Florence marks New Year’s Eve on 31 December with public-square music and a midnight countdown on Palazzo Vecchio. Choose between an evening centred on one public celebration and a festive dinner that carries you through the toast. Your choice also shapes where to stay and how to get home, while New Year’s Day brings an […]
Easter in Florence brings a fireworks cart to Piazza del Duomo and worshippers to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The holiday moves through spring rather than falling on a fixed weekend. Come for the public ceremony if you enjoy a tradition played out in a crowded city square. Attend cathedral Mass if you […]
On Christmas Day in Florence, outdoor celebrations and worship take the place of a normal museum day. Around the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, you can see the Christmas tree and nativity, attend worship or spend an evening watching light displays across the centre. Families also have skating and a Ferris wheel to consider. […]
Lucca Comics & Games brings comics publishers, game designers and cosplayers into Lucca’s historic centre and festival pavilions. Choose the part of the festival you most want to experience, whether that means finding comics, trying board games or joining a costumed gathering. You can enjoy its public spaces without buying pavilion admission, but a ticketed […]
Lucca’s Luminara di Santa Croce brings a religious procession through the historic centre, with candle carriers, civic representatives and costumed groups accompanying an image of the city’s revered crucifix. The Cathedral of San Martino is the destination, but your choice of viewing place changes the evening: watch the departure, settle along the streets or make […]
A thermal day out from Florence can mean managed pools at Rapolano Terme, bathing beside a river at Bagni di Petriolo or a village walk at Bagno Vignoni. Choose the setting before committing to the drive: these are five separate return trips by car, not stops on one circuit. Bagni San Filippo offers wooded pools […]
Hiring a bicycle in Lucca gives you a leisurely way to enjoy the elevated promenade on its Renaissance walls. You can collect a shop bike for an outing or use Lime for a short journey where the app offers a bicycle. Choose your vehicle around who will ride it and how often you want to […]
Monte Ceceri is the half-day hiking choice from Florence without a car: take the bus to Fiesole, then walk into woodland shaped by old stone quarries. With a car and a full day, Monte Morello offers wooded hills and Resistance history, while Vallombrosa puts forest walking at the centre of the outing. Each trip returns […]
Pisa makes a useful base for historic towns with quite different reasons to visit: Lucca for its walls and cathedral, Calci for a Carthusian monastery, San Miniato and Vicopisano for hilltop towers, and Volterra for Etruscan heritage. Choose the main historic visit before choosing your day, since several monuments open only on particular days or […]
For a stay focused on central Florence, a car-free arrival usually makes more sense than hiring a car. From Florence Airport, the T2 tram brings you to Santa Maria Novella station, and arriving by rail puts you at the same starting point for walking into the historic centre. A car earns its place when Florence […]
