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Via Riboia 6, Florence, 50023, Italy
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I will be in Florence for New Years Eve this year and I am looking for a restaurant for dinner that night. I am aware that reservations need to be made early and I know that New Years can get quite pricey in any city. I am traveling with my boyfriend and we are both fine with splurging a little on this night but we want to make sure we are getting a good dinner for the money.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a restaurant/ party on New Years Eve? Any advice for where to view fireworks? Clubs to go to? Concerts to see...? Also, suggestions for what to do New Years Day would be wonderful as well, since I've read that many of the museums will be closed. We are open to any and all ideas.
Thanks!!
I can enthuiastcally recommend "The Blob Club" for a NYE party. Its a great little venue right in the centre: via Vinegia 21/r - behind pza della Signoria. Its a bit hidden away but well worth the look. They have a fun and welcoming party at New Years and you'll find locals as well as interesting people from all over the world. The owner, Val, is English and if you say Dom sent you, he'll buy you a drink for sure!
Hope you have fun wherever you go.
Dom.
The modern Piazza della Republica is on the site of the once Roman Forum.
One of its greatest attractions is that it contains one of the original "doors" of the city when the city used to be surrounded by a wall.
Today, the Piazza is the site of great restaurants, hotels and a good bookstore:
Edison,
Piazza della Republica 27r
( A good store with and a comfortable cafe )
For travelers who opt not to rent a car and brave getting out among Italian drivers, single day excursions offer a great way to see the beautiful Tuscan countryside.
As a wine enthusiast, the half day Chianti tour was a must for me. When in a foreign country, I love to take the opportunity to visit wine makers and sample their products. CAF Tours, operating out of Florence has a wonderful offering.
The bus will pick you up at your hotel, or you can meet at their offices by the train station. On the bus the guide gives you a basic overview about winemaking in the Chianti, what makes a Chianti wine, the difference between classes of wines (it's all about the gallo nero), and also a little about olive oils and local specialty foods.
Our tour stopped at a beautiful old castello turned wine estate where we toured the caves, heard how the wines and oils were manufactured and then visited the castello grounds. We were taken to a garden and seated at tables of eight, where bottles were opened and poured with various foodstuffs to clear the palet and compliment the wines; procuitto, cheese, bread, and finally biscotti. Since only 4 of our 8 were wine drinkers, that left 4 bottles for the 4 of us! We were very happy on that tour!
Finally we were taken to the wineries store where we were given the opportunity to purchase what we had tasted. The prices were very good and I was happy to buy both wine and olive oil.
email: tours@caftours.com
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths have lined both sides of the Ponte Vecchio since the 15th century. Today the shops on the Ponte Vecchio are jewelry stores carrying fine gold jewelry and coral jewelry. Gold jewelry, coral jewelry The prices are not considered a bargain.
Very many trains seem to go through Florence so it's quite easy to get there by train. Florence also has a small airport - Amerigo Vespuci. Pisa's airport is larger and the train leaves directly from the airport so it's quite easy.
Walk, walk, walk. Most of the cathedrals, landmarks, museums, etc are within 2 miles of each other. There are also city buses which you can get information about routes etc from any tourist information booth. The train station is also the central hub for the bus system. Buses also go to all the outlying areas of interest including Medici villas and surrounding towns. Taxis are also available from all the transportation hubs, which are handy when you have luggage. Bicycles can be rented along with scooters and cars but I wouldn't suggest them unless you are good at video games. Traffic is chaotic and everything in the central city is confusingly marked one-way streets along with large areas that are pedestrian only - you can be fined for driving in these areas mistakenly. So take advantage of the huge pedestrian zones and walk. Very often it's the quickest way to get through the congestion and truly enjoy the city.
This classic Florentian pasticceria (it's been around for a while) is in a fantastic location - the beautiful pink walls of the duomo take up most of the window view. It's a great place in the morning for a cheap stand-up coffee + pastry (something like 1 euro and 90 cents respectively), but gets much more touristy later on. There's also a huge selection of sweets and marzipan. Coffee, etc is more expensive to sit in the very well located outdoor seats, but it might be worth it if you want to people-watch the tourists and gape at the duomo for an hour! A crema-filled pastry
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