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(1) Palazzo Vecchio.
(2) Piazza della Signoria.
(3) Uffizi.
(4) Ponte Vecchio and Vasarian Corridor.
(5) Bargello.
(6) Piazza della Repubblica.
(7) Duomo.

NAVIGATION

Finding your way around.

Florence is relatively small and you can walk from one part of the historical centre to another without difficulty.

The area immediately to the north of the Piazza della Signoria is the part of Roman origin and the streets are sensibly laid out on a grid more-or-less aligned to the compass. This is immediately obvious from any map and makes this area easy to navigate. (See Essential Geography). In the surrounding area - principally of mediaeval origin - narrow streets run in all directions but with some tendency to parallel the river. Here it's very easy to lose your sense of direction, even if armed with map and compass.

Campanile of the Duomo

The best way to orientate yourself is to form a picture of the cross formed by the Via dei Calzaiuoli running north-south and the east-west Via del Corso (and the streets that are extensions of it). At the top of the cross is the Piazza del Duomo. At the southern end is the Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi. The Western arm leads into the Piazza della Repubblica. Other important streets to note are the Via del Proconsolo and the Via Porta Rossa. Beyond that you may wish to note the streets which lead to the four major churches.

Rik - 26 March 2003