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Florence Sports and Florence Outdoor Activities (Florence, Italy)



There is an enormous amount of Florence sports available to visitors in the city and being only minutes away from many nearby towns, Florence has a wide range of activities to tempt all lovers of the outdoors. Florence's sporting calendar is full of exciting events throughout the year.

Florence Sports: Florence Football / Soccer (Calcio) - Florence, Italy
Football is a real passion amongst the Italians and Florence is no exception. Florence's football team is the Serie A Fiorentina, who are one of the top teams in Italy's premier league. Games are played on alternate Sundays from August to May at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, Viale Manfredo Fanti. Rondinella Impruneta is Florence's second team who play regularly at the Stadio 'Due Stade', Via Ximenez. Tickets for matches can be purchased at the Toto booth in the Piazza della Reppubblica.




On the 24th June, Florentines celebrate their patron saint with an historic football match. Players dress in medieval costumes and the celebrations usually carry on well into the evening.

Florence Sports: Florence Cycling - Florence, Italy
The northern Italians love the sport of cycling and there are many races throughout the year. For more information on current cycling events, the best place to look is in the sports pages of local papers. Alternatively, if you wish to cycle yourself, there are many bicycle rental shops in and around Florence and this provides a great way to travel around Florence and the surrounding countryside.

Florence Sports: Florence Golf Courses - Florence, Italy
There are two main golf courses near to Florence, offering a good game with some splendid views. The Golf Club Montelupo at Fattoria di Fibbiana, Via Le Piagge has a course of nine holes and is situated on the banks of the River Arno, 26 km / 16 miles from the city centre. The Golf Club Ugolino at Via Chiantigiana is situated in an olive grove, 10 km / 6 miles from Florence. It has 18 holes and is usually only open in the winter.

Florence Sports: Florence Gyms and Florence Fitness Centres - Florence, Italy
There are several well-equipped fitness centres in this city, with fitness and weight training, aerobic courses, personal trainers, saunas, solariums, steamrooms, hydrotherapy and massage. The Indoor Club at Via Bardazzi is an established club that is open daily.

Florence Sports: Florence Swimming Pools - Florence, Italy
Virtually the entire Tuscan coastline has sea-bathing facilities of varying quality. The most developed area lies between the Marina di Pisa and Marina di Carrara.

Florence has several open-air swimming pools that are open from June to September and the most popular can be found in Cascine Park - the Piscina le Pavoniere.

Florence Sports: Florence Tennis Courts - Florence, Italy
Florence's public tennis courts are situated at the Circolo Carraia, Via Monti Alle and are open from 08:00 to 23:00. There are also other courts available at Circolo di Tennis in Via Scandicci Alto and Via della Robbia.

Florence Sports: Florence Rowing - Florence, Italy
For rowing on the River Arno in Florence, contact the Canottieri Firenze Comunali at Lungarno Ferrucci or the more upmarket Societa Canottieri Firenze, who have a delightful clubhouse and landing stage near the Ponte Vecchio at Lungarno de'AML Medici.

Florence Sports: Florence Fishing - Florence, Italy
The rivers in Tuscany are clean and offer lively sport to anglers. There are also countless small lakes and rivers that are well stocked with fish. An annual permit is very cheap and can be easily obtained from the offices of the Federazione Italiana della Pesca Sportiva.

Florence Sports: Florence Winter Sports in Tuscany - Florence, Italy
Tuscany's main winter sports resort in located in Abetone, on the border with Emilia Romagna and around 50 km / 31 miles north of Pistoia. This is also one of the best ski resorts in Italy and has some great slopes and spectacular mountain scenery.

 
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