Location: Santa Croce
Top Things to do in Santa Croce
Top 10 Things to do in Santa Croce, Tuscany
Florence is an art historian’s dream. The Galleria dell'Accademia bursts with works by Michelangelo, who is entombed within the frescoed walls of the Basilica di Santa Croce. Budding photographers can snap pics of the Ponte Vecchio bridge, and serious shoppers can spend a blissful afternoon wandering the shops of Piazza Santo Spirito. Tuscan cuisine pays homage to the region’s bounty. Swipe a hunk of crusty bread across a pool of local olive oil and you’ll be instantly transported to your happiest place.
Restaurants in Florence
1. Tuscany Bike Tours
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5.0 based on 1,795 reviews
Tuscany bike tours is a service provided by Active tours Italy S.r.l. which offers day long bike tours in the Chianti wine region of Tuscany. 10am-5pm. We visit a 12th century castle, taste their wine and oil and cycle through some of the most beautiful countryside imaginable. A great way to orientate yourself, mix and socialize with like minded people while you travel. Come join us, you'll have a blast!
2. Tuscany Vespa Tours
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5.0 based on 1,047 reviews
Tuscany vespa tours offers one day scooter tours just south of Florence in the heart of the Chianti wine region. Our full day Tuscany vespa tour takes us on a exhilarating scooter ride through the hills of Chianti passing vineyards villas and olive groves.
3. Food For Friends
4. After Art Gallery
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
The new location is in Piazza Santa Elisabetta 6 In the heart of Florence, next to Torre della Pagliazza
5. Tuscan Wine Tour by Italy and Wine
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5.0 based on 1,391 reviews
Tuscan wine tours such as Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, San Gimignano and Montepulciano. We guarantee small group tours guided by wine experts. You also have the chance to customize your day in the wine country according to your tastes and budget. For the curious type who want to learn a bit of viticulture and the wine making process, or beginners who want to learn to enjoy and appreciate the quality wines Italy and Wine provides wine tours that will be both informative and fun.
6. Enoteca Pontevecchio
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5.0 based on 297 reviews
Our enoteca welcomes everyone who loves Italian wine. Located just steps away from Piazza Santa Croce, we provide wine tastings along with olive oil and balsamic vinegar tastings! We promote small boutique wineries across Italy, where the production is just big enough for the Italian market. These wines are not available outside of Italy, however, you can contact us and we can ship your favorite products all over the world! What are you waiting for? Stop by or shop online for the wine experience of a lifetime!
Reviewed By ams0514 - Saint Louis Park, United States
Such an adorable wine shop and super friendly and welcoming for tourists!! Serena and Claudia were so helpful and informative during our tasting and helped us pick out the the perfect Italian white and red wines we were looking for. They have a great selection with many rare wines. I would highly recommend! ????
7. I Mosaici Di Lastrucci
8. Ars et Fides Firenze
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5.0 based on 380 reviews
Reviewed By N4156PHbillb - Pueblo, United States
This was our first stop after departing the train station and it was truly impressive. There is an entrance fee but it was very reasonable. The crowds head to the Duomo so we spent a significant amount of time viewing the paintings and art. The museum is small but nice. The alter is incredible. They have some restoration underway and it appears they had already completed many areas making the pieces incredibly vivid. A place we would return as the Gothic design is incredible and the pieces are more impressive than the Duomo.
9. Parola School
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
Parola is an Italian language school in Florence. Parola Italian language school holds a nice variety of language courses in the historic center of Florence, a few step from the Church of Santa Croce. The school offers group Italian language courses, classes that are a combination of grammar and conversation in the afternoon (combined courses) and individual Italian language courses in the afternoon and in the evening. Parola also offers courses of Italian for Au Pairs and the school is authorized by the University of Siena to be an Official Center for the CILS exam.
Reviewed By B107ZRjoand
My husband and I have been studying Italian for two years in the United States. This year, we decided to spent two months in Italy to experience a fuller/comprehensive immersion into the Italian culture and language. We spent three weeks in Florence. After researching/ evaluating a few language schools, we decided to enroll in the Parola School. The administrative staff (Gianluca and Simone) were both incredibly friendly and informative. They made us feel so comfortable and welcomed... as one knows, learning a new language can be very intimidating. We ended up enrolling for two weeks, taking two 2-hr sessions. The first session of grammar was with Annarita, and the second session of conversation was with Silvia. I cannot compliment nor thank these two instructors enough. They were excellent - their teaching style, their knowledge, general demeanor and personality (friendly, funny, kind, patient). Our class was international - students of all ages and from various countries (Japan, US, Chili, Spain, Australia, and England). Both instructors were skilled at bringing the students together; creating this special camaraderie among perfect strangers. We learned so much from both instructors as well as other students, and we had a blast. I would strongly recommend taking courses at this school. Andy and I will return sometime in the future. We are thinking next year for one month.... can't wait !!! Thank you Silvia, Annarita, Gianluca and Simone … it was a true pleasure and soooo much fun. Giovanna ed Andrea from Sacramento, California...
10. Beast Gallery
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Beast is a Contemporary art Gallery where you will find the very first pieces of Clet Abraham and pieces of many other amazing artists. This unique space in Florence hides many other surprises on friday and sunday morning... Come and check by yourself.
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