TOURIST OFFICES
Comune di Firenze
outisde the main train station, open Mon-Sat 8am-7.30pm, tel. 055 212 245.
Comune di Firenze
Borgo Santa Croce 29r, open Mon-Sat 8am-7.30pm, tel. 055 234 044.
APT office
north of the Duomo at Via Cavour 1r, open Mon-Sat 8.15am-7.15pm, Sun 8.45am-1.45pm, tel. 055 290 832.
Consorzio ITA
inside the train station (for hotel bookings).
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Ambulance, fire & police, tel: 113
Ospedale Careggi (public hospital)
Viale Morgagni 85, tel. 055 427 7111.
Tourist Medical Service
Via Lorenzo il Magnifico 54, open 24 hours, tel. 055 475 411.
Farmacia Comunale
inside the train station, tel. 055 289 435.
Molteni, Via Calzaiuoli 7r, tel. 055 289 490.
CREDIT CARDS
Mastercard/Eurocard
Lost card hotline 800 870 866.
Diners Club
Lost card hotline 167 864064.
Visa International
Lost card hotline 800 819 014.
American Express
Via Dante Alighieri 22r, tel:(055) 50981.
EMBASSIES
There are no foreign embassies in Florence. For details of your closest contacts in Italy go to visas and passaports
INTERNET CAFES
Libreria Cima
Borgo degli Albizi 37r, open daily 9.30am-7.30pm, from 9.30pm-1am Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, tel. 055 247 7245.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Major festivals include the Explosion of the Cart, when a cart full of fireworks is exploded in front of the duomo on Easter Sunday; and the Feast of St John the Baptist, the patron saint of the city, on 24 June.
The lively Calcio Storico, featuring football matches played in 16th century costume, is held in June in Piazza della Signoria and ends with a fireworks display over Piazzale Michelangelo.
See the festivals page for more details.
