Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There
From Piazza della Stazione
Walk southeast along Via de' Panzani and turn left (northeast) into Via del Giglio,
which takes you to the Cappelle Medicee, Piazza San Lorenzo and Basilica di San Lorenzo. Then walk east
along Via de' Pucci and north into Via Ricasoli to reach the Galleria dell'Accademia and Piazza San Marco.
The Sights in a Day
Begin with a gulp of coffee and daily Florentine life inside the
Mercato Cent-
rale
(
Click here
)
. Exit on Via dell'Ariento and weave south along the chaotic
alley of open-air stalls piled high with cheap clothes, leather and tourist kitsch emblaz-
oned with
David
's packet. Or dodge the clothes market - it can be overwhelming - by
exiting on Piazza del Mercato Centrale and following Borgo la Noce to your next ports of
call:
Basilica di San Lorenzo
(
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)
,
Biblioteca Laurenziana Medicea
(
Click
here
)
and
Cappelle Medicee
(
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)
(the latter two open mornings only).
Medici opulence appreciated, quick-march into San Marco where the
Museo di
San Marco
(
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)
rewards with Fra' Angelico's haunting frescoes - the
monastery museum closes at 1.50pm. Lunch late at
Antica Trattoria da Tito
(
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here
)
or
Clubhouse
(
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)
.
Spend a slower-paced afternoon in the
Galleria dell'Accademia
(
Click here
)
,
admiring the bewitching, concentrated expression of Michelangelo's
David,
highly charged in anticipation of the Goliath he is about to slay. Cool off afterwards with
a gelato from
Carabé
(
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)
. Dine after dusk at
La Cucina del Garga
(
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