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=== South towards [[Rome]], [[Napoli]] {{European Route Number|35}}, towards [[Siena]] ===
 
=== South towards [[Rome]], [[Napoli]] {{European Route Number|35}}, towards [[Siena]] ===
 
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There is a good highway entrace South of Firenze, it was called Firenze Certosa but has recently been renamed as '''Firenze Impruneta'''. You can get here with bus number 36, or 37, get off at the stop 'Le Rose'.  
 
There is a good highway entrace South of Firenze, it was called Firenze Certosa but has recently been renamed as '''Firenze Impruneta'''. You can get here with bus number 36, or 37, get off at the stop 'Le Rose'.  
 
You can stand underneath a bridge, way before the usual big sign saying "No autostop".
 
You can stand underneath a bridge, way before the usual big sign saying "No autostop".
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=== West towards [[Pisa]] [[Livorno]] [[Genova]] [[France]] ===
 
=== West towards [[Pisa]] [[Livorno]] [[Genova]] [[France]] ===
 
 
When hitchhiking to Pisa, try to go by motorway Firenze-Mare, which you can reach by going to the airport.  
 
When hitchhiking to Pisa, try to go by motorway Firenze-Mare, which you can reach by going to the airport.  
 
Don't go by the federal road, there are no petrol stations and lots of "No autostop" signs.
 
Don't go by the federal road, there are no petrol stations and lots of "No autostop" signs.
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(I waited at petrol station at Viale Etruria for like 15 minutes and then changed sign from "Genoa/Pisa" to "Autostrada" and in five minutes someone took us to petrol station before entrance of the highway where it was much easier to find a lift (around 20 minutes) (Genevieve - July 2015)
 
(I waited at petrol station at Viale Etruria for like 15 minutes and then changed sign from "Genoa/Pisa" to "Autostrada" and in five minutes someone took us to petrol station before entrance of the highway where it was much easier to find a lift (around 20 minutes) (Genevieve - July 2015)
  
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''Parco di Rusciano'' (Southern side of river Arno, 20 min walk from city-centre) is a very nice place to pitch camp. Very quite area. Only one entrance to the park (or two, not sure). Very nice green grass to crash on, olive trees to set a hammock, salvage mint to make herb teas and laurel tree for cooking experiments. But it seems that Firenze is nicely surrounded by green areas, so you should be able to find other great spots somewhere else. Rainy-weather dry spots are a bit harder to find.
 
 
 
If you find yourself in the evening at the petrol station described above (direction: Pisa, Genoa, France) just go another 100m or so in the direction of a highway. You will find a 'green island' with one big and bushy tree. After the wall of leaves you will be positively surprised to see that someone has already prepared a lot of space to put up a tent ( exactly as I was on 16/08/2016 - whoever has done that - thanks a lot! saved me quite a bit of time!). A lot of cars make it pretty loud spot for a night though... --[[User:Polski Matematyk|Polski Matematyk]]
 
  
If you are stuck at the highway entrance Firenze Impruneta (south towards Rome or Siena), you can walk back towards the centre of town following Via Senese/Via Cassia until you pass the big monastery La Certosa, on your left, on a hill. You will find a juction and, on the other side of the road from the monastery, you will find the squat ''La Riottosa''. Just walk over the guardrail and ask if you can stay for the night, they also have space outside where you might pitch a tent.
 
 
== Internet ==
 
 
If you have European ID, you can register for free at the "Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze" (and probably in other libraries) and you have unlimited time access to a computer with Internet. It's open from 8.15 to 19:00 from Monday to Friday and from 8.15 to 13.30 on Saturdays.
 
Otherwise there are a lot a "Internet Points" in the centre, where it is eur 1 per hour (you can't ask for less than an hour), and they are open later at night and on Sundays.
 
 
You can also register at any municipal library, which is probably faster and easier than the National Library, including the Biblioteca delle Oblate which is 2 minutes from the Duomo (cathedral) and has beautiful view, sofas, and computers. Also has long opening hours.
 
 
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Bus drivers are unconcerned by you having tickets, or not.
 
 
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Revision as of 00:24, 5 October 2017

Firenze
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Population: 366,000
Licence plate: FI
Major roads: A1, A11
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Firenze (Florence) is a city in Italy.

Hitchhiking out

North towards Bologna E 35

Untested, but the other side of the autogrill listed for going south should have plenty of traffic going north past Firenze.

Another option: Fedcas took the train from Firenze to Pratignone (EUR 1,90, about 20 min), then it's a 5 min walk to the A1 highway (see the spot on the map). Pratignone is N-W from Florence, where A1 crosses A11, it's a big commercial area so there are lot of trucks during the working days. There's also a bus that goes out here from around the train station (no. 2?) and still operates after the trains have stopped. Can be blackrode easily.

Another great spot in this area is a big petrol station (also see map). Directions: from Pratignone station walk southward on Via di Pratignone. Turn left on Via degli Olmi, cross the bridge over the highway and turn right on Via di Limite. You will walk through a little tunnel and see a few houses on your right; after you´ve passed the last house, walk on the dirt to your right and step over a little fence to reach the highway. There´s a gap in the sound-wall through which you can get behind it (you can see it on Google street view here. Now you´re on the highway exit-road (watch out, cars drive fast here!) and there´s a fence between you and the petrol station. Turn left and just walk left for 200 m (towards the highway) to pass the fence where it ends (again, Street View is your friend, see here).

Yet another option: take a bus from the train station (Santa Maria Novella) to the airport, where the A11 highway starts. (The best option is to take the bus that goes to the airport, as there are many busy intersecting highways in the area that are difficult to cross if you don't get dropped off in the right place.) There is a petrol station on Viale Giovanni Luder, near where the highway starts (see map).

South towards Rome, Napoli E 35, towards Siena

There is a good highway entrace South of Firenze, it was called Firenze Certosa but has recently been renamed as Firenze Impruneta. You can get here with bus number 36, or 37, get off at the stop 'Le Rose'. You can stand underneath a bridge, way before the usual big sign saying "No autostop". Here you can either get on the A1, the main highway running north-south, towards Rome, or get the Firenze-Siena highway.

There is a great autogrill on the A1 south-east of the city near the town of Antella, lots of cars and trucks going south. Take bus 31 or 32 from 'Piazza San Marco' to the last stop in Antella. From here you can walk about a kilometre or take bus 24 to 'Peruzzi 04.' You can see the autogrill from the 'Peruzzi 04' stop. There is a fence, but the gate was unlocked. If you choose to walk then just stay on the main road that goes through the north part of town along the A1 until you get to the autogrill (just follow the 24 route). The road doesn't have a side walk, but there isn't much traffic. You'll go up a hill as you exit the town, the autogrill is at the top of the hill. If you want to go north there is also an autogrill on the other side of the A1 here. There is a road that takes you under the A1 to the other side. Trewge found a ride to Rome almost instantly.

Another option: see "going North" paragraph to reach the A1 (hitchhiking for the lanes in the opposite direction of course).

West towards Pisa Livorno Genova France

When hitchhiking to Pisa, try to go by motorway Firenze-Mare, which you can reach by going to the airport. Don't go by the federal road, there are no petrol stations and lots of "No autostop" signs.

From the train station Santa Maria Novela, get on the tram line T1 in the direction of "Villa Costanza" (you can't go in the wrong direction anyway, the train station is the beginning/end of the line). Get out at "Talenti" stop (just before the tram goes underground). Go on your left (when going out of the tram) and reach the roundabout. There starts the highway to Pisa-Livorno called "Viale Etruria" at this point (becoming SGC Firenze-Pisa-Livorno a few hundreds meters away). You can try to hitch hike from the roundabout or try at the petrol station further on the road, about 15 minutes by foot from the roundabout where you will catch more traffic.

(I waited about one hour at the entrance of the gas station, trying to stop cars. Finally decided to go towards people at the petrol station and got a direct lift to France after 5 minutes. Since vehicles are approaching quickly at the petrol station, I would recommend either asking people at the petrol station or standing at the roundabout next to "Talenti" because it seems hard to be able to stop cars coming at rather high speed with no intention of stopping for petrol). (Anne-laure June 2013)

(I waited at petrol station at Viale Etruria for like 15 minutes and then changed sign from "Genoa/Pisa" to "Autostrada" and in five minutes someone took us to petrol station before entrance of the highway where it was much easier to find a lift (around 20 minutes) (Genevieve - July 2015)

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