Piazza Beccaria

A lovely piazza that is the traffic hub for this area just out of the historic centre. On one side is borgo la Croce, which is the beginning of the pedestrian area, full of shops and restaurants, and the path to the duomo. On the other side is via Gioberti, one of the most packed shopping streets in Florence. There is a huge underground parking lot and street parking as well. Going north south is the viale, the main artery that takes traffic around the periphery of the historic centre and, moving south, to the Arno, Piazzale Michelangelo, and the firenze Sud highway entrance. The piazza is a huge bus, navetta, and taxi hub. There are bars, shops, a garden and seating all around it’s circumference.