{"id":1303385,"date":"2026-10-01T13:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303385"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:50","slug":"florence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/italy\/florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302315,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Florence","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"The Renaissance in a city you can cross on foot in twenty-five minutes: Brunelleschi's dome, Botticelli's Venus, Michelangelo's David. Book the big museums before you arrive.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304971","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"463 | Steps up Brunelleschi's dome\r\n\u20ac5 | A lampredotto sandwich\r\n25 min | Across the centre on foot","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The Renaissance, at walking pace","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Florence was the richest city in Europe in the fifteenth century, and it spent the money on art. The Medici banking family paid for much of it, and the result is a centre so dense with masterpieces that the whole of it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nThe historic centre is small: about twenty-five minutes on foot from the station to Santa Croce, with the Duomo in the middle and the Arno along the southern edge. Across the river is the Oltrarno, the old artisans' quarter, where the city feels less like a museum.\r\n\r\nFlorence is crowded from Easter to October, and the queues for the Uffizi and the Accademia are the stuff of legend. Book both, get up early, and give the city three days. It is also the base for Tuscany: Siena, Pisa, Lucca and the Chianti hills are all within an hour or so.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | T2 tram to Santa Maria Novella, about 20 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. The centre is closed to most traffic\r\nLanguage | Italian. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Not expected. Round up for good service\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three days, plus day trips","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Everything is walkable. The station area is convenient and cheaper; the Oltrarno and Santa Croce are the neighbourhoods to be in.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Santa Maria Novella | Transport and value | Around the station, where many hostels are. Convenient, busy and less charming. | 43.7746 | 11.2490 |  | \nSan Lorenzo | Food and markets | Around the Mercato Centrale and the Medici church. Central and lively. | 43.7760 | 11.2530 |  | \nSanta Croce | Atmosphere | The east side, with the great Franciscan church and busy bars. | 43.7686 | 11.2620 |  | \nOltrarno | Living like a local | Across the river: workshops, Piazza Santo Spirito and the best trattorias. | 43.7670 | 11.2470 |  | \nSan Niccol\u00f2 | A calmer stay | Under Piazzale Michelangelo, with medieval gates and quiet lanes. | 43.7640 | 11.2620 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"24 Hours | Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/florence\/24-hours-in-florence\/ | 1304972\n2 Days | Adds Accademia Gallery, Florence Cathedral and Mercato Centrale. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/florence\/2-days-in-florence\/ | 1304973\n3 Days | Adds Boboli Gardens, cosy wine bars and contemporary lounges with panoramic views. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/florence\/3-days-in-florence\/ | 1304974","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Florence","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Book the Uffizi, the greatest collection of Renaissance painting in the world, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera. It costs \u20ac25 in the high season, less in winter, and the first slot of the morning is the one to take. The Accademia is for one thing, Michelangelo's David, and the unfinished Prisoners that line the hall to it. Book it too.\r\n\r\nThe Duomo itself is free to enter, but the climb up Brunelleschi's dome, 463 steps between the inner and outer shells, is on a separate pass with a timed slot. The bell tower and the baptistery are on the same pass.\r\n\r\nWalk across the Ponte Vecchio into the Oltrarno for the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens, then climb to Piazzale Michelangelo for the view at sunset. Keep going up the hill to San Miniato al Monte, one of the most beautiful churches in Italy, where the monks sing vespers in the late afternoon.\r\n\r\nThe Bargello, less crowded, has the best sculpture collection in the city, including Donatello's David.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Uffizi | \u20ac25 in high season. First slot of the day\r\nAccademia | Michelangelo's David. Book ahead\r\nThe dome | 463 steps, on a timed pass\r\nSan Miniato | Vespers sung by the monks","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Florence","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Florence","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Duomo is free to enter, as are many of the city's churches, and the queue moves fast early in the morning.\r\n\r\nPiazzale Michelangelo, with the whole city laid out below, is free and busiest at sunset. San Miniato al Monte, above it, is free and quieter, with Gregorian chant at vespers.\r\n\r\nThe Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and its open-air sculpture gallery, the Loggia dei Lanzi, cost nothing. Look out for the wine windows, small hatches in palace walls where wine was once sold through the wall, and a few of which still serve it.\r\n\r\nState museums, including the Uffizi and the Accademia, are free on the first Sunday of the month, with long queues and no booking.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Duomo | Free to enter, queue early\r\nPiazzale Michelangelo | The view, at sunset\r\nLoggia dei Lanzi | Open-air sculpture gallery\r\nFree Sundays | State museums, first Sunday of the month","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Florence","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Florence","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Florentine food is simple, meaty and cheap if you eat where the city eats. Lampredotto, a tripe sandwich from a street cart, costs about \u20ac5 and is the lunch of the city. Schiacciata, flat oily bread stuffed with salami and cheese, is the other; the famous shops have queues down the street, and the less famous ones are just as good.\r\n\r\nBistecca alla fiorentina, the huge T-bone steak, is priced by the kilo and served rare. Share one. Ribollita, bread and bean soup, and pappa al pomodoro are the peasant classics.\r\n\r\nThe Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo has a food hall upstairs and market stalls below. Sant'Ambrogio market, on the east side, is more local and cheaper.\r\n\r\nThe restaurants on Piazza della Signoria and around the Duomo charge for the view. Cross the river to the Oltrarno for better trattorias at lower prices.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lampredotto | About \u20ac5 from a street cart\r\nSchiacciata | Stuffed flatbread, the other lunch\r\nBistecca | Priced by the kilo. Share one\r\nOltrarno | Better trattorias, lower prices","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Florence","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Florence","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Florence goes out in its squares. Piazza Santo Spirito, in the Oltrarno, is the centre of it: bars around the square and people drinking on the church steps late into the night.\r\n\r\nSant'Ambrogio and the streets around Santa Croce have bars full of students, including thousands of Americans on study-abroad programmes. San Niccol\u00f2, under Piazzale Michelangelo, is quieter and prettier.\r\n\r\nAperitivo starts around six, with a spritz and snacks for \u20ac8 to \u20ac12. A glass of Chianti in a wine bar is about \u20ac5 to \u20ac7.\r\n\r\nIt is a city of bars rather than clubs.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Santo Spirito | The heart of the night, in the square\r\nSant'Ambrogio | Student bars\r\nAperitivo | \u20ac8\u201312 for a spritz and snacks\r\nSan Niccol\u00f2 | Quieter and prettier","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Florence","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Florence","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Florence is a walking city. The historic centre is closed to most traffic, and walking is faster than the bus.\r\n\r\nThe T2 tram runs from Florence airport to the station, Santa Maria Novella, in about twenty minutes, on a standard city ticket costing under \u20ac2. Buses 12 and 13 climb to Piazzale Michelangelo. From Pisa airport, trains run to Florence in about an hour.\r\n\r\nHigh-speed trains reach Rome in about an hour and a half, Bologna in about forty minutes and Milan in about two. Buses to Siena leave from next to the station and are faster than the train.\r\n\r\nDo not drive into the centre. It is a ZTL zone, enforced by camera, and the fines arrive by post.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"T2 tram | Airport to the station, about 20 minutes\r\nBuses 12 and 13 | Up to Piazzale Michelangelo\r\nTo Rome | About 1.5 hours by high-speed train\r\nZTL | Do not drive into the centre","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Florence","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Florence costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Florence is one of the more expensive Italian cities for beds. Dorms start around \u20ac21 and climb steeply in summer. A careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac75.\r\n\r\nThe museums are the big variable. The Uffizi is \u20ac25 in the high season, the Accademia and the Duomo pass have their own tickets, and booking fees add a few euros each.\r\n\r\nLampredotto, schiacciata and market lunches keep eating cheap. The churches, piazzas and viewpoints are free, and the city tax is paid per night at the hostel.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac21, higher in summer\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375\r\nMuseums | Uffizi \u20ac25, plus booking fees\r\nCity tax | Per night, at the hostel","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Florence","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Florence","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Florence is safe. The main problem is pickpocketing, concentrated around Santa Maria Novella station, the buses, the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio crowds.\r\n\r\nThe usual scams operate around the big sights: petition clipboards, bracelets and people who pretend to find a ring on the ground. Walk on.\r\n\r\nIn summer, the heat in the stone streets is intense. Carry water; the public fountains are drinkable.\r\n\r\nDo not drive into the ZTL. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | The station, the buses, the Duomo\r\nScams | Petitions, bracelets, \"found\" rings\r\nHeat | Intense in summer. Carry water\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Florence","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Florence","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Florence is the base for Tuscany. Most of these are day trips by bus or train.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Siena | About 1 hour 15 minutes | Bus from next to the station | A Gothic hill city with a shell-shaped square and a striped cathedral. |  | 1304769\nPisa and Lucca | About 1 hour each | Train | The Leaning Tower and its square, then the walled city of Lucca, where you can cycle the ramparts. |  | 1304770\nSan Gimignano | About 1.5 hours | Bus via Poggibonsi | A medieval town of stone towers on a hill, and very busy by midday. |  | 1304771\nChianti | About 1 hour | Bus to Greve, or a tour | Vineyards, olive groves and wine towns between Florence and Siena. |  | 1304772\nFiesole | About 20 minutes | Bus 7 | A hill town with a Roman theatre and a view back over Florence. |  | 1304773","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Florence","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April, May, September and October are ideal. July and August are very hot and very crowded.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Florence sits in a bowl of hills that traps the heat, and summer is often as hot as Rome, or hotter.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 11 | 1 | Cold and quiet. The best time for museums\r\nFebruary | 13 | 1 | Quiet. Carnival season\r\nMarch | 16 | 2 | Spring arrives\r\nApril | 20 | 4 | Easter and the Scoppio del Carro\r\nMay | 25 | 4 | Excellent. Warm and busy\r\nJune | 29 | 5 | Hot. Calcio Storico and San Giovanni\r\nJuly | 33 | 5 | Very hot and very crowded\r\nAugust | 33 | 4 | Hot, and many locals leave\r\nSeptember | 28 | 4 | Excellent. The harvest in Chianti\r\nOctober | 22 | 3 | Superb. Quieter\r\nNovember | 15 | 2 | Quiet and wet. Good value\r\nDecember | 11 | 2 | Christmas lights. Cold and cheap","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The city's patron saint's day in June is the one to catch, with a medieval football match to go with it.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Florence","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/italy\/florence\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Scoppio del Carro | Easter Sunday | Piazza del Duomo | A cart piled with fireworks is set off in front of the cathedral by a dove-shaped rocket. |  | \nCalcio Storico | June, final on 24 June | Piazza Santa Croce | A brutal sixteenth-century football match between the city's four quarters, in costume. |  | \nFesta di San Giovanni | 24 June | Citywide | The patron saint's day, ending with fireworks over the Arno. |  | \nFesta della Rificolona | 7 September | Piazza Santissima Annunziata | Children carry paper lanterns through the streets on the eve of the Virgin's birthday. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes walking and the odd tram. Sights: Uffizi \u20ac25 in the high season, plus booking fees.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 24 | 20 | 2 | 12\r\nMiddle of the road | 34 | 35 | 4 | 25\r\nComfortable | 55 | 55 | 10 | 40","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Florence","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Florence has plenty of hostels, most near Santa Maria Novella station and in San Lorenzo. Book well ahead for summer. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Florence","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/italy\/florence\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Florence travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Florence? | Three: one for the Uffizi and the centre, one for the Accademia, the Duomo and the Oltrarno, and one for a day trip to Siena, Pisa or Chianti.\r\nDo I need to book the Uffizi and the Accademia? | Yes. Both have timed entry and very long queues from Easter to October. Book the first slot of the day.\r\nWhere is Michelangelo's David? | At the Accademia, not the Uffizi. There are copies in Piazza della Signoria and at Piazzale Michelangelo.\r\nCan I climb the Duomo? | Yes, up 463 steps between the dome's inner and outer shells, on a separate pass with a timed slot. It is not suitable for anyone claustrophobic.\r\nHow do I get from Florence airport to the centre? | The T2 tram runs to Santa Maria Novella station in about twenty minutes on a standard city ticket.\r\nWhat should I eat in Florence? | Lampredotto from a street cart, schiacciata, and a shared bistecca alla fiorentina. Cross the river to the Oltrarno for trattorias.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Florence? | April, May, September and October. July and August are very hot and crowded.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Florence hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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