The ISI Florence Guide | Listing the Best Picks of the Month to Explore the City at its Best.
DOMENICA AL MUSEO: Free entrance to museums
When: Sunday, December 3 – all day
Where: Galleria degli Uffizi, Galleria dell’Accademia, Museo delle Cappelle Medicee, Palazzo Pitti, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Palazzo Davanzati, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Casa Martelli, Museo di Orsanmichele, Villa Medicea di Castello, Villa il Ventaglio, Villa Corsini, Villa Medicea della Petraia.
Price: Free
LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Join in the festive spirit with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Piazza del Duomo, a yearly tradition brings together tourists and locals! Many squares in Florence will feature Christmas trees this holiday season, but the one in Piazza Duomo is a sight to be seen! Another great option overlooking the Florence skyline is the tree at Piazzale Michelangelo.
Where: Piazza del Duomo
When: Thursday, December 7 – 5:00pm
Price: FREE
GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET
The annual German Weihnachtsmarkt Christmas market is here! Over 50 vendors from all over Europe fill Piazza Santa Croce with gastronomical specialties from their country including: vin brulé (hot spiced wine), German wurstel and strudel, and Hungarian kurtoskalacs (rolled sugar coated pastry), just to name a few. Vendors also sell typical products from their country including handmade Christmas ornaments, ceramics, clothes and scarves.
When: From Sunday, November 19 to Monday, December 18, 10:00am – 10:00pm
Where: Piazza Santa Croce
Price: FREE
LEATHER GOODS
Leonardo Leather and Gold (Borgo dei Greci, 16/A)
Scuola del Cuoio (Via di S. Giuseppe, 5r)
! at these locations you can ask the staff to personalize your gifts by embossing your initials in gold on them
MOKA COFFEE MACHINE
Bialetti (Piazza della Repubblica, 25r)
HANDMADE GIFTS
Gioielleria Saccardi (Via Por Santa Maria, 58)
Monnaluna (Sdrucciolo de’ Pitti, 22r)
FOOD & DRINK
Eataly (Via de’ Martelli, 22r)
Conad Sapori e Dintorni (Via de’ Bardi, 45 / Borgo S. Lorenzo, 15)
Pegna dal 1860 (Via dello Studio, 26r)
Antonio Mattei (Via Porta Rossa, 76r)*
*here you can get “cantuccini”, delicious almond cookies to be served with vin santo, a sweet dessert wine