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If you are thinking of buying a property in the Tuscan capital, get ready to explore with us the most suggestive and interesting of the best neighborhoods in Florence Florence. We'll take you through the 5 most beautiful areas of the city, the cradle of the Renaissance, which still ranks as one of the best urban areas to buy a home in 2020.
Florence is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the world to live in. Peaceful, stimulating, and romantic, it adapts to the needs of families seeking green spaces, as well as the more dynamic routines of young people, busy with family, work, and fun.
Synonymous with style and creativity, it is a city that thrives on its shopping and commerce industries. But also fashion, mechanics, craftsmanship, and hi-tech: there's something for everyone, and for all tastes. Let's savor them together.
1. Campo di Marte: Art Nouveau residential area
Built in the early 19th century by Luigi de Cambray Digny, Campo di Marte is one of Florence's most dynamic neighborhoods, just a few kilometers from the charming historic center and well served by public transport.
Art Nouveau villas, early 20th-century apartment buildings, and 1970s buildings are the typical architecture of the area that winds from Lungarno del Tempio between Viale Gramsci and Viale Mazzini. Property prices? Affordable, considering the truly surprising proximity to the city's main attractions.
Campo di Marte is known for the Church of the Seven Holy Founders and the Nelson Mandela Forum; but also for its green areas and playgrounds – the Giardino Light and the Playground are among them – ideal places for younger children and for relaxing walks.
Do you love football and sports? Even better: if you buy a property in this area, you'll be just a stone's throw from the Artemio Franchi Stadium.
2. Historic Center: Art at Your Fingertips
Included in 1982 among the World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO, the historic center is one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Italy in Florence.
Delimited by the medieval city walls, it hosts millions of tourists and monuments of inestimable historical and artistic value every year. Here, a property can cost an average of €3,500 per square meter, a price that tends to increase in proximity to tourist attractions: buying a property in this area of the city means investing a significant sum of money, but it is certainly worth it.
Living in the center, in fact, means finding yourself a stone's throw from Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi, Duomo, and Galleria dell'Accademia: a life immersed in the heart of art and architecture!
A small flaw is the traffic: the area is almost entirely pedestrian and closed to traffic, and even parking is difficult. However, having a car is not necessarily useful in this case, since the historic center is compact and easy to explore on foot. Walking through it takes a maximum of half an hour, making the whole thing extremely manageable.
3. Rifredi: the largest neighborhood in Florence
Full of shopping centers and universities, Rifredi is the largest neighborhood in Florence, considered the hub of the young city. Located northwest of the city center, it is home to several state-of-the-art hospital complexes and the faculties of medicine, mathematics, biology and engineering. Students from out of town or managers in ties will most likely be your neighbors.
The building stock in the area is divided between multi-story complexes – with apartments for rent used as student residences – and more refined and expensive single-family homes. The average price per square meter of a property is €2,500, affordable when compared to the beauty and quality of life offered by this neighborhood.
Despite the ample space dedicated to modernity, history is palpable here too: after all, the ancient suburb from which the neighborhood partly originates dates back to 1200, and it will not be difficult to find small relics of the old city on every corner.
4. Poggio Imperiale – Bandino: living in a postcard
The area between Piazzale di Poggio Imperiale and Bandino is the most sought-after neighborhood in Florence by families due to its enormous green areas, shops, and available services.
The typical buildings in the area are attractive and have a maximum of three floors. Thanks to the proximity to the center and the efficient public transport network, high prices per square meter can reach €4,500 for properties near the Boboli Gardens, among the most visited in the city.
The park connected to Palazzo Pitti is the jewel in the crown of the Poggio Imperiale area: looking out of the window of your home here is like immersing yourself in a postcard from times gone by.
5. Bolognese: the calm outside the center
Is living in the hills your dream? The Bolognese neighborhood is the one for you. Those who buy a property here prefer to live surrounded by greenery, far from the noise pollution of the city center.
Bolognese is also perfect for those who can't do without a car: no limited traffic zones, no fines, and no parking problems. Many homes have gardens and excellent connections to other areas of the city: the perfect combination of nature and convenience. The jewel in the crown of the area is the Giardino del Parnaso, an immense green lung from which you can admire the entire city.
Property prices are among the lowest in Florence, which, with its best neighborhoods, is among the most sought-after Italian capitals by those who love the conveniences of the city but not the big cities.
Monuments, parks, culture, and a food and wine tradition that would be the envy of any other place in the world: Florence is the perfect city for your real estate investment. Now that you know the most beautiful areas to live in, visit the Casavo classifieds platformand search among our offers for the house that's right for you.
