Over the Arno to the old artisans' side — leather and gilding workshops, the Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens, and Piazza Santo Spirito's easy nightlife. Local, bohemian and a short climb from the best view in the city. The Florentines' Florence.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€100–170
typical per night in Italy
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Florence — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Oltrarno & Santo Spirito and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Ponte Vecchio5 min walk381 m
- The Uffizi Gallery6 min walk540 m
- Piazza della Signoria & Palazzo Vecchio8 min walk658 m
- Brunelleschi's Dome & the Duomo11 min walk947 m
- Bistecca alla Fiorentina12 min walk998 m
- Basilica di Santa Croce13 min walk1.1 km
- Mercato Centrale & San Lorenzo14 min walk1.2 km
- Michelangelo's David at the Accademia17 min walk1.4 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 5.Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset — The terrace above the south bank with the whole city laid out below — the dome, the tower, the river and the hills behind. Walk up through the rose garden for golden hour; the crowd is worth it. Even better a little higher at San Miniato.
- 7.Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens — The Medici's vast riverside palace, now packed with Raphaels and Titians, opening onto the Boboli — a hillside of terraced gardens, grottoes and fountains. The gardens alone are the best green escape in the city on a hot day.
- 12.Oltrarno & Santo Spirito — The craftsmen's side of the river — gilders, cobblers and framers still working behind open doors, Brunelleschi's plainest, most perfect church on Piazza Santo Spirito, and the square's bars for the evening. The most Florentine wander in Florence.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Oltrarno & Santo Spirito; flights via Google Flights.