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Airport car rental in Florence
Pick up a rental car at Florence's airport terminals. Expedia Cars covers every major counter on arrivals — collect your key minutes after baggage claim, drop off at the same gate, no shuttle hassle.
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What first-timers get wrong in Florence
The centre is a ZTL and cameras issue fines that reach rental customers months later, so do not drive in. Restaurants add a per-person coperto. Book the Uffizi and Accademia weeks ahead from April to October, days ahead in winter; both close Monday, so save that day for Palazzo Vecchio or the Bargello. Sitting on the cathedral steps to eat now carries a municipal fine.
What things cost in Florence
The Uffizi is 25 euro full price and 16 on-site after four in the afternoon; the Accademia totals 20 with its booking fee. An espresso taken standing at the bar costs a little over a euro and roughly doubles at a table. A lampredotto panino is four to five euro. Bistecca is priced per kilo, and a proper one starts at about a kilo for two.
Florence with kids, realistically
Palazzo Vecchio runs family tours through its secret passages and lets children climb the tower. Museo Galileo displays working instruments plus, honestly, one of Galileo's fingers in a jar, which sells the visit to nine-year-olds. Giardino Bardini has terraces and shade. Be warned that the centre has narrow pavement-free lanes shared with delivery vans, so a stroller fights you, though everything is within a 25-minute walk.
What to eat in Florence
Bistecca alla fiorentina is a thick Chianina T-bone sold by weight, served rare, and ordered for two at Sostanza or Il Latini. Lampredotto, the fourth-stomach sandwich, comes from carts and from Nerbone inside Mercato Centrale. Schiacciata sandwiches are what the All'Antico Vinaio queue is for. The market's ground floor is produce; the upper floor is a late-opening food hall.
Florence after dark
Piazza Santo Spirito in the Oltrarno is the evening: people buy a drink and sit on the church steps until the small hours, which is as close as Florence gets to a scene. Aperitivo runs seven to nine. San Niccolo has the wine bars. The revived buchette del vino, waist-high wine windows cut into palazzo walls, now serve glasses to the street again.
When to go to Florence
| Best months for airport-cars | Avg daily high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| June | 28°C / 82°F | 8 days |
| September | 27°C / 81°F | 9 days |
| April | 19°C / 66°F | 11 days |
The month to avoid is December — around 12°C (54°F) with roughly 16 rain days. Prices and crowds track the weather here: June is the sweet spot, December the month most people skip.
Pack for peak season: Summer clothes, plus one light layer for air-con and evenings, High-SPF sunscreen, sunglasses, and a refillable water bottle, A packable rain shell or compact umbrella earns its space, Comfortable walking shoes — every guide on this site assumes you'll use them.
Where to base yourself in Florence
- Centro Storico — Duomo, Piazza Signoria, the Renaissance core.
- Oltrarno — Artisan workshops, Pitti Palace, less touristy.
- San Lorenzo — Central Market, leather goods, breakfast cafés.
- Santa Croce — Leather school, Santa Croce church, evening aperitivo.