How walkable is Florence?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Florence has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 9th most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Italy.
What's within walking distance of the centre
4,929 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Florence. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Conad Firenze Via Borgo San Lorenzo, 2 min
- Carrefour Express, 2 min
Restaurants & bars
- Ristorante Pizzeria Ginori, 1 min
- La Gelatiera, 1 min
Shopping
- Saude, 1 min
- Tabaccheria Ginori, 1 min
Coffee
- Caffè Firenze, 1 min
- Caffetteria Snack Anna, 2 min
Banks
- Banca Sella, 4 min
- Monte dei Paschi di Siena, 4 min
Parks
- Giardino del Borgo, 14 min
- Piazza D'Azeglio, 14 min
Schools
- Academy F, 5 min
- Lyceum di Firenze, 7 min
Books & libraries
- La bancarella dei libri, 1 min
- Biblioteca della Soprintendenza Archivistica e bibliografica della Toscana, 1 min
Culture & entertainment
- La Compagnia, 2 min
- Teatro Niccolini, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 43.7754, 11.2556, the point near Florence's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 216 street intersections per km², and blocks average 61 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Florence's score of 71 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 59 from 3 to 5 km out. 12 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 61% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Florence. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 99 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 81% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 59 | 42% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bologna, Italy | 80 km | 76 |
| Genoa, Italy | 197 km | 75 |
| Rome, Italy | 234 km | 94 |
| Milan, Italy | 248 km | 94 |
| Turin, Italy | 317 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Florence
Is Florence a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Florence has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 97. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 9th of 10 cities in Italy and joint 267th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Italy?
Milan and Rome tie as the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Italy, each with a score of 94. Florence ranks 9th with 71.
How does Florence compare with nearby cities?
Florence is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 71, against Bologna (76, 80 km away), Genoa (75, 197 km away) and Rome (94, 234 km away).
Which part of Florence is most walkable?
The streets just around Florence's centre are its most walkable, averaging 99 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 97. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 89) and falls most to the south (21).
How is Florence's walkability score calculated?
For Florence it is the average of 79 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 48 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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