Seeking summer events? Have a read here for those as well as tips for coping with the heat and how best to spend summer in Florence. From summer hangouts to camps and music festivals, discover how to savour summer in the city. Take a peak at seasonal looks to help you beat the heat and save our line-ups of summer spots that only open for these hot months.
Estate Fiorentina is back from June 2 to September 21.
Street food, style and something every night
Embrace art, history, literature and music at New York University Florence this spring and summer.
Try one of these free tram tours in English in Florence on May 14 + May 28.
The Belmond hotel in the Tuscan countryside provides sustainable and stylish experiences in a historic setting.
Tours, picnics and boating in the Tuscan countryside
Enjoy pizza by the pool, an evening dedicated to mixology, and an expert-led wine tasting in the panoramic gardens.
As chiuso per ferie (closed for holidays) signs pop up all over, we take you through ideas for an estate in style.
Expect cinema, stargazing and blissful nights at this Belmond hotel in the Tuscan countryside
Summer in Florence might be hot, but it makes for lovely long evenings of good food and drinks.
From July 21 to August 26, four concerts take audiences back to the Baroque.
This year's Incontri in Terra di Siena chamber music festival starts with a concert in Florence at Teatro Verdi on July 21.
Borgo Petriolo provides mill tours and bread making workshops as well as a farm shop and wholesome restaurant
If you can't get to the coast, make sure you change your way of life to cope with the heat this summer.
The city’s summer programme sees four months of fabulous activities, taking us through from June 1 to September 30, with 15 festivals, 137 projects, 118 widespread events, 3 special projects and 14 summer spaces.
Here are 7 ways to keep mosquitoes at bay this summer in Florence.
Make the mot of the chance to visit some of the city's dramatic defensive structures this summer.
Florence celebrates its patron saint, San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) on June 24 with fantastic fochi (fireworks).
The Accademia Gallery will be open on Tuesday nights throughout the summer as well as extending its opening hours during the week.
Our list of the most happening places in Florence this summer, to grab a drink or a bite to eat whilst enjoying the great outdoors.
Head for the Arno this summer as the city's riversides explode with late-night entertainment, quality bars and great places to mingle.
The seasonal programme from June 1 to September 30 promises a fantastic four months of events and activities.
The American (Irish by adoption) multi-instrumentalist and neo-folk singer plays as part of Secret Florence, organized by Musicus Concentus.
Relax at these farms not far from the city, which offers plenty of fun activities for the whole family