Florence Travel Forum

We are on a cruise next week and dont want to pay the prices for the trips - how do we get from Livorno to Florence?

spending a couple of days in florence in late october, can anyone suggest nice inexpensive restaurants...
also what are the must see things we should do while we spend our 2 days here??
thanks

Hi,

I am schedule to arrive from Rome at Firenze Campo Di Marte by 11pm. I would be traveling with Family & Luggage. I wish to go to Firenze Santa Maria Novella because that is where my hotel is.

Please let me know what is the safe & low cost means to travel between the above 2 stations? If I need to take a train, where can I buy tickets? How much will it cost? How much would a taxi cost? Availability? Same for Bus.

Thanks for all your help.

Regards
Mahesh

Me and my wife would like to take a day trip to Riomaggiore Cinque Terre. Unfortunately we can allow only one day for this beatiful region. Can somebody advice how ro maximize our time. I guess, we have to take the train to La Spezia. Do I have to take another train to Riomaggiore or we can hike there. Do I need to buy train tickets in advance or not. Is anybody knows the most economical best way to get there and back in one day.

I read there is a bus which picks up and drops off JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. Exactly how far would I need to walk from the bus stop to the airport?

Thanks.

Sandy

trying to buy tickets to Accademia and Medicci in Florence but can't find the offical site and not sure about the ticket prices and charges in some of the others. Can some one reccommend the best website to use. thanks


Alison

We are thinking of a 3 day trip from Positano to Tuscany region. What is your suggestion for the easiest and fastest way of getting there.

Hi - we are going to Tuscany for a week in September and although we have accomodation booked we would like to spend a few days in Florence - can anyone recommend a cheap hotel with free car parking in or very close to the main sites - thanks

Will be in Florence next year for an extended time. I would like to join a health club. Any suggestions? Also will be there for Easter Sunday. I have read about the Cart being pulled to the Duomo. Any one have more information on this event? Thanks.

Does anyone know if there are any public places in Florence, like parks or piazza'
s that have ping pong tables?

Thanks,

Douglas

I need to travel from Florence to Munich in late September, could anyone out there give me some suggestions that are not too expensive.

We will be travelling to Italy and are looking for self-catering accommodation near Florence for two people for two weeks from mid-October. As we will not have a car we will need to be close to public transport. We would prefer to be within about an hour's train trip from Florence.

Does anyone have any suggestions for reasonably priced holiday apartments that fit these needs?

Hi,
We will be in Florence from 8PM until next day 1PM.
Please advise us what best places we can see within this time.
Is it possible for us to visit any scenic places in Florence within this time?
Or do you think it is absolutely impossible spending just half a day in Florence?
Your advise is appreciated.

We hired 2 cars in Florence last year and used them to travel down to Amalfi. The cars were returned to a depot in Sorrento as agreed. After returning home we got notification of 8 traffic violations for driving through restricted areas in Florence....something we were completely unaware of never having been in Italy before and having no warning from the car hire company. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Does anyone know where I can find a list of stores, (or even better a list of shoe stores) in Florence, Via Cerretani? I need a specific shoe store I passed by earlier this year... Thanks is advance!

We will be in Florence 30.09.2009-04.10.2009 and want to visit Uffizi Gallery. Do we have to buy tickets online in advance for that period? Is there many people to visit Gallery?
Thanks in advance for your reply.

I read on this website that it is possible to see the Studiolo in the Palazzo Vecchio. However, I read in a guide book that it is possible to see it only from the doorway - that one cannot go inside. Has anyone been there recently, and do you know if it is possible to go inside the room. For how long is one allowed to stay in the room? Thank You, Margaret Shere

I am planning to go there last week of april, when do I need to reserve for the tickets to come to these 2, and we all love museum a lot and when we were in London each major museum took us a whole day (from the openning to the closing).. so do we need 2 whole days just to visit these 2? and if I arrive like in april do I still need to reserve ticket or can I just buy a day before at the museum ticket counter? need advice ty

also is april weather ok? we want it not to be too warm where we can still wear jackets and keep some valuable inside..

I have found these 2 to be pretty central located in florence and the pricing wise first is about 150 us dollor a night for 3 of us if we stay in a 3 person mixer room and about 97 if we stay at Archi Rossi, but it seems to me most of the hostels in Italy does not have kitchen, maybe some microwave that is about it, but they all provide breakfast it seems and some have promotion of free pasta or pizza every night except sat.
is that so? which one should I pick or is there are even better acommodations that have self service kitchen?

many thanks
Daisy

We are travelling from Venice and do not want to drive into Florence. Is there a train station where we could park our car easily and safely for the day and catch a train into Florence?

Hi,
Can i have some info regarding best and cheapest way of transport from Pisa airport to JANE HOTEL in Florence.
Thank you in advance

Hi

These are the hotels we picked to stay in Florence...trying to decided between one of them...we are travelling with 2 kids..trying to stay close to the monuments/train station. Welcome any suggestions and comments...thanks.

Hotel Pagnini
Hotel Corona
Hotel Aurora
Hotel Kursaal Ausonia

Is the Leather School, located at Piazza S. Croce 16 in Florence, Italy, still in operation - if so, does it have an e-mail address or a website? Your prompt response would be appreciated!

Croak1

Hi,
I wonder if anyone stayed at BlingBling Hostel ? The location looks gr8 (close to Duomo), photos look nice and I'll be probably staying there in August... Any comments on that ?
Their website is: www.hostelfirenze.com
Best regards,
Piter

Hi
Any help from locals or recent visitors about CURRENT closings or obstructed sights would be welcome. For example..the Medici Chapel--is it being worked on?
Thanks
Doug

Does anyone know on cinemas that run movies in English in Florence?

Does anyone know of a reasonable priced company for shipping luggage to Florence.

Hi,

My wife and me are looking forward to our Tuscany journey in June/July. One of the sightseeing spots we need to go is the Uffizi Museum. From earlier trips to Florence we know that there are long queues at the ticket counter.
I wonder if it is a good idea to stand up real early and be the first at the ticket counter? Or is buying tickets online the safest way?

As we stay near Siena, we come to Florence by car - do you have an advice where it is best to park the car outside of the city and take the train / bus?

Thank you very much in advance,

Mario

Could I take a taxi from Florence airport to Forte dei Marmi? How much would it cost?

I am checking this website providing apartments for rent in Florence for my next trip there soon:
http://www.waytostay.com/Florence-apartments-en-229.html

Do you know it? experiences with them? opinions???

thanks!

Andrea