The Quiet Areas of Florence

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If you feel like disconnecting with the background noises that don't leave us, sometimes, even at night, then it means you are looking for a quiet area!

A quiet area is not necessarily silent, but rather an area where there are particular kinds of noise such as the flow of water or the chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves, that are generally perceived as pleasant. Collected places where can stop and enjoy the company of a book, sit on a bench, take the dog out and relax a little.

The European Union requires for the member states to draw up Strategic Noise Mapping and Action Plans every five years.

For now, five areas have been identified (see below for details) but more will soon be added, also in anticipation of the update of the Noise Remediation Plan. Other quiet areas in a number of parks will also be added to this list during 2023: of Mensola (Coverciano area), the Area Pettini Burresi (Cure area) and Anconella (south Florence).

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Giardino di Borgo Allegri

Right in the middle of the historic center, Unesco area; so far the area that has given the best results from the analyses carried out. A small space sandwiched between houses and valuable to neighborhood residents.

Borgo Allegri, 50122 Firenze FI, Italia

Parco di Rusciano

Located in Gavinana's District 3, Parco di Rusciano ( Rusciano Park ) is a secluded green space accessible through a barely visible gate on Via di Ripoli. Despite its ancient origin and illustrious past, it has always remained on the fringe of the main streams, maintaining an aura of privacy that almost borders on oblivion.

Villa di Rusciano, Via di Ripoli, 70, 50126 Firenze FI, Italia

Parco della Carraia (Erta Canina)

Located in the San Niccolò district, a secret garden to enjoy with family and friends, Its real name is Piero Filippi but everyone knows it as the giardino alla Carraia ( Carraia garden ). To get there just walk down Via dell'Erta Canina under the tree-lined driveway that leads to the entrance gate. Thanks to a renovation job a few years ago, the garden has children's games, benches and picnic tables under the cool foliage of a large tree.

Parco della Carraia, 50125 Firenze FI, Italia

Giardino della Rimembranza/Parco della Limonaia di Villa Strozzi

A huge green area of over 90,000 square meters surrounding the villa of the same name, once the private residence of one of Florence's most important families. It can be accessed from the entrances on Via Pisana, the one on Via di Monte Oliveto and the one along Via di Soffiano. It offers the possibility of pleasant walks in a natural setting, with shaded areas equipped with benches. There is also a children's playground area in the park.

Parco di Villa Strozzi, Via Pisana, 77, 50143 Firenze FI, Italia

Orti del Parnaso

If you are looking for a free park from which you can enjoy a wonderful view of Florence then the Orti del Parnaso are the answer to your desire. The Orti del Parnaso also called Giardino del Dragone owes its lofty name to the sculpture of a snake or indeed a dragon completed in 1990 to a design by Marco Dezzi Bardeschi. The huge statue that bisects the central staircase and was originally intended to have the function of a fountain, represents the serpent Python against whom the god Apollo fought and won on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, a mountain near Delphi, on which, according to Greek mythology, the Muses lived.

Gli Orti del Parnaso, Via Trento, 11, 50139 Firenze FI, Italia