Florence City Map

Florence is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities of the world and that factor alone attracts many visitors. The historic center of Florence can be packed on weekends and during the summer. A good Florence city map would be essential not only to help find your way around Florence but to find shortcuts through streets and alleys avoiding the glut of tourists. The STREETWISE® Florence City map does just that. The inset map of  Florence’s City central  reproduced at a scale of 1:5700 captures all the detail  one needs to navigate through this historic part of town. Florence's intricate network of streets, plazas and alleyways are all clearly labeled. Many of the key sites are drawn in architectural detail so they pop off the page like the Duomo, Gallerie degli Uffici, Pitti Palace, Medici Chapel, Ponte Vecchio and many others. The birth of the Italian Renaissance occurred in Florence and with so much artistic legacy to experience a good detailed city map of Florence will go a long way to guide you.

The city of Florence is divided by the Arno River. A walk along the Arno crossing over the Ponte Vecchio  and down the via dw'Guicciardini to reach the Pitti Palace and then back over the Ponte Santa Trinita is a lovely way to spend part of the day during a visit to Florence. The banks of the Arno is also a wonderful location from which to take pictures.

With summer heat and crowd density in the center city escape might be necessary. A good Florence city map, like STREETWISE®, will help you to navigate out of the city of Florence to flee the summer crowds and cool off in Fiesole a lovely hill town a short drive north on the via San Domenico. One can also use the STREETWISE® Florence city map to venture south to the hills of Tuscany and the Chianti wine region. Take the Viale Donato Giannotti south of the Arno River to Piazza de Badia a Ripoli and turn right on Via Chiantigiana which is route 222. The Via Chiantigiana is one of the most scenic routes in Italy ands leads direct to the notable small wine producing towns of Tuscany.

The vast numbers of visitors to the city of Florence can make it an overwhelming place to find your way around. Breaking open an enormous map that unfolds in every direction will not only scream "tourist," but it will leave you confused by its unwieldy format and dated references. To make getting around a much more comfortable experience, STREETWISE® Maps has created a number of clear and concise maps that unlock the mystery of navigating different areas like Florence. Every one of our STREETWISE® maps is created with the same dedication to accuracy, clarity, and convenience that has made STREETWISE® Maps the number one choice for travelers worldwide. For over 25 years, STREETWISE® Maps has provided customers with products that represent everything a map should be: comprehensive, easy to understand, and durable enough to handle the rigors of daily travel.

STREETWISE^® Florence City Map    $7.95    2011 updated map