| Among academies, libraries and museums, religious | | | | It is possible to make excellent purchases in the |
| monuments, churches, civil architecture and buildings | | | | narrow lanes and streets of Florence in particular |
| you will experience you really are in a treasure hunting. | | | | around Santa Croce and Oltrarno you can easily find |
| For this reason not only tourists, or backpackers but | | | | little authentic workshops of paper, leather, perfumes... |
| prevalently international students or even international | | | | Some names: Il Papiro offers good quality hand-made |
| volunteers are choosing this city for their academic | | | | paper in Piazza del Duomo, 24r (ph: +39 055 281 628). |
| courses, stages and studies. | | | | Officina Profumo Farmaceutica Shop an old fashioned |
| Well, to start, we mention an international place where | | | | chemist offers lotions, potions, and herbal remedies |
| students, travellers, journalists and actors usually meet: | | | | abound in elegant packaging in Via Scala, 16 (ph: +39 |
| at Acqua al 2 you can get cannelloni, beef, selection of | | | | 055 16276 ) |
| salads, pasta, cheese and excellent wines at average | | | | Go to Piazza dei Ciompi if you are looking for |
| prices of EUR30. (Acqual al 2 is a modern bistro that | | | | second-hand and flea markets (last Sun. of the month), |
| we suggest in Via Vigna Vecchia ,40; ph: +39 055 284 | | | | or to S. Lorenzo Market (northwest of the Duomo), or |
| 170; open daily from 7.30 pm-1am). | | | | the colourful Central Market for food (Square of |
| If you are visiting Florence and you are on a budget | | | | Mercato Centrale). Here you 'll find olives, hams, |
| and looking for cheap accommodation consider youth | | | | cheeses and fresh vegetables. Try Via Maggio and |
| hostels, backpackers hostels or international students | | | | Borgo Ognissanti for fine Florentine antique shops. |
| houses (hostels as well) where a bed night average | | | | Of course for anything you need, ticket booking, |
| price start from 18 euros. The atmosphere is quite | | | | accommodations booking, hotel reservations, budget |
| basic but somehow fascinating. Florence does not | | | | trattorie, or simply to locate all this on a map you need |
| have a long tradition in modern hippie youth hostels as | | | | a pc and an internet point ( as not all youth hostel will |
| you might find in other top cities. | | | | have pc free fro every guest!!). There are a few in |
| Florence rather can offer old style hostels, kind of | | | | Florence. Internet point (Borgo degli Albizi 66; ph:+39 |
| student residence, or pilgrim residence as it was in | | | | 055 24 0780; EUR3/hour); Internet Train: (EUR4/hour or |
| Medieval times. Monasteries are converted in new | | | | EUR3/hour for students) with 12 point sin the city: Via |
| pilgrims hostels (backpackers, students, international | | | | dell'Oriuolo, 40, ph: +39 055 2345 322; Via del Parione |
| volunteers) sometimes still run by nuns or monks. | | | | 11b, ph:+39 055 264 5563; Borgo S. Jacopo, ph: +39 |
| For budget tips where to go shopping here we go! | | | | 055 265 7935). |