The station quarter — a little less pretty, a lot more practical. Trains to Pisa, Siena and the airport leave from here, the Mercato Centrale is round the corner, and everything worth seeing is a short walk. Good value for how central it is.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
1/2
€100–170
typical per night in Italy
The sensible middle
Cheapest in FlorencePriciest
Typical prices for Florence — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Santa Maria Novella and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Florence Peretola (FLR)~10 min drive5.3 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Brunelleschi's Dome & the Duomo7 min walk566 m
- Piazza della Signoria & Palazzo Vecchio9 min walk790 m
- Michelangelo's David at the Accademia10 min walk827 m
- Ponte Vecchio10 min walk833 m
- The Uffizi Gallery11 min walk921 m
- Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens13 min walk1.1 km
- Basilica di Santa Croce15 min walk1.2 km
- Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset22 min walk1.8 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 10.Mercato Centrale & San Lorenzo — The cast-iron food hall by San Lorenzo — a lampredotto sandwich and a glass of red downstairs at ground level, then a whole upper floor of Tuscan food stalls open late. The leather stalls of the street market wrap around outside.
- 14.Basilica di Santa Maria Novella — The Dominicans' church by the station, with a green-and-white marble front that's a Renaissance masterpiece in itself and Masaccio's Trinity inside — the painting that first nailed perspective. Quiet, and often had almost to yourself.
When are you staying?
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