Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MUSEUM PASSES
The
Firenze Card
(
www.firenzecard.it
;
€72) is valid for 72 hours and covers admission to 72 mu-
seums (it covers all the biggies), villas and gardens in Florence, as well as unlimited use of public
transport. Buy it online (and collect upon arrival in Florence) or in Florence at tourist offices or ticket-
ing desks of the Uffizi (Entrance 2), Palazzo Pitti, Palazzo Vecchio, Museo del Bargello, Cappella
Brancacci, Museo di Santa Maria Novella and Giardini Bardini. If you're an EU citizen, your card
also covers under 18 year olds travelling with you.
The downside of the Firenze Card is it only allows one admission per museum. So, if you want to
split your Uffizi forays into a couple of visits and/or you're not from the EU and are travelling with
kids, the annual
Friends of the Uffizi Card
(
www.amicidegliuffizi.it
;
adult/reduced/family of 4 €60/
40/100) is a better deal. Valid for a calendar year (expires 31 December), it covers admission to 22
Florence museums (including Galleria dell'Accademia, Museo del Bargello and Palazzo Pitti) and al-
lows as many return visits as you fancy (have your passport on you as proof of ID to show at each mu-
seum with your card). Buy online or from the
Amici degli Uffizi Welcome Desk
(
055 28 56 10;
10am-5pm Tue-Sat) next to Entrance 2 at the Uffizi.
Information
EMERGENCY
Police station
(Questura;
055 4 97 71;
http://questure.poliziadistato.it
; Via Zara 2;
24hr)
Tourist police
(Polizia Assistenza Turistica;
055 20 39 11; Via Pietrapiana 50r;
8.30am-6.30pm
Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat)
English-speaking service for filing reports of thefts etc.
MEDICAL SERVICES
24-Hour Pharmacy
(Stazione di Santa Maria Novella)
Dr Stephen Kerr: Medical Service
(
335 8361682, 055 28 80 55;
www.dr-kerr.com
; Piazza Mercato
3-5pm Mon-Fri, or by appt)
Resident British doctor.
Nuovo 1, 4th fl;
Hospital
(Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova;
055 2 75 81; Piazza di Santa Maria Nuova 1)
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)
Tourist office
(
055 28 84 96; Piazza San Giovanni 1;
9am-7pm Mon-Sat, to 4pm Sun)
