Firenze Rafting €
Two hours on the Arno, launching from the beach under Torre di San Niccolo and passing beneath the bridge everybody else is standing on.
- Area
- San Niccolo
- Verified
- August 2026
The Arno, and everything worth doing along it
🏞️ by the river
River beaches, riverside clubs, bridges and parks along the Arno in Florence.
The places
Kayaking with Firenze Rafting €€
One small inflatable kayak each, so you paddle yourself down the Arno instead of sitting in a raft with seven other people and a guide.
- Area
- San Niccolo
- Verified
- August 2026
Circolo Rondinella del Torrino €€
A members' club on the riverbank at Lungarno Soderini where two euro buys a year's membership and access to a shaded terrace over the Arno.
- Area
- San Frediano
- Verified
- August 2026
Cycling the Arno cycle path
A riverside route heading east out of the city, away from traffic and away from anything that features in a guidebook.
- Area
- Outside the centre
- Verified
- August 2026
Ditta Artigianale Lungarno €€
The riverside branch of the roastery that taught Florence to care about filter coffee, with a terrace and a long brunch menu.
- Area
- Lungarno
- Verified
- August 2026
Ditta Artigianale Piazza Ferrucci €€
The riverside branch of the roastery that taught Florence to care about filter coffee, with a garden terrace, a long brunch menu and cocktails after dark.
- Area
- Piazza Ferrucci
- Verified
- August 2026
Habana 500 €€
A Cuban bar on the river with loungers, a dance floor and a volleyball court, open through the summer and busiest after dark.
- Area
- Lungarno
- Verified
- August 2026
Molo €€
A bar directly on the Arno bank, one of the few places in Florence where you drink at the level of the water rather than looking down at it.
- Area
- San Niccolo
- Verified
- August 2026
Parco delle Cascine
Three kilometres of park along the north bank, once a Medici hunting estate, now the city's running track, playground and Tuesday market.
- Area
- Cascine
- Verified
- August 2026
Ponte Santa Trinita at sunset
The bridge everyone stands on to photograph Ponte Vecchio, which means it is also the bridge with the better view.
- Area
- Centro
- Verified
- August 2026
Santarosa Bistrot €€
A bar and kitchen inside a public garden along the old city walls, with an outdoor space that works as a greenhouse and a lawn people lie on.
- Area
- San Frediano
- Verified
- August 2026
The beach under San Niccolo
Every summer a stretch of gravel on the south bank turns into a bar with deck chairs, a screen and a view straight up the river at the bridges. Free to walk in.
- Area
- San Niccolo
- Verified
- August 2026
Tree Experience Lungarno €€
An adventure park a few metres from the Arno, with rope courses, ziplines, suspended nets and jumping pillows, right in the middle of the city.
- Area
- Lungarno
- Verified
- August 2026
13 places in this collection.