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FLORENCE FOR CHILDREN
Children are welcomed anywhere, anytime, in Florence. Families frequently go out with young chil-
dren in the evenings, strolling riverside with a
gelato
or dining al fresco on summertime terraces. That
said, Florence is not the easiest city to visit with very young children; green spaces and playgrounds
are scarce and, while some of the pricier hotels can provide babysitters, there's no organised service
for tourists.
For parents with a baby in tow, there is no easier, more central (or more pleasant) spot to stop for a
break than the Gucci Museo Caffè (
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). The clean toilets are equipped with changing mats,
mums can happily breastfeed without anyone batting an eyelid, and there are plenty of art books and
free iPäds in the cafe to amuse tots.
Teems of locally published books help children discover Florence - museum bookshops in Palazzo
Vecchio and the Uffizi have tip-top selections.
Tours & Workshops
Florence proffers plenty of guided activities designed with kids in mind, including the engaging
themed tours and workshops for children from aged 4 years (some from 8 or 10 years) at Palazzo Vec-
chio and the monthly two-hour 'Art Weekend' workshops at Palazzo Strozzi (
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). Or consider
a pizza-, gelato- or pasta-cooking course for your child.
