Guidebook for Empoli
Food Scene
Sciabolino has a great Tuscan menu and is a local institution. The menu is also in English.
www.sciabolino.it
Trattoria Sciabolino di Bagni Fabrizio sas
18 Via d'OrmicelloSciabolino has a great Tuscan menu and is a local institution. The menu is also in English.
www.sciabolino.it
Via dei Cappuccini, 42A
Breakfast is celebrated here.
www.pasticceriascarselli.it
Menu with industrial portions and a wood burning oven for freshly made pizza at weekends.
The Cioffi family also run the grocery store next door.
Via Val d'Orme, 383
Menu with industrial portions and a wood burning oven for freshly made pizza at weekends.
The Cioffi family also run the grocery store next door.
Via Val d'Orme, 379
Cioffi's grocery store provides an alternative to the COOP.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Casa del Popolo network has its roots in the post-war anti-fascist movement. Strongly linked to the PCI, the chain of recreational and cultural centres is a focal point for rural communities.
Casa Del Popolo Casenuove
8 Via Fratelli CairoliThe Casa del Popolo network has its roots in the post-war anti-fascist movement. Strongly linked to the PCI, the chain of recreational and cultural centres is a focal point for rural communities.
Fattoria di Piazzano is an internationally known vineyard. A visit reveals the production process and gives you a chance to taste the product.
www.fattoriadipiazzano.it
Via di Piazzano, 5
5 Via di PiazzanoFattoria di Piazzano is an internationally known vineyard. A visit reveals the production process and gives you a chance to taste the product.
www.fattoriadipiazzano.it
Sightseeing
Leonardo was born here on April 15, 1452. It's a fantastic vantage point to view a Tuscan sunset over the hills or listen to the church bells of Vinci below.
27 lokalkjente anbefaler
fødestedet til Leonardo da Vinci
Via di AnchianoLeonardo was born here on April 15, 1452. It's a fantastic vantage point to view a Tuscan sunset over the hills or listen to the church bells of Vinci below.
Small but interesting paintings from the Empoli area
6 lokalkjente anbefaler
Museo della Collegiata di Sant'Andrea
3 Piazzetta della ProposituraSmall but interesting paintings from the Empoli area
San Gimignano
Piazza Sant'AgostinoUnique in the world...
Arts & Culture
The history of glass production in Empoli can be experienced here.
www.museodelvetrodiempoli.it
Via Cosimo Ridolfi, 70
70 Via Cosimo RidolfiThe history of glass production in Empoli can be experienced here.
www.museodelvetrodiempoli.it
Boccaccio, the extraordinary author of The Decameron, lived here until 1375.
www.casaboccaccio.it
Via Giovanni Boccaccio, 1
Boccaccio, the extraordinary author of The Decameron, lived here until 1375.
www.casaboccaccio.it
The house in which Jacopo Carucci or "Il Pontormo" was born in 1494 is now an interesting musuem. The life and works of Empoli's most famous artistic son are on display here.
Via Pontorme, 97
97 Via PontormeThe house in which Jacopo Carucci or "Il Pontormo" was born in 1494 is now an interesting musuem. The life and works of Empoli's most famous artistic son are on display here.
Apart from being full of books, I always found the Library a great source of information regarding local events and a convenient wifi access point.
Biblioteca Comunale Renato Fucini
36 Via dei NeriApart from being full of books, I always found the Library a great source of information regarding local events and a convenient wifi access point.
Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 7
The home of the scooter.
Essentials
Via Fratelli Cairoli, 2
For essential groceries you can't beat the COOP.
www.coopfirenze.it
Via Val d'Orme, 387
Tiziano runs this store providing sundry household items.
Via Val d'Orme, 446
If in need of an urgent perm, the parrucchiere or hairdresser is next door.
Via Val d'Orme, 353
Magazines and cigarettes
Via Val d'Orme, 326
This mechanic can fix anything.
Farmacia Della D.Ssa Foroughi Soheila
83 Via Val d'OrmeFor your essential pharmaceutical needs...
Getting Around
Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, 16
Local buses depart here
Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, 14
Local taxi company operates from the railway station
Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, 10
Connect to Pisa airport, Pisa Centrale, Firenze, Siena etc
Via Val d'Orme, 399
Feeder bus to-from Empoli stops here
Via Fratelli Cairoli
Buses to other towns stop here
Shopping
Via Empolivecchio, 35
Food heaven