There are several famous bridges in the world but The Florence’s Old Bridge is by far the most ancient famous bridge of all! Not long in size this ancient Medieval bridge built in 1177 and currently holds the space…

The are of the Oltrarno comprehends the districts of Santo Spirito and San Frediano. It’s named Oltrarno from the combination of Oltre L’Arno which means beyond the Arno river, this was the way Florentines used to call the…

The Area of Piazza Beccaria and Sant’ Ambrogio in Florence are less known from the main tourist paths but they offer great alternatives to see Florence with the eyes of the residents. Piazza Beccaria is more of a…

Novoli and Rifredi are located on the northwest half of Florence. You’ll drive by it when coming from the Amerigo Vespucci airport. Along the way you’ll most likely drive by the new “Tribunale di Firenze” or Florentine Tribunal a massive structure that…

San Niccolò lies on the other side of the River Arno, turning left from the Old Bridge. Just 200 meters ahead lies the Pitti Palace, the residence of the Medici family. If you are near the Santa Maria…

Firenze sud is the where most of the Florentines reside, which then of course stretches towards Bagno a ripoli, Grassina, Chianti and Rufina. Now since there is a big movement of students in Florence both from Italy and abroad, even the Firenze sud area is getting…

San Marco is a rather busy square and area, it serves as connection route for most of the going out of the city center commutes, all the main bus stops are right in the Piazza making this a…

San Lorenzo, the busiest district of all Florence! The San Lorenzo area is just right off the main train station of Santa Maria Novella and covers an area that stretches from Piazza Stazione to Via Faenza, Via Guelfa,…

When arriving by train in Florence, you’ll get in in Santa Maria Novella Train Station, the station isn’t a brand new one but sections are being over the years improved and renovated so even if you don’t have…

The area of Piazza Signoria and Ponte Vecchio is another piece of art in the open sky, simply walking around in the radius of a few hundreds meters you are immerse in the majesty of ancient Florence.  It’s…

Shrinking to a blog post or page even mentioning the very basic essential facts regarding the Duomo area and it surrounding is an unfeasible job! Entire books only scrap the surface of the details and the history of…

Santa Croce area is another treasure of the open sky museum which is Florence.  The Piazza, The Church where are buried some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, is also…