Land, settle, dine 20 meters from your door, walk the golden river.
It's Ferragosto, Italy's big summer holiday: festive, some small shops shut, museums open, and the evening river walk at its most Italian.
The plan
6 stopsSmall airport: curbside in 20-30 min, then a 20-min drive to the center.
Open the windows; the Santa Croce bells ring before the hour.
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200 m up your street to Piazza Santa Croce. Find Dante's statue and the two flood plaques (1557, and head-high 1966) on the corner.
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Bistecca is the house rite: priced per 100 g, shared, always rare. Gentler landing: pappa al pomodoro and tagliatelle al ragù.
river to Ponte Vecchio (15 min), two minutes north into floodlit Piazza della Signoria, home via Via de' Neri with a first gelato.
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up till 10, no naps tomorrow before 3.
Reservations
Dinner call
La Buchetta (reserved)