Florence hop-on hop-off bus stops and map

1. Largo Alinari (Santa Maria Novella station)

   Nearby

   Santa Maria Novella station across the road and the basilica of the same name 2 minutes away. San Lorenzo and the Mercato Centrale are 5 minutes east.

   By public transport

   Santa Maria Novella rail station, across the road. Tram stops Unità (T2) and Alamanni-Stazione (T1) are 3 to 4 minutes away.

2. Via Pier Capponi (Piazza della Libertà)

   Nearby

   Piazza della Libertà with its 18th-century triumphal arch and the medieval Porta San Gallo. No major museum is within 5 minutes.

   By public transport

   AT bus stops around Piazza della Libertà, 2 minutes. Santa Maria Novella station is about 20 minutes on foot.

3. Via Bernardo Segni

   Nearby

   Piazzale Donatello and the English Cemetery in the middle of the ring road, 3 minutes north. The Piazza d'Azeglio garden is 4 minutes south.

   By public transport

   AT bus stops on Piazzale Donatello, 3 minutes. There is no tram on this side of the ring road.

4. Santa Croce (Corso dei Tintori 40)

   Nearby

   The Biblioteca Nazionale next to the stop and the Basilica of Santa Croce 4 minutes north. The Uffizi and Piazza della Signoria are each 6 minutes west.

   By public transport

   AT bus stops on Via dei Benci and Lungarno delle Grazie, 2 minutes. No tram. Santa Maria Novella station is about 20 minutes on foot.

5. Lungarno Serristori

   Nearby

   The south bank of the Arno by Ponte alle Grazie, the Bardini Museum and the lower gate of the Bardini Garden on Via de' Bardi.

   By public transport

   AT bus stops on Lungarno Serristori and at Ponte alle Grazie, 2 minutes. No tram.

6. Piazza Ferrucci

   Nearby

   Ponte San Niccolò and the riverside. The Torre San Niccolò and the foot of the ramps up to Piazzale Michelangelo are 5 minutes west.

   By public transport

   AT buses 12 and 13 stop on Piazza Ferrucci, at the stop. No tram.

7. Piazzale Michelangelo

   Nearby

   The terrace with the view over the city and the bronze copy of David, 1 minute from the stop. San Miniato al Monte is 6 minutes further uphill.

   By public transport

   AT buses 12 and 13 stop on Piazzale Michelangelo, 1 minute. A single ride is €2.

8. Piazzale Galileo

   Nearby

   The terminus on the tree-lined Viale dei Colli, in a residential district. There is no visitor sight within 5 minutes.

   By public transport

   AT buses 12 and 13 on Viale Galileo, at the stop. No tram.

9. Viale Machiavelli (Villa Cora)

   Nearby

   The 19th-century Villa Cora and the wooded avenue that runs down to Porta Romana. There is no visitor sight within 5 minutes.

   By public transport

   AT buses 12 and 13 on Viale Machiavelli, 1 minute. No tram.

10. Porta Romana (Viale Petrarca)

    Nearby

    The 14th-century Porta Romana gate and the Porta Romana entrance to the Boboli Gardens. Palazzo Pitti is a longer walk along Via Romana.

    By public transport

    AT bus stops at Porta Romana, 2 minutes, including buses 12 and 13. No tram.

11. Piazza Tasso

    Nearby

    The San Frediano quarter of the Oltrarno. Santa Maria del Carmine with the Brancacci Chapel is 6 minutes east.

    By public transport

    AT bus stops on Piazza Tasso and Viale Petrarca, 1 minute. No tram.

12. Leopolda (Parco della Musica)

    Nearby

    The former Leopolda station, now an events hall, the Teatro del Maggio opera house and the Porta al Prato gate. The Cascine park starts 5 minutes west.

    By public transport

    Tram T1, stop Porta al Prato-Leopolda, 2 minutes.

13. Piazza Indipendenza

    Nearby

    The square itself, with the Mercato Centrale 5 minutes south and the Fortezza da Basso 5 minutes north-west. The Accademia is 9 minutes east.

    By public transport

    Santa Maria Novella rail station and the Unità tram stop (T2), 6 minutes on foot.

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