FAQ about Florence

 

Question 1: In what Italian region is Florence located?

Answer 1: Florence is located in Tuscany.

Q2: What is the official name of Florence’s famed cathedral?

A2: Santa Maria del Fiore.

Q3: What is the most famous bridge in Florence?

A3: Ponte Vecchio.

Q4: What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?

A4: River Arno.

Q5: In which Florence’s square is played annualy a classic football game?

A5: Piazza Santa Croce.

Q6: In which church is located the Michelangelo’s Tomb?

A6: Church of Santa Croce.

Q7: What’s the name of the famous gallery in Florence?

A7: It’s the Uffizi Gallery.

Q8: What to see in the Florence Cathedral complex?

A8: The cathedral, the Dome, the Campanile also known as Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and the Baptistery.

Q9: What are the most famous palaces of Florence?

A9: The Pitti Palace, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Medici-Ricardi, the Strozzi, the Rucellai, the Davanzati, the Corsini, the Antinori and the Gondi.

Q10: What are the main landmarks of Florence?

A10: The Cathedral (Duomo), the Ponte Vecchio, the Palace Pitti, the Piazza della Signoria, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, the Church of Santa Croce and the Church of Santa Maria de Novella.

Q11: What’s the name of the Florence Airport?

A11: Amerigo Vespucci Airport and has the IATA Code FLR.

Q12: What’s the name of the main train station of Florence?

A12: Santa Maria de Novella Train Station.

Q13: What’s the name of the Pitti Palace’s Gardens?

A13: Boboli Gardens.

Q14: Which cities in Tuscany can I visit from Florence?

A14: Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano, Chianti and Pisa.

Q15: How to go from the Florence Airport to the city centre?

A15: There are buses and the ticket costs 5 euro (one way).

Q16: How to go from Milan to Florence (or Florence to Milan)?

A16: There are trains almost every hours, the journey takes about 3 hours.

Q17: Which cities have direct trains to Florence?

A17: Mostly of Tuscany cities and Milan, Rome, Venice and Bologna.