Florence is one of the most popular destinations in the world and deservedly so. Its stunning art and architecture, museums, churches and galleries, great food and wine are world-famous.  Outside Florence, you can explore nearby gems like Siena, Cortona, San Gimignano, Pienza, Montepulciano, Montalcino, and the wonderful Chianti countryside. Follow the Piero di S. Francesco or the Perugino trails.

Florence is a lively city, with open-air markets. S. Ambrogio market is a short walk from the apartment. There are numerous theatres and music throughout the year. A trip to Fiesole, in the hills above Florence, is about 20 minutes by No. 7 bus and well recommended. In the summer, there are several public swimming pools and the beach is 1 hour away (frequent trains); there is skiing in the winter in several locations (for example Abetone) not far from Florence. We are happy to provide details.

RAILWAY STATIONS: Firenze SMN (Florence central railway station), Firenze Campo di Marte. For Italian rail timetable and bookings in English, click here.  http://www.trenitalia.com

AIRPORTS: Florence; Pisa (1 hours with trains and buses to Florence railway station: for details click here.  Bologna is one hour and Rome is two hours away.

Florence Airport:  London Gatwick (Meridiana).

Pisa Airport: Bournemouth (Ryanair),  Bristol (Easyjet), Brussels (Ryanair), Doncaster (Ryanair), Dublin (Ryanair, Map Executive and Flightline), East Midlands (Ryanair), Gatwick (BA, Ryanair, Thomsonfly/Britannia), Glasgow (Ryanair and British Midland), Liverpool (Ryanair), Manchester (Thomsonfly/Britannia)  Stansted (Ryanair).

Perugia Airport: Ryanair from Stansted and Milan.

Bologna Airport: BA, Easyjet.

Rome Airport:
Ryanair from  London Stansted, East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton,  Dublin, Shannon.
Easyjet from London Gatwick, Bristol, Newcastle, East Midlands, Belfast.
BA from London Gatwick and Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester.

AIRLINES
Ryanair  www.ryanair.com
BA   www.ba.com
Easyjet www.easyjet.com