Firenze · Brian & Katie

Firenze

Aug 29 – Sep 3, 2026 · Portrait Firenze

Now in Firenze
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Next reservation
Osteria Vecchio Vicolo
Sun · Aug 30 · 7:00 PM —
Directions Home base
Portrait Firenze
Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli · steps from Ponte Vecchio Directions

Trip

Held reservations

Confirmed

Days

Confirmed items marked. Everything else is a suggestion.

  1. Sat 29 Arrive · Settle
    • AM Land at Peretola FLR — taxi to Portrait Firenze (Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli 4).
    • PM Walk Ponte Vecchio → Piazza della Signoria → back along the Arno.
    • Eve Easy dinner at Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco (Borgo San Jacopo 43/R).
  2. Sun 30 Markets · Medici
    • AM Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio — Piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti. Sunday flea market outside is the big day.
    • AM Coffee & pastry inside Sant'Ambrogio food market.
    • Mid Walk west to Palazzo Medici Riccardi (Via Cavour 3).
    • PM Artisan shops around San Lorenzo — Via dell'Ariento, Via Sant'Antonino.
    • 7 PM Osteria Vecchio Vicolo · Confirmed
  3. Mon 31 Duomo · Watches · Sunset
    • AM Coffee at Bianco è Firenze (Via Borgognissanti 87/R) — 3 min from Portrait.
    • AM Pastry at Forno Becagli.
    • AM Duomo — Piazza del Duomo. Climb or admire. (Accademia is closed Mondays.)
    • Mid Vintage watch loop — start at Nuti (Via della Scala 10/R), then Barducci (Via Strozzi 22/R), Luxo Time (Via Porta Rossa 75/R), Cassetti Vintage (Ponte Vecchio 56/R).
    • PM Scuola del Cuoio (Via San Giuseppe 5/R) — leather. Alt: Officina Profumo Santa Maria Novella (Via della Scala 16).
    • Katie Dorm run at Esselunga.
    • Eve Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset.
  4. Tue 01 Move-in · Celebrate
    • Katie Move-in at Katie's Apartment (Via de' Bardi 43).
    • Mid Set up the room — sheets, lamp, kettle.
    • PM Missing-item run: Flying Tiger (Via degli Speziali 7/R) or COIN (Via dei Calzaiuoli 56/R).
    • 7 PM Cacio Vino Trallallà · Confirmed
  5. Wed 02 David · Uffizi → Corridor → Oltrarno
    • AM Accademia (Via Ricasoli 58/60) — David, first slot, opens 8:15.
    • Mid Uffizi (Piazzale degli Uffizi 6) — combined ticket entry. Corridor slot is 2h after Uffizi entry.
    • Mid Vasari Corridor — one-way. Cross Ponte Vecchio inside it and exit at Pitti Palace (Piazza de' Pitti 1). Do not backtrack.
    • PM Oltrarno lunch, then walk Via Maggio (antiques corridor).
    • PM Giardino Bardini (Costa San Giorgio 2) for the view.
    • Eve Aperitivo, final dinner.
  6. Thu 03 Slow morning · Depart
    • AM Breakfast at Portrait Firenze — one last espresso.
    • AM Check out. Handoff at Katie's Apartment.

Map

Portrait Firenze is your compass. Walking times from the hotel.

Tap any pin for hours, address, and links.

Centro Storico 8
San Lorenzo & San Marco 4
Sant'Ambrogio & Santa Croce 7
Oltrarno 7

Eat

Two confirmed. The rest are the shortlist.

Do

Six things not to skip.

Finds

The watch tour, in ranked priority. Vintage fashion & artisan.

Vintage watches — ranked

Best day: Wednesday Sep 2. Mon Aug 31 avoid — Nuti & Barducci closed Mon. Sun closed too. If tight on time: Nuti + Perpetuale + Luxo Time.

Vintage fashion

Duck in when nearby. Tartan is the personal priority. Street Doing is the serious designer-vintage stop.

Artisan

Home & dorm shopping

Katie