A panoramic view of Florence Old Bridge

The city of Renaissance: Florence, Italy


The Performing Arts
In Florence there are two famous orchestras and a fine music school in Fiesole, near Florence. The city's public theaters are certainly respectable, and most major touring companies stop in town on their way through Italy. The best events in Florence are the summertime Calcio in Costume folkloric festival, the Maggio Musicale and many concerts
The Florentine churches are between the most visited and the theater offers spectacles all over the year.
Florence is full of history and now mainly full of tourists, but in the nightlife it became an open disco! You can admire the splendors of the past in Florence and Tuscany with the secret of history and culture, hear about exceptional people in the Renaissance.
The Florentine Renaissance is considered one of the most important periods in human history. the city of Florence was the main center of the Italian Renaissance. During the Florentine Renaissance there was many arts development, literature development, architecture development, science development and many other important fields of knowledge. Famous people, and families of the Florentine Renaissanceas Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Botticelli, Raffaello, Galileo Galilei, Medici Family are the principal protagonists of Florentine Renaissance.

Enjoy and eat in Florence, Italy


The Club are rather cliquey -- people usually go in groups to hang out and dance only with one another and all the nights you can find Live Music. The medium entrance in the Florence disco clubs is 12€ ($15). The most importand discos are Universale, Meccanò and Central Park which a DJ comes on board to conduct the disco until 4am. In the historical center of Florence near Santa Croce: Full-Up, Space Electronic, Yab.
In Florence there are a lofo of Cafe also where you can taste the famous cafes, sandwiches and hot cappuccino served to you while you sit on on square and people-watch. If you visit Florence You'll se many Pubs, Bars, Wine Bars and restaurants attracting a 20s-to-30s crowd of Italians and some Americans, Australians, and English.. The better ones are the Florence branch of the successful Italian chain Fiddler's Elbow, the Old Stove, the The Lion's Fountain, Red Garter, I Fratellini, La Fiaschetteri, La Mescita, but you'll find plenty of others around town -- they "pop up like mushrooms" these days, but often disappear just as quickly. Often they also have light dishes, meat and cheese platters, and cakes for 8€ to 15€.
The gay nightlife scene in Florence isn't much, and for lesbians it's pretty much just at the Flamingo Bar the Thursday through Saturday nights mixed gay-and-lesbian party. The music is techno, disco, and retro rock, but entertainment offerings also include cabaret, art shows, and the occasional transvestite comedy.


Travel to Florence, Italy

Come on to visit Florence!

You can always plan a travel to Florence and visit the city in about 4 days. Prices are lower and there are fewer tourists from April to June and in September/October. If you want to know the Florentine culture and taste Chianti wines and crostini, visit the typical handcraft shops; textile manufacture, silverware, leathergoods, wooden frames, Florentine mosaics, ceramics visit our websites.

Florence (or Firenze) has a big cultural and historical impact. Florence is one of Italy's most atmospheric and pleasant city. With its small late-medieval centre Florence has contributed so much to the artistic and political development of all Europe. In Florence You can Find striking buildings, formidable galleries and treasure-crammed churches. You can lunch in a typical Florentine restaurant and after you continue to visit the most important monuments. Piazza Santa Croce, with the splendid church (where great artists like Michelangelo are buried), the Dome, the Piazza della Signoria with the Uffizi Gallery. Then you have opportunity to visit one of the leather schools in order to admire one of the typical crafts mosaics and goldsmiths of Florence.

Peretola Florence's airport is located in the Northeast part of Florence and a short bus or taxi ride away from the centre.


Accommodation in Florence Italy

In Florence you can find elegance, taste of cultured and hospitability. You can find all this in many hotels in Florence in a charming hotels late 15th century residence or in a romantic suites in a old palaces. All the luxury hotels in Florence are filled with modern comforts for the most pleasant of stays. Quadruple, triple, double and single rooms provide the best comforts ideal for both business and pleasure travelers. Often the rooms are equipped with telephone, safe and air conditioning, minibar, TV, bathroom with shower and in some cases with bathtub and shower, hairdryer and complimentary beauty kit. Many Hotels are exclusive and comfortable ambience a few minutes from the center of Florence. In our list of hotels in Florence Italy you can find 1 star hotels in Florence, 2 stars hotels in Florence, 3 stars hotels in Florence, 4 stars hotels in Florence, 5 stars hotels in Florence. But if you need a cheap accommodation in Florence we offers to you a list of bed and breakfast in Florence with photos, descriptions, facilities, maps, rates and Florence, special deals. More, if you are looking for a special accommodations in Florence we can offer both Residence in Florence, Vacation rentals in Florence, apartments in Florence, Villas for weddings in Florence and Tuscany or Farm Houses Florence. You can also book hotels in Florence online...

Have a nice time in Florence!
For more information: Province of Florence, Florence Travel Guide