Other activities near Florence
Golf
Golf dell’Ugolino - http://www.golfugolino.it/
Ugolino is a natural course designed and built in 1934 in the Chianti hills and it exploits at best the natural characteristics of the Tuscan landscape: the cypress trees and olive trees, the slopes that curve and follow the magnificent scenery, and the small greens which are often very well-defended.
Centanni Golf Club - www.residence-centanni.it
The Centanni Golf Club has a par 27, 9 hole pitch and putt course, a putting green, and a pitching area, all surrounded by the Tuscan countryside.
(There are many golf courses throughout Tuscany, and you may wish to view http://www.emmeti.it/Welcome/Golf/toscana.uk.html prior to your trip to Tuscany)
Shopping
The centre of Florence is packed with shops selling everything from designer goods to second-hand books to typical Florentine crafts.
There are also many markets:
Clothing, Leather & Straw – Piazza del Mercato Nuovo
Every day from 09.00 to 18.30 except Sunday and public holidays
San Lorenzo Market is a daily market with everything from trendy retro leather coats to India-style jewellery. A traditional flea market.
Via del canto de’Nelli, Via dell’Ariento & Via Sant’Antonino
Every day from 09.00 to 19.30 except Sunday
Flower Market – under the portico in Piazza della Republica Every Thursday morning
Flea Market – Piazza dei Compi
Every day from 09.00 to 19.30, & on the last Sunday of every month the stalls extend into the surrounding streets
Spas
Tuscany has many thermal baths and spas, which provide many forms of treatment. They are extremely relaxing places with the waters said to contain therapeutic characteristics.
Many of the spas or "terme" are old-fashioned in appearance and are set in delightful gardens.
San Giovanni Terme in Rapolano is located in the Tuscan countryside with spectacular views. The white "mud" is reported to be good for the skin.
http://www.termesangiovanni.it/
Grotta Giusti in Monsummano Terme, near Montecatini Terme, boasts a new open-air thermal swimming pool, a high-tech facility measuring 750 sq. m., with a large and spectacular waterfall and underwater hydromassage in spa water at 35 degrees.
The most unusual attraction being the grotta, starting from the entrance through to the deepest part of the grotta, three different zones are crossed, each one increasing in heat, which tradition has named Paradise, Purgatory and Hell.
The steam of the rich thermal waters generates a natural "bath of health" which leaves an overall sense of well-being.
There are also many treatments available at a discount, although may require to be booked 1 month in advance, please contact Laura at info@tuscantennis.com for details.
http://www.grottagiustispa.com/eng/i_arrivare.htm
Casciana Terme offers many therapies which should be pre-booked, or relax in the pool and surrounding gardens.
