Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourist office
(
055 31 58 74; Via del Termine, Airport;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat, to 4pm Sun)
Tourist office
(
055 21 22 45; Piazza della Stazione 4;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat, to 4pm Sun)
Tourist Office
( 055 29 08 33, 055 29 08 32;
www.firenzeturismo.it
;
Via Cavour 1r;
8.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat)
USEFUL WEBSITES
Firenze Spettacolo
(
www.firenzespettacolo.it
)
The Florentine
(
www.theflorentine.net
)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Florence Airport
(
www.aeroporto.firenze.it
)
Also known as Amerigo Vespucci or Peretola air-
port, 5km northwest of the city centre; domestic and a handful of European flights.
Pisa Airport
(
www.pisa-airport.com
)
Tuscany's main international airport (named after Galileo
Galilei) is near Pisa, but is well linked with Florence by public transport.
BUS
Services from the
SITA bus station
(
www.sitabus.it
;
Via Santa Caterina da Siena 17r; information
office 8.30am-12.30pm & 3-6pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.30pm Sat)
, just west of Piazza della Stazione,
go to the following towns:
Assisi, Umbria
€12.50, 2½ hours, twice weekly
Greve in Chianti
€3.30, one hour, hourly
Montepulciano
€11.20, 1½ hours, three daily
Siena
Corso rapide
€7.80, 1¼ hours, at least hourly
San Gimignano
€6.80, 1¼ to 2 hours, 14 daily, often via Poggibonsi
Volterra
€8.35, two hours, four daily - usually with a change at Colle di Val d'Elsa
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Florence is connected by the A1 northward to Bologna and Milan, and southward to
Rome and Naples. The Autostrada del Mare (A11) links Florence with Pistoia, Lucca,
Pisa and the coast, but most locals use the FI-PI-LI - a superstrada (dual carriageway,
