Wake Up in Florence and Fall Asleep Under the Stars

Leave your car here before visiting the Florence Central Market.

Florence's Mercato Centrale is a one-of-a-kind place. The idea is as simple as it is powerful: put quality food first.
The market is not just an agglomeration of stalls; it’s a space for good things, sharing, and cultural events related to food for an all-around gastronomic experience.
Craftsmanship is key here. The artisans guarantee care, tradition, and attention to their products and customers. And, as a result, quality food is guaranteed.
Strolling through Florence's Mercato Centrale, you’ll find lots of stalls, like in a square, and you can taste different types of local goodness by ordering at the counter or asking for table service. For example, you’ll find stalls selling fresh bread, seasonal fruits and vegetables, typical Tuscan cheeses, fresh pasta, and all kinds of sweets.
You can also choose to buy some typical Tuscan products to take home with you, such as Tuscan salami, Tuscan pecorino cheese, a bottle of Chianti, and more.
Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Leave your car here before admiring the most beautiful view of Florence.

Seeing Florence from this terrace is always a wonderful experience, the kind that takes your breath away every time.
From here, the city seems to be even more fascinating: the red roofs of the houses, the majestic domes of the sunlit churches, the narrow streets of the historic centre, the hills in the distance.
Piazzale Michelangelo is one of the most romantic places in Florence, and your photos from here will look like postcards!
The experience is most enjoyable if you come here in the morning because it becomes a rather crowded place in the afternoon.

Leave your car here before visiting one of Florence's most curious museums.

The Gucci Garden is an exhibition space, a boutique, a bookstore, a restaurant, and more: the Archetypes section is the museum of the historic Florentine brand.
This museum is located in one of the city's most elegant squares, Piazza della Signoria, and not by chance!
Here you’ll find iconic pieces, such as clothes and bags that have made history, advertising campaigns, installations of modern works, and Gucci's most representative collections.
Fashion enthusiast or not, you’ll love this museum because the Gucci brand has marked the history of “made in Italy” and, in particular, the city of Florence’s history.
Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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Massimo Bottura, the Chef with a capital "C", whose name is now synonymous with culinary marvels.
Gucci, the Italian Brand with a capital "B", synonymous with excellence, flair, and elegance around the world.
Put these two names together, and you get Gucci Osteria, a world where fashion meets haute cuisine because both are an art form.
An art that can be experienced through scents, tastes, and sensations.
Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Reservations recommended: book here.

Park your car here before reaching your next stop.

Jump back in time 700 years, and you’ve arrived in this small town, where supposedly the young Giovanni Boccaccio, one of Italy's best-known writers and poets, spent his childhood.
The Decameron, a very modern work considering the historical period in which it was written, has been translated into almost every language in the world and is still so topical that it’s loved by young and old alike, at school and in the endless theatrical versions that amateur and non-amateur companies bring to the stage every year.
His home today is a museum that will take you through the life story of this great figure in the history of Italian literature.
In addition, as you climb the tower, you can admire the beautiful Tuscan landscape.
Opening Hours: April – October Monday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
November – March Monday, Wednesday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Closed

Leave your car here to reach the historic centre of Lucca.

A wonderful scenic road in the Tuscan countryside through villages, rivers, and hills brings you to one of the prettiest towns in Tuscany, beautiful Lucca.
Often overlooked in favour of its very famous neighbor, Pisa, this walled city may become your favourite.
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is among the most beautiful squares in all of Italy, not only because of its distinctive elliptical shape, pastel-coloured buildings, or delightful cafés that line it, but also because of its history.
An ancient Roman amphitheatre once lay here, exactly elliptical in shape, which could hold up to ten thousand people. Over time, the amphitheatre fell into disuse and then into disrepair, becoming a sort of rubble container. So, the amphitheatre filled up and buildings began to be constructed on it, always keeping the initial shape.
And so, while drinking an apéritif in one of the bars in this square, you’ll feel like you’re sitting on top of centuries and centuries of Italian history.

And, after a nice apéritif in Amphitheatre Square, you should follow that with a nice dinner, and why not by candlelight at one of the small tables overlooking the beautiful square?
Peperosa is a staple in Lucca: it’s a meeting between seasonal products and creativity; it’s land and sea coming together; it’s a well-assorted menu where you’ll want to taste everything.
Opening Hours: Monday, Friday – Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday – Sunday: 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Reservations recommended: book here or on +390583082361.

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