Florence is a very romantic city in which
to spend your honeymoon or come to visit for a romantic weekend. Intimate restaurants, candlelit dinners and
moonlight walks along the old cobbled streets are enjoyed
as much today as they were a thousand years ago.It wasn't just by chance that E M Forster
wrote his amorous tale A Room with a View whilst in Florence.
The city is largely unchanged since that Novel was written
and is still as romantic a city as can be found anywhere in
Europe and perhaps the world. If you are looking for an idyllic romantic
hotel from which to enjoy the best nightlife in Florence then
the Hotel San Giorgio and Olimpic is the
hotel for you.
Romantic
Restaurants
Why not try the excellent local
tuscan dishes like the 2 inch thick T-Bone Florentine Steak,
Crostini Toscani (toast with hot liver pate) and Ribollita
(thick tuscan bean soup). We suggest you ask our concierge
for advice on the best restaurants in the area and we can
assure you that you won't be disappointed. The most romantic
restaurant in Florence is a hot debate but whether you be
looking for a fresh seafood meal or more traditional tuscan
fayre we have a restaurant for every occasion.
Nightclubs and Pubs
There are some
superb nightclubs in Florence and some great pubs offering
some great nightlife in Florence. Near the Rex there are not
too many pubs and instead you have to go to the River where
you can find Stonehenge (near Piazza Santa Croce) this pub
is open from 11 p.m. until 4.00 a.m. but closes during the
Summer. Another good pub is the Fiddlers Elbow in Piazza Santa
Maria Novella - this pub was the first Irish Pub in Florence
and is still considered the best by many of Florence's Nightlife
magazines and periodicals. Guinness and good craic combine
to produce a warm and romantic atmosphere and a great place
to go for a digestif after your romantic meal. The trendiest
nightlife and the best nightclub in town is the Universale
which is packed every Friday and Saturday night.
Cinemas and English Language Films
A must see is the classic romantic film A Room
with a View which is based on E M Forsters novel by the same
title. It is an accomplished and beautiful love
story, full of cutting but ultimately generous insights. And there are unforgettable moments: the
first kiss between George and Lucy is as passionate and unexpected
on a Tuscan hillside covered with violets, is one of the finest
most romantic kisses in modern literature and film making.
You can see this film and other films in
their original langauge at the Astro Cinema near Santa Croce.
» CINEMA (w/American Films in English) Astro
Cinema - Piazza San Simone (corner of Via Isola delle Stinche,
near Santa Croce).
» Films in English every evening except Sunday
and Monday. Most films are shown at 20,00 and 22,00.
» Cinema Fulgor - Via Maso Finiguerra 22R, Tel. 0552381881 Offers
films in original language every Thursday NB with Italian
Subtitles
» Goldoni Cinema - Via dei Serragli, Tel. 055222437. Shows from
15,30 – 22,45 every Monday.
» Odeon Cinema - Piazza Strozzi, Tel. 055214068. Films in English
every Monday.
» Spazio Uno - Via del Sole 10. V Three Italian and Very Popular
with Students. foreign films are shown every evening. Downstairs:
live jazz, music on the weekends.
» The Blob Club - International club where English movies are
shown every day at 18,30. |
