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Portrait Firenze
Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli · steps from Ponte Vecchio
Directions
Trip
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Outbound · Sat Aug 29
SFO → MUC · UA 194
Seats 8D · 8G · Conf. N754QK · Arrives 10:05 AM -
Layover · 1h 20m
MUC → FLR · EN 8194 / UA 9695
Air Dolomiti · departs 11:25 AM -
Tuesday Sep 1Katie
Katie move-in day
Together in FLR from Aug 29 · 5 nights at Portrait
Held reservations
Confirmed
Days
Confirmed items marked. Everything else is a suggestion.
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Sat 29 Arrive · Settle - AM Land FLR, taxi to Portrait, check in.
- PM Slow walk over Ponte Vecchio, along the Arno.
- Eve Easy neighborhood dinner.
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Sun 30 Markets · Medici - AM Sant'Ambrogio flea market (Sunday is the big day).
- AM Coffee & pastry at Sant'Ambrogio food market.
- Mid Walk back through centro to Palazzo Medici Riccardi.
- PM Shop artisan streets in San Lorenzo.
- 7 PM Osteria Vecchio Vicolo · Confirmed
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Mon 31 David · Duomo · Sunset - AM Accademia — David, first slot.
- AM Duomo — climb or admire.
- Mid Vintage watch loop through the centro.
- PM One artisan experience (leather / perfume / paper).
- Katie Esselunga dorm run.
- Eve Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset.
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Tue 01 Move-in · Celebrate - Katie Move-in day.
- Mid Set up the room — sheets, lamp, kettle.
- PM Missing-item run: Flying Tiger or COIN.
- 7 PM Cacio Vino Trallallà · Confirmed
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Wed 02 Uffizi · Oltrarno · Last night - AM Uffizi + Vasari Corridor.
- Mid Cross into Oltrarno.
- PM Giardino Bardini for the view.
- Eve Aperitivo, final dinner.
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Thu 03 Slow morning · Depart - AM Breakfast at Portrait, one last espresso.
- AM Check out. Handoff and hugs with Katie.
Map
Portrait Firenze is your compass. Walking times from the hotel.
Centro Storico 8
San Lorenzo & San Marco 4
Sant'Ambrogio & Santa Croce 7
Eat
Two confirmed. The rest are the shortlist.
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Sun · Aug 30 · 7 PMConfirmed
Osteria Vecchio Vicolo
Santa Croce · ~12 min -
Tue · Sep 1 · 7 PMConfirmed
Osteria Cacio Vino Trallallà
San Marco · ~14 min · Move-in celebration -
Osteria dei Leoni
Santa Croce · ~13 min -
Il Pizzaiuolo
Sant'Ambrogio · ~15 min · Naples-style pizza · book ahead -
Osteria Santo Spirito
Oltrarno · ~8 min · Piazza-side · ask for the gnocchi -
Buca Lapi
Centro · ~7 min · Cellar room · bistecca fiorentina -
Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco
Oltrarno · ~5 min · Just across Ponte Vecchio -
Pino's Sandwiches / Salumeria Verdi
Santa Croce · ~10 min · Quick lunch -
GustaPizza
Oltrarno · ~9 min -
Gelateria La Carraia
Oltrarno · ~7 min · Gelato -
Sunday Aug 30
Sant'Ambrogio flea market
Sant'Ambrogio · ~15 min · Sunday is the day -
Sant'Ambrogio food market
Sant'Ambrogio · ~15 min · Coffee & pastry
Do
Six things not to skip.
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01 · Must do
Accademia — David
Book the first slot. The room clears the head. -
02 · Must do
Uffizi + Vasari Corridor
Corridor add-on is worth it. Skip-the-line always. -
03 · Must do
Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset
Walk up through the rose garden. -
04 · Must do
The Duomo
Walk around it three times. Scale reveals slowly. -
05 · Must do
Oltrarno wandering
Across Ponte Santa Trinita. San Frediano, Santo Spirito. -
06 · Must do
One artisan hour
Leather, perfume, jewelry, or marbled paper. Whichever pulls.
Finds
Vintage watches & artisan jewelry.
Vintage watches
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Boutique Cassetti Vintage
Centro · Vintage watches -
Costantini di Daniele Grazzini
Vintage watches -
Antichi Orologi — Nuti Claudia
Watches & small jewels -
Firenze Vintage Orologi
Vintage watches
Artisan jewelry
Home & dorm shopping
Katie
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Home · Move-in Sep 1Home
Katie's Apartment
Via de' Bardi, 43 Int. 7 · 50125 Firenze FI · Oltrarno, across Ponte Vecchio -
SchoolSchool
CEA CAPA Florence
Katie's study abroad center -
Groceries · big shop
Esselunga
Via Masaccio 274/276 · Pantry, cleaning, bathroom basics -
Groceries · top-up
Pam
Via Ottaviani · Central, smaller -
Small things
Flying Tiger
Borgo San Lorenzo · Hooks, bins, hangers, kettle -
Home
COIN
Piazza del Grano · Sheets, towels, one nicer thing