Urban Treks

15/01/2018

Apart from the retro atmosphere and the vintage clothing, we will also enjoy dj sets, jazz concerts and swing performances by Tuballoswing. Can't wait!!

Next edition Vintage Selection 31 24-28 gennaio 2018 - Stazione Leopolda VINTAGE SELECTION 31 24-28 gennaio 2018 Stazione Leopolda Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5 Firenze 10.00 - 21.00 Ingresso 5,00 euro (Coupon riduzione) 20 1 7 6 5 20 17 Vintage Selection 30 Giugno 2017 Vintage Selection 29 Gennaio 201...

21/09/2017

This is where all locals will be hanging out this weekend... if you are visiting, you can't miss this contemporary circus festival. Baraka is on tomorrow at 8pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLq95X81nKA

Festival Internazionale di Circo Contemporaneo
Firenze

25/07/2017

One more reason to really make sure you do not miss the substance... when in Florence, DO NOT visit only the Duomo... or the Ponte Vecchio... or the Uffizi. There is so much more to see!!

Europe's top city offers art admiring and shopping galore.

18/07/2017

Experience music, culture and culinary arts in one of the most inspiring locations of Florence: Piazza Santissima Annunziata. Daily concerts, buffet and free entrance to surrounding museums and exhibitions till the 23rd of July

IX Edizione
MusArt Festival
Parco Mediceo di Pratolino - Vaglia - Firenze

17/01/2017

Another great rounduip of whats happening in by the The Florentine with our favourite vintage fair Stazione Leopolda which is a HUGE event and some unusual events like 'We Love Arabs' a satirical, comedic, dance show Teatro Di Rifredi

http://www.theflorentine.net/events-articles/2017/01/best-events-florence-late-january-2017/

Original dance productions, a free concert, Vintage Selection, a circus performance and more during the second half of January in Florence.

17/01/2017

We hope this goes ahead as planned. One of Florence's most neglected piazzas really does need a facelift! The modest exteriors of the church hide a beautiful airy and light interior but the piazza has been used as large car park for many years. This should created some nice connectivity from Santo Spirito to San Frediano.
Might not be too popular with local car owners thought...

http://www.theflorentine.net/news/2017/01/piazza-del-carmine-new-plan-residents/

Residents of piazza del Carmine present a citizen-designed plan for its reconstruction to the city council.

20/12/2016

An empty piazza and steps in front of the !?! You have got to hit the streets after 4 am to see this much free space at one of 's most popular tourist sites. If you like the quiet spots and lesser know sites then take an Urban Trek to guide yourself around the city with our tour.

20/12/2016

And Santo Spirito too? Where did everyone go? Empty church steps are a rarity in this piazza. Even at 4am this square is usually bustling as a popular alternative place to congregate with some cheap wine a Gusto's pizza and talk all night. There's great people watching at in . If you like the quiet spots and lesser know sites then take an Urban Trek to guide yourself around the city with our tour.

20/12/2016

Here's a place that usually a quiet and peaceful oasis in tourist busy . If you like the quiet spots and lesser know sites then take an Urban Trek to guide yourself around the city with our tour and let us give you hints on how to find these gems.

24/11/2016

The International Documentary Film Festival in Florence starts tomorrow for a week of fantastic documentaries in different venues. This is the festivals 57th years and it covers topics from David Bowie to life in Lebanon today and also includes several free events.

Check out this programme PDF here or look at the website.

http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/en/festival/storia_del_festival/2016

http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/files/programma_2016_sfogliabile/ =1

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14/11/2016

Over 50 UNESCO sites in Italy, including Florence - home of Urban Treks - helping you find lesser known spots within all the beauty the city offers.

http://matadornetwork.com/trips/17-spots-prove-italy-spectacular-think/

These places are real and they're in Italy.

09/11/2016

A good read for visitors to Florence, great spots to eat and drink and some handy tips on etiquette and cultural idiosynchrosies around Italy. If you like the things you read here, you would love The Boheme Urban Trek, a self led tour on our iPad taking you to places just like this while teaching you about the things that make Italians....Italian.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/travel-tips-and-articles/must-know-travel-tips-for-first-timers-in-italy

Read Must-know travel tips for first-timers in Italy

14/10/2016

Forget your Big tourist destinations! In Florence the eye is in the details! Every building offers little flourishes that get overlooked while we scurry to our next destination. Take a walk round some suburban areas and make time to look at all the doors and ironmongery you pass like this lion headed handle or this big door knocker. Most buildings have these beautiful doorbell panels with each name engraved too.

26/09/2016

Have you been to see Ai Weiwei at the Strozzi or the seen the installation works in Piazza Signoria? What do you think about this contemporary works contrast against the backdrop of historic Florence?

http://www.palazzostrozzi.org/mostre/aiweiwei/?lang=en

19/09/2016

If you like the look of these top picks... then you would love our Bohème Urban Trek! Full of gorgeous shops, from concept stores to vintage as well as alternative cafes and quirky surprises as you use our iPad and app to follow our mystery tour of Florentine discoveries!
We only just discovered BOTTEGA DI CORTE recently but the others are already firm favourites! Thanks to The New York Times - Travel for a great round up.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/travel/five-places-to-shop-in-florence.html?_r=1

Savvy shoppers have discovered that Florence is full of exceptional vintage finds, from antiques, furniture and clothing to retro treasures.

18/09/2016

A not to be missed series of circus events from September 15th to 26th. Magda Clan brings Cirk Fantastik to Parco Cascine with contemporary, artistic and vaudeville circus performances. Choose from shows such as 'Juri the Cosmonaut' and 'Shipwrecked by Choice'. Have a look here for the events on offer.

http://www.cirkfantastik.com/

17/08/2016

Some nice tips about the surrounding areas to visit outside of Florence!
http://mytravelintuscany.com/day-trips-to-take-from-florence

If you are spending your holiday in Florence and you wish to visit other parts of the region, here is a list of ten day trips to take from Florence.

11/08/2016

So many of Florence's best bits are out of the historic centre. These two events listed in the The Florentine take you either North or South of the city to scenic spots with mini events, both reachable by bus or a longer walk.

Head to the hills for Piazza Michaelangelo view point with book readings from the short stories very funny David Sedaris.

Or to the North of town in the lovely Statuto area, our favourite spot Giardino dell'Orticoltura for live music every night this month at 7pm.

More at these links.
http://www.giardinoartecultura.it/
https://www.facebook.com/floweralpiazzale/?fref=ts

Both free to attend!

http://www.theflorentine.net/events-articles/2016/08/best-events-florence-august-11-17/

This is a shortened version of our usual roundup of the week's top events, focusing on the days before and after Ferragosto, a public holiday on August 15.

03/08/2016

Wonderful finds in Black Spring Bookshop. Books on skate, occultism, graffiti, design and counter culture. Eclectic music, great tea and coffees and plenty of sloppy chairs to relax into with your book. A peaceful wifi free zone.

29/07/2016

Discovering some new places in Florence this week. A couple of hidden green oases right in the middle of the city. Green places, make cool spaces, in the city heat.

26/07/2016

Happy birthday Jane and thank you so much for showing your beautiful work and laboratory to Jan and Scott! They really enjoyed your company and Infinity Firenze... it was their favorite spot on the urban trek they did yesterday!

A very friendly couple brought to us from :)

https://www.facebook.com/urbantreksflorence

19/07/2016

Concrete is an art installation with performance art. An event at the Coexist concept clothing store in Oltrano on Thursday

01/07/2016

Power of advertising! Urban Treks is getting bookings all the way up to September after a successful online advertising experiment. Exciting to see our new business picking up speed.

28/06/2016

Florence isn't the first place you think of on the music tour circuit but several big concert venues and super clubs bring some varied music names to town, and promise a lively Italian crowd! This July grab yourself tickets to Massive Attack, Kula Shaker or Gramatik. If you travel for your music, get yourself to Milan to see Radiohead or Venice for Chemical Brothers, all in what promises to be a hot sticky July.

24/06/2016

Check out where our Urban Trekkers have been this week. Our Trekkers don't just stand and take photos. We create opportunities for you to interact with locals and experience a bit of daily Italian life. Here our Trekkers learn how to make Italian coffee like a barista (the most stable of Italian professions - coffee will never go our of fashion here.) with coffee shop owner Barbara.

24/06/2016

Using an iPad with an onscreen compass to find mystery locations our Urban Trekkers guide themselves around Florence to fab studios, galleries and workshops like this one.

24/06/2016

These Trekkers are discovering street art in the city using a simple on screen compass they can find quirky spots like this at their own pace, without having to follow a tour guide.

20/06/2016

The Floating Piers. So exciting that this major art installation is in Italy! Christo and Jeanne-Claude Official have been wrapping or surrounding buildings, structures and landmarks both man made and made by nature since the 60's, including the Reichstag building, 1,000,000 sq feet of Sydney's coastline and The Pont Neuf bridge. These works are architectural, technical and creative feats and are give us chills here at Urban Treks.

Here's a selection of their most incredible work.The first photo is in Italy, at Lake Iseo close to Milan and will remain there for the next 16 days. Visitors can walk along floating yellow fabric walkways across the water on another incredible installation.

More info on the event page here https://www.facebook.com/events/1629307917331572/

16/06/2016

It's that time of year again...where the worlds most stylish men loiter the streets for Pitti UomoWe've brought you a round up of some of our favourite images taken in the streets at last years Spring/ Summer and Autumn /Winter events.

Pitti Immagine Uomo is the mens fashion event of the year with the new seasons designer collections being showcased. Although it's unlikely you'll get a ticket to these invite only events; there are people watching opportunities galore even for the least fashion conscious amongst us - you'll struggle not to turn your head at some of the clothes seen around the streets this week! There are also plenty of Pitti focused events like The KARL LAGERFELD exhibit at Palazzo Pitti or this pop up market, Magazzino N.5 Museo Bellini all this weekend.

10/06/2016

Tomorrow is the first match of Calcio Storico Fiorentino, a sport you've probably not heard of unless you have spent time in Florence, Italy This mixture of soccer, rugby and Ultimate fighting pits teams of 27 men in medieval dress, against each other in one of the town squares...filled with sand! There are very few rules to the sport and it is a bloody and brutal battle as you can see from this photo, between the 4 zones of the historic centre.

We're not sure what we think of this gory sport at Urban Treks but ones things for sure, it is a truly Florentine event, unique, historic, competitive, patriotic and proud!