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Florence seen from the hill of Fiesole

Florence is not a queue.
It is a workshop with its door open.

Real experiences in the city and on the hills, with the people who keep them alive

Discover what to do in Florence

What to see

The city is crowded, but one bridge or one climb gives it back to you.

A street of artisan workshops in the OltrarnoTHE OLTRARNO The hills above Florence with cypress treesTHE HILLS

Safety and fair prices

Florence is safe: the only money you lose goes on tickets and on the wrong table.

A queue at a museum's official entrance
Tickets and museums
Uffizi and the Duomo through official channels only: book ahead.
White taxis at the rank on the square
Taxis and transfers
Fixed fares to and from the airport: ask before you get in.
Inside a neighbourhood trattoria
At the restaurant
If the menu is in six languages with photos, you are the one who pays for it.

Getting around

The centre is a pedestrian living room: everything else is tram and regional trains.

A pedestrian street in the centre in the morning
On foot
From Santa Maria Novella to Santa Croce in twenty minutes.
The tram on an avenue outside the centre
By tram
Airport to centre in twenty minutes, one ticket shared with the buses.
A regional train in the Tuscan countryside
By train
From Santa Maria Novella the regional trains open up the Tuscany of small towns.

Villages nearby

The hills are not crowded: they begin where the museum ticket ends.

Fiesole above the Arno valley
Fiesole
The Etruscan balcony above the city: bus 7 from the centre.
Certaldo Alto among the vineyards
Certaldo
Boccaccio's red-brick town, half an hour by regional train.
The arcaded square of Greve in Chianti
Greve in Chianti
The gateway to Chianti: an arcaded square lined with workshops.

Why the villages around Florence

Four true things, between Chianti and the Val d'Orcia.

San Gimignano

San Gimignano still has 14 towers of its 72 medieval ones.

Chianti Classico

Chianti Classico is recognised by the Black Rooster on the bottle.

Val d'Orcia

The Val d'Orcia has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004.

Santa Maria Novella

From Santa Maria Novella the regional trains reach Arezzo in about an hour.

Book worry-free

Applies to every experience in the villages around Florence.

Book with €0

Hold your spot, pay only once it's confirmed

Change for free

Move date or village up to 7 days before, at no extra cost

Weather covered

Outdoor experience cancelled for bad weather? Refund or new date

Human support

A real person replies within 1 hour, every day

Frequently asked questions about Florence

The things people ask us before they leave.

How do I get in from the airport?

Take the tram into the centre: a few minutes for the price of a city ticket. Taxis have a fixed fare: ask for it first.

Uffizi and the Duomo: how do I avoid the queues?

Book through official channels only: the touts outside the entrances resell the very same ticket at a mark-up.

Do I need a car?

No, and it is close to forbidden: the centre is a camera-enforced restricted traffic zone. You walk; for Fiesole there is the bus.

What can I do in a single day?

The centre on foot early in the morning, the Oltrarno and its workshops in the afternoon, San Miniato or Fiesole at sunset.

Where do I eat without surprises?

Oltrarno and Sant'Ambrogio: menus with prices on display and cooking aimed at Florentines, ten minutes from the Duomo.