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Location. Website. Al Solito Posto. White subway tile walls and a peppy playlist keep the mood as airy as the crusts at this Neapolitan pizzeria.
- Vicky Hallett
This local institution, open since 1733, makes Giada’s pick for the best espresso in Florence. They also have great pastries and bagged biscotti and candies, which make nice souvenirs to bring home. Via Roma 1. +39055213896. Visit Website.
- Most Beautiful Piazzas in Florence, Italy
- Piazza Duomo
- Piazza Santa Maria Novella
- Piazza Santa Croce
- Most Beautiful Square in Florence: Piazza Della Signoria
- Piazza Santo Spirito
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- Piazza Della Repubblica
- Piazza San Lorenzo
- Piazza Santissima Annunziata
I am a local, licensed tour guide of Florence, with more than 10 years of experience. I am living and walking daily in all of those places! Learn more about me and my guided tours in Florence. In this post you will find the list of the most beautiful piazzas in Florence, the most famous and the ones not to be missed during a visit to the city. You ...
Piazza Duomo is the religious heart of Florence, it’s the squarewhere the cathedral, baptistery and Giotto’s bell tower stand. The oldest building is the Baptistery, which was built starting from the 11th century. At the end of the 13th century, the construction of the cathedral with its bell tower, separated from the body of the church, was begun....
In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful squares in Florence, thanks to the perfect facade of the church of Santa Maria Novella. The church was built in the 14th century, while the Renaissance façade was created by Leon Battista Alberti in the mid-15th century. The square is oval-shaped and there aretwo obelisks supported by turtles. In the ...
Also in this case the square takes its name from the church that overlooks it. The church of Santa Croce is one of the most beautiful and important in the city, built starting from the 13th century and completed in the mid-1400s. Inside there are so many artistic masterpieces that the church constitutes a museum. Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello and...
This square doesn’t have a church, but instead a public building, Palazzo Vecchio, which has been the heart of political life in Florence for over 7 centuries.It’s definitely the most famous piazza of Florence, the most iconic and probably the most beautiful one. Next to Palazzo Vecchio is the Loggia dei Lanzi, a medieval loggia built in the 14th c...
Piazza Santo Spirito is the heart of the Santo Spirito district, in the Oltrarno area (beyond the Arno river). It is one of the most characteristic neighborhoods of the city, where many locals still live and where you can experience an authentic atmosphere. The square and the neighborhood take their name from the church of Santo Spirito, designed i...
More than a square, Piazzale Michelangelo is aterrace set on the side of a hill that is right in front of the city. It’s at a walking distance from the historic center. You can get there in 15-20 minutes on foot from Piazza della Signoria, to enjoy a magnificent view of the city. From Piazzale Michelangelo you can see all the domes and bell towers ...
Piazza della Repubblica is one of the oldest squares in Florence, it was already the heart of the city in Roman times. In fact, the column recallsthe place where the Roman Forum used to be. But the square was once very different and much smaller, there was a market around the column, and it was surrounded by a medieval quarter, which was demolished...
Once again, a square and a church of the same name, San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence). This church is deeply linked to the Medici family, who financed its reconstruction in the 15th century, entrusting the architecture to Filippo Brunelleschi. Next to the church there is also the Biblioteca Laurenziana, the Library founded by Lorenzo the Magnificent and d...
I love this square, with the perfect geometry of its architecture! On one side of the square there is the church of the Santissima Annunziata (admission is free, come in to admire the many paintings that enrich it). Another side is characterized by the arches and columns of the Hospital of the Innocents (Ospedale degli Innocenti), another iconic ar...
Oct 5, 2023 · For a different perspective, start at Piazza Torquato Tasso, just west of Piazza Santo Spirito.
Tasso Square, located in the quarter of San Frediano, is characterized by the garden in its middle and the city walls on its western side. History. History A city gate dedicated to Giano della Bella (Florentine magistrate in 13th Century) was located here, but it was demolished in 19th Century when Florence became provisional capital of Italy.
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Piazza Torquato Tasso is one of the squares of District 1, Oltrarno area in Florence. In the past, it was called Piazza Gusciana. The current name is in honor of the poet Torquato Tasso and was given to him in January 1913, a few years after the first construction of the square between 1901 and 1905 thanks to the opening of a section of the ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Latest update: 2 February 2024. Piazza Tasso is the real beating heart of Sorrento, a busy intersection of streets where you'll find bars, hotels, restaurants, meeting points for excursions and generally lots of people moving in different directions! The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595), a poet and one of Sorrento's ...
