Florence Forum: Getting around & best area to stay

Anywhere in the historic centre is fine, you will find that most of the sights are easily accessible on foot.

Thx for the replies. And public transport when required what do you have train, tram bus??

As we wish to do a few day trips out of the city we wanted to be handy or close to public tpt away from your main stn

An area that has been suggested to stay is Ponte Vecchio

But I hear taxi's are relatively cheap anyway.

Cheers

Within Florence, most of the time, walking is your best mode of transport. The bus works quite well should you want to get up to Piazza Michelangelo or the suburbs. Ponte Vecchio is in central Florence and within reasonable walking distance of the train station.

From the Ponte Vecchio to the train station is 2/3 of a mile or less than 15 minutes on foot.

Listen to what people are telling you: the historic center of Florence is *small*.

Thx Sammyfloyd & I hear u Zerlina. But we are also looking at apartments & a couple of them are a little further out that from reports we will require public tpt. But the apts r only an option we will just weigh up the pros & cons

Cheers

Well there are plenty of buses from the outskirts into the centre, but the experience of staying in Florence will be very different if you stay outside the historic centre. There are lots of apartments in the historic centre and some are very reasonably priced.

There is terrific bus service in Florence.

The website is at:

www.ataf.net/en/ataf.aspx?idC=2&LN=en-US

There is a button for the English language version on the upper right.

There are tiny electric buses to take you through the tiny streets in the ancient heart of the city, and larger buses to go on the larger streets.

Walking, walking and more walking. There are also buses and taxis. No need to stay near the train station.

Uncletomaso thank you & esp 4 the link which will be most helpful.

Peggypatch just hearing bout lots of noise if in centre & peeps not being able to sleep but now have a list of apts from various web sites & will sort thru them as to our best option but we know for convenience the centre will be the better one.

LBToni walking never was a problem it is a little now the hips & backs r not like they used to be yes knew taxis' were our other option at the end of a day.

Cheers