r/florence

Wife and I visit next week. We have evening meals booked but just wondering what recommendations people have for relatively light lunches. I am of the age where I get sleepy if I have too big a meal at lunch time, so looking for places who do great sandwiches to take away, or similar. Thanks in advance.

Hi! I'm going to do a study abroad in Florence for 6 weeks this summer and I've never been to Italy or most of Europe before. Does anyone any recs of day trips/hikes/sidequests I should go on during my time there? They have to be on the safer side so I could do them solo if I wanted to.

Can anyone recommend a store to buy bath towels? I am looking for mid level quality. I tried Satur but found the available options to be very low quality.

What should be the must places to visit in 1.5 days ?

Hello guys, I'd like to take some advice from people of Florence on transportation

We are a group of 4. We will be flying to Florence on sunday very late and we have 5 bags. Initially, we were planning on taking the tram + bus from the airport to our bnb but since it will be very late and we will have multiple luggages, should we just call a taxi/uber?

If so, what method would you guys suggest: getting into a taxi right in front of the airport / calling an uber (if available and possible for 4 people with 5 luggages) / or calling a taxi through an app (I've heard that appTaxi is used in Florence but the airport is marked as a red zone in the map of the app)

We could really use some help!

we only have 2.5 days in florence and are thinking of a day trip, which would you do?

- cinque terre + pisa

- siena/san gimignanano + pisa

if doing the first do you recommend a tour or self transfers?

pisa i just want to see the tower briefly and continue onward

Went to change in middle of city. Needed some cash so went to these rate exchange saw the rate was 1.25 per USD as advertised. Guy took my $100 USD didn’t tell me anything and without explaining or telling me how much I would have gotten. Then gave me back €55. I asked why only €55, he said there will be 20% fee and 10.99 charge. Like wtf is this scam? I asked to cancel my transaction he said can’t do it and if there are concerns to email their company.

I tend to live in jeans in the winter and shorts in the summer. My wife and I are coming to the city next week for a few nights and have some mid-range restaurants reserved. Am I going to be okay wearing shorts or is there an expectation that you should 'dress up' rather than down?

Hello, I will be in Florence in July with my family (for a full week). I am organising a few activities and day trips. A place we really want to visit in Siena. Is it easy to get there from Florence? Book train tickets or a bus tour, what do you recommend? Also, worth it to book a tour guide? Thank you!!!

Hello!

I am moving to Fiesole (from a nordic country) and will be living there for 4 years for study. I would like to hear your personal perspective of the living experience, like about safety, transportation, food, people, everything!

I ask this because I keep hearing that Florence has been becoming overcrowded and over-touristed, making the safety and life quality way down these years. Even saw comments saying that they are robbed regularly.

I truly love Italien culture, and especially Florence, its history (though also people are complaining about its disneylandification). But these inputs really make me worried. I know Fiesole is a town near Florence, but still it’s only 6km or so from central. So I want to hear your experience and if any advice on living there.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, we are planning to do these 2 Ciao Florence wine tours. Has anyone been to these tours ? Are they good and worth doing ?

Val D’Orcia - https://www.viator.com/en-IN/tours/Florence/Montalcino-Orcia-Valley-Pienza-and-Montepulciano-Wine-and-Cheese-Tasting-Guided-Tour-from-Florence/d519-6367P16

Chianti - https://www.viator.com/en-IN/tours/Florence/Florence-to-Greve-in-Chianti-Tour-with-Wine-Tasting-Experience/d519-6367P13

If you think there’s better tours for the same region, please share details.

Ciao a tutti, scusate il post in Italiano ma ho bisogno di sapere se avete qualche informazione su questo schifo umano. Oggi la mia ragazza stava prendendo il tram a SMN e un senzatetto le ha chiesto due volte dei biglietti, lei ha risposto due volte no e lui le ha sputato in faccia, ma ci rendiamo conto? Era lo stesso che ha chiesto i biglietti a me. La fermata era Valfonda, quella vicino al McDonald's per intenderci. Il ragazzo è Italiano, ha gli occhi blu e sarà alto sul metro e ottanta. Ho intenzione di segnalarlo ai carabinieri ma mi farebbe comodo avere altre informazioni su di lui se ne avete qualcuna. Grazie mille.