Published: December, 2017
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Florence, Italy (Sabrina Eliasoph)

Firenze, una delle più belle e visitate citta’ del mondo.
— Sabrina Eliasoph
  • More about your Oliver Guide:
  • Trip type: Family, City
  • Activity level: moderate
  • Ideal length of trip: 1 WEEK

to & from

We spent the first week in Forte dei Marmi, about ½ hour outside of Pisa. (There are summer nonstop on Delta to Pisa from JFK.) We arranged a car to drive us the 1½ hours from Forte dei Marmi to Florence.

Where to Stay

Ponte Vecchio Suites:  A great place and price for families. Only ½ block from the Ponte Vecchio but on the “other” side of the Arno (the side of Santo Spirito and the Pitti Palace) and across the street from the Ferragamo-family owned hotel, The Lungarno.  Hotel is located on a touristy street, yet only a few blocks away from where things start to calm down and you find real Florentines. Rooms are small but designed to accommodate families with kitchenettes and a pullout couches. Very modern amenities and breakfast served to your room. The best part of this place is the price– so affordable for being a stone’s throw from the center of the city.

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