, with lines around the block for its stuffed focaccia.
- Osteria dell'EnotecaTuscan · $$
An Oltrarno restaurant serving Tuscan classics with an emphasis on regional wine pairings.
- Il LatiniFlorentine · $$
A boisterous, communal-table trattoria famous for its bistecca alla fiorentina and hanging hams.
- Enoteca PinchiorriContemporary Italian · $$$$
One of Italy's most celebrated fine-dining restaurants, holding three Michelin stars in a Renaissance palazzo.
- Mercato Centrale FirenzeTuscan street food · $
A historic covered food market with a lively upper-floor food hall serving everything from lampredotto to pizza.
- Le Volpi e l'Uva
A well-loved wine bar near Ponte Vecchio with an excellent by-the-glass list of small Italian producers.
- La Cité
A bookshop-bar in San Frediano hosting live jazz and readings in a relaxed, bohemian setting.
- Space Club Florence
One of Florence's larger nightclubs, popular with a younger and student crowd for late-night dancing.
Culture & History
- Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's great art museums, home to Botticelli's Birth of Venus and works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
- Galleria dell'Accademia
Home to Michelangelo's original David statue along with his unfinished Prisoners sculptures.
- Palazzo Pitti
A vast Renaissance palace housing several museums including the Palatine Gallery's Raphael and Titian paintings.
- Museo Galileo
A science museum near the Uffizi displaying historic scientific instruments including Galileo's own telescopes.
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Houses original sculptures and artifacts from the Florence Cathedral complex, including Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise panels.
- Cinema Odeon Firenze
A historic Art Nouveau cinema in the Palazzo dello Strozzino showing original-language and independent films.
- Calcio Storico Fiorentino
A fierce historic form of football played in costume in Piazza Santa Croce between the city's four quarters.
- Scoppio del Carro
An Easter Sunday tradition where a firework-laden cart is exploded in front of the Duomo, dating back centuries.
Nature & Outdoors
- Fiesole
A hilltop town above Florence with Etruscan and Roman ruins and sweeping views over the city.
Active & Fun
- Virgin Active Firenze
A large fitness club chain location with weights, classes, and a pool near the city centre.
- Piscina Le Pavoniere
An outdoor pool set among trees in the Cascine park, popular for its summer lounge-bar atmosphere.