Where we are
The Bed and Breakfast “La Casa dei Tintori” is located in Corso dei Tintori 33, just a few steps from Piazza Santa Croce and Piazza della Signoria, in the heart of the historical centre of Florence.
How to reach the B&B
From the railway station
Santa Maria Novella Railway Station is the main node of the public transport network in and out of Florence.
From the station you can reach the Corso dei Tintori:
- by taxi
- by bus (# 23, direction NAVE A ROVEZZANO or SORGANE) stop at Corso dei Tintori. You will be just in front of the B&B.
- on foot, for a 20 minutes’ walk, following directions below:
once out of the Station cross the Square, turn right into Via de’ Cerretani and walk until you reach Piazza del Duomo. Walk along Via del Proconsolo, keep straight on until you reach Via dei Leoni; at the junction with Via de Neri turn left, and proceed over the traffic lights at the crossroads with Via de Benci, keep going straight until you finally reach the Corso dei Tintori, and the Casa dei Tintori at # 33.
By car
- From the A1 motorway, if proceeding from South take the exit “Firenze sud“. Once out, follow the S.P. 127 and then the signs for the Lungarni until you rich the Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia where you can look for a pay car park (blue signs); now walk to the Corso dei Tintori, which you find immediately after the Piazza dei Cavalleggeri walking alongside the Biblioteca Nazionale (National Library). At # 33 Corso dei Tintori you will find the Casa dei Tintori.
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Attention
The B&B is located in the Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL) that have no access by car from the beginning of Corso Tintori. Anyone wishing to use the car parking can reach our house but then have to leave the car in the private GARAGE VERDI, near Piazza Santa Croce (via G. Da Verrazzano n. 9/11 – tel.+39- 055-244921); the garage will issues the documentation necessary to prevent the fine.
When you get here you can drop your luggage off and we’ll give you the instructions on how to achieve this car parking.
From the airport
Extimated time about 20′
If you fly to Florence your flight will land at the Amerigo Vespucci Airport at Peretola. From the airport either a taxi or a bus shuttle service will take you in approx. 25′ to the terminal at Santa Maria Novella Railway Station. Bus shuttles leave the arrival terminal every 30 minutes during the day, and take you straight to the station with no intermediate stops. Shuttle service is not available on Christmas, New Year’s Day, Easter and May 1st. Tickets can be bought inside the terminal snack bars.
From the station you can reach the Corso dei Tintori:
- by bus (# 23, direction SORGANE, stop at Corso dei Tintori)
- on foot, as explained above