Neighborhood Guide: San Giovanni

Continuing from my prior article on the neighborhoods of Florence, herein is my guide to the quartiere of San Giovanni.

Before you dig in to my recommended sites to see and places drink, eat and sleep in this most central part of the city, read my explanation about the city’s division into four quartieri in the Middle Ages.

The neighborhood of San Giovanni is the heart of Florence where we have the city’s two most important monuments: the Baptistery of San Giovanni, (Saint John the Baptist is the patron saint of Florence) and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Saint Mary of the Flower.