Pignone Guidebook

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Pignone Guidebook

Parks & Nature

Beautiful park right across the river for exercise, walking, sightseeing, and the market every Tuesday morning.
644 locals recommend
Parco delle Cascine
Piazzale delle Cascine
644 locals recommend
Beautiful park right across the river for exercise, walking, sightseeing, and the market every Tuesday morning.

Restaurants

Good tuscan food and florentine steak. The restaurant is in Fiesole which is a town overlooking Florence in the hills to the north.
13 locals recommend
Perseus Fiesolano
9R Piazza Mino da Fiesole
13 locals recommend
Good tuscan food and florentine steak. The restaurant is in Fiesole which is a town overlooking Florence in the hills to the north.
Go inside the market and upstairs. There are dozens of food stations with small plates so you can sample many different dishes. Great for lunch!
10 locals recommend
Mercato Centrale
Mercato Centrale
10 locals recommend
Go inside the market and upstairs. There are dozens of food stations with small plates so you can sample many different dishes. Great for lunch!
Florentine Steak & classic tuscan food!
67 locals recommend
Buca Lapi
1r Via del Trebbio
67 locals recommend
Florentine Steak & classic tuscan food!
Many good restaurants on via pisana towards porta san frediano!
Via Pisana
Via Pisana
Many good restaurants on via pisana towards porta san frediano!
The only outdoor restaurant on the Arno river. The food is ok, casual family style. The location is amazing for sunset drinks and dinner along the river outside. You must pay to become a member but it is not expensive and the food is cheap!
14 locals recommend
Circolo Rondinella del Torrino
2 Lungarno Soderini
14 locals recommend
The only outdoor restaurant on the Arno river. The food is ok, casual family style. The location is amazing for sunset drinks and dinner along the river outside. You must pay to become a member but it is not expensive and the food is cheap!

Essentials

Grocery Store
113 locals recommend
Esselunga di via Pisana
130 Via Pisana
113 locals recommend
Grocery Store
Farm fresh fruits and vegetables right by the apartment
Susini Snc Di Ivano Susini E Alinari Annalisa
Farm fresh fruits and vegetables right by the apartment
Bakery in the piazza near the apartment
Il Panificio Firenze
1R Piazza Taddeo Gaddi
Bakery in the piazza near the apartment
Bus tickets, tobacco, lotto.
Tabaccheria Ricevitoria fratelli Cappelli Lorenzo e Sergio
9r P.za Taddeo Gadd
Bus tickets, tobacco, lotto.
Newstand
Edicola Bertieri Monica
3 Via del Ponte Sospeso
Newstand
Pharmacy
7 locals recommend
Farmacia Del Pignone
79R Via Pisana
7 locals recommend
Pharmacy
An inexpensive store with anything you could possibly need.
Happy Shopping
An inexpensive store with anything you could possibly need.
Main Hospital
10 locals recommend
Careggi-Ospedale station
10 locals recommend
Main Hospital

Quick Bites

Decent take-out food.
22 locals recommend
Gastronomia Ciacco
17 P.za Taddeo Gadd
22 locals recommend
Decent take-out food.
Chinese take-out
I Piatti D'Oro Di Zhang Hualan
2/red Via Bronzino
Chinese take-out
Walk right by the other cafes and go to this one for breakfast, coffee, pastries, etc.
13 locals recommend
Pasticceria Pegaso
140r Via Pisana
13 locals recommend
Walk right by the other cafes and go to this one for breakfast, coffee, pastries, etc.
Great sandwich spot while you're strolling in downtown
406 locals recommend
Osteria All'antico Vinaio
65r Via dei Neri
406 locals recommend
Great sandwich spot while you're strolling in downtown
Excellent gelato near the Duomo
GROM - Il Gelato come una volta
2 Via del Campanile
Excellent gelato near the Duomo
Great sandwiches to grab and go while strolling downtown
119 locals recommend
I Fratellini
38 Via dei Cimatori
119 locals recommend
Great sandwiches to grab and go while strolling downtown
Upscale refreshments in the luxury shopping district. Try the truffle sandwiches and a bloody mary or prosecco
75 locals recommend
Procacci
64R Via de' Tornabuoni
75 locals recommend
Upscale refreshments in the luxury shopping district. Try the truffle sandwiches and a bloody mary or prosecco
Excellent gelato in downtown, see which you like better, GROM or Perche no!
49 locals recommend
Perché no!...
19r Via dei Tavolini
49 locals recommend
Excellent gelato in downtown, see which you like better, GROM or Perche no!

Neighborhoods

Oltrarno neighborhood is still authentic. Many good places to eat and shop
37 locals recommend
Oltrarno
37 locals recommend
Oltrarno neighborhood is still authentic. Many good places to eat and shop
Nightlife & bars in Piazza Santo Spirito
270 locals recommend
Santo Spirito
270 locals recommend
Nightlife & bars in Piazza Santo Spirito
Beautiful area with great restaurants
111 locals recommend
San Niccolò
111 locals recommend
Beautiful area with great restaurants
Nightlife & bars around Santa Croce
429 locals recommend
Santa Croce
429 locals recommend
Nightlife & bars around Santa Croce
Shopping, markets, nightlife & bars in San Lorenzo
28 locals recommend
San Lorenzo
28 locals recommend
Shopping, markets, nightlife & bars in San Lorenzo

Sightseeing

There are often long lines to enter the cathedral. You can reserve a time to climb the duomo online at this site: https://grandemuseodelduomo.waf.it/en/cumulative-ticket-great-museum-of-the-cathedral-of-florence?idtour=8484
69 locals recommend
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Piazza del Duomo
69 locals recommend
There are often long lines to enter the cathedral. You can reserve a time to climb the duomo online at this site: https://grandemuseodelduomo.waf.it/en/cumulative-ticket-great-museum-of-the-cathedral-of-florence?idtour=8484
Must see! The best views of florence. From the apartment, take the number 12 bus in via dei Vanni. To return, take the number 13 bus to the Cinema Universale stop.
1543 locals recommend
Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo
1543 locals recommend
Must see! The best views of florence. From the apartment, take the number 12 bus in via dei Vanni. To return, take the number 13 bus to the Cinema Universale stop.
See Michelangelo's David here. You can purchase tickets online with a reserved time to skip the line here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
1077 locals recommend
Accademia Gallery
58 Via Ricasoli
1077 locals recommend
See Michelangelo's David here. You can purchase tickets online with a reserved time to skip the line here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
The most important museum in Florence. I recommend this for art-lovers! It's a very large gallery so plan accordingly. Tickets can be purchased in advance with a reserved time here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
1671 locals recommend
Uffizi Gallery
6 Piazzale degli Uffizi
1671 locals recommend
The most important museum in Florence. I recommend this for art-lovers! It's a very large gallery so plan accordingly. Tickets can be purchased in advance with a reserved time here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
The beautiful gardens behind the Medici palace. You can purchase tickets in advance and reserve a time here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
1539 locals recommend
The Boboli Gardens
1 Piazza de' Pitti
1539 locals recommend
The beautiful gardens behind the Medici palace. You can purchase tickets in advance and reserve a time here: https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/eventlist?production=4
Beautiful bridge with shops build into the sides.
1339 locals recommend
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
1339 locals recommend
Beautiful bridge with shops build into the sides.
Very unique art exhibits using projectors inside a historic cathedral. A must see!
13 locals recommend
Auditorium of Santo Stefano al Ponte - Cathedral of the Image
5 Piazza di Santo Stefano
13 locals recommend
Very unique art exhibits using projectors inside a historic cathedral. A must see!

Parking

Secure paid parking lot near the apartment
7 locals recommend
SCAF - Parcheggio Sansovino
53 Via del Sansovino
7 locals recommend
Secure paid parking lot near the apartment
Parking lot near the apartment
Parcheggio
15 Via del Ponte Rosso
Parking lot near the apartment