Travel Italy About Arrival Information And Orientation in Florence
Travel Italy About Arrival Information And Orientation in Florence
Florence's main train station is Santa Maria Novella, or "Firenze SMN". Many city and all inter-urban buses stop outside. Between 1.30am and 4am, trains stop instead at the eastern Campo di Marte station, served by nightbus #70. Florence's
Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci ( www.safnet.it ), 5km northwest in Perètola, is linked to SMN station by ATAF city bus #62 (every 25min; €0.77) and SITA buses (hourly; €3.10). For details of parking.
The main tourist office is just north of the duomo at Via Cavour 1r (Mon-Sat 8.15am-7.15pm, Sun 8.30am-6.30pm; shorter hours in winter; tel 055.290.832 or 055.290.833,
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). There's a smaller office at Piazza Stazione 4 (Mon-Sat 8.30am-7pm, Sun 8.30am-1.30pm; shorter hours in winter; tel 055.212.245); another one at
Borgo Santa Croce 29r (same hours; tel 055.234.0444); an information counter within the APT's headquarters at
Via Manzoni 16 (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; tel 055.23.320); and a desk at Vespucci
airport (daily 7.30am-11.30pm; tel 055.315.874). Aside from maps and brochures, the most useful item these offices can give you is a photocopied list of the up-to-date opening hours and entrance charges for all the city's museums, which change often. The fat little freebie magazine Florence Concierge Information , available from tourist offices, is crammed with ads, walking itineraries and practical information. Florence's excellent what's-on guide is Firenze Spettacolo , available monthly from newsagents (€1.81;
www.firenzespettacolo.it ). On the Internet , the APT ( www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it ), the province (
www.provincia.fi.it ) and the municipality ( www.comune.fi.it ) are outclassed by some very useful commercial sites (notably
www.mega.it , www.arca.net/florence.htm and english.firenze.net ).
ATAF city buses have a range of tickets (€0.77 for 1hr; €1.29 for 3hr; €3.10 for 24hr; or the
biglietto multiplo giving four one-hour rides for €2.99). Most routes originate at or pass by the train station, where you can get more information from the ATAF kiosk (Mon-Sat 7.15am-1.15pm, Tues & Thurs also 2.45-5.45pm; tel 055.565.0222, www.ataf.net ).
