Tram-e-d'Arte was created to tell about a new and sustainable way to get to know the beauty of Florence off the beaten tourist track. This is possible, in fact, thanks to the tramway, which has created a city that is wider, but at the same time closer and within walking distance, where one can discover many places full of charm but often not well known.
FLORENCE TRAMWAY
An efficient, convenient and sustainable transportation system, the Florence tramway currently consists of two lines: T1 - which initially connected the city center, starting from Santa Maria Novella Station, with Villa Costanza, and then the neighborhoods of Scandicci and Isolotto, and was later extended in a northerly direction, to Careggi - and T2, which runs from Piazza dell'Unità, to Peretola Airport, passing through Viale Redi and Novoli, the tramway line soon to be extended to pass through Piazza della Libertà and Piazza San Marco as well.
The T1 line in the Villa Costanza - Careggi direction runs from 5 a.m. (rides from 4:35 a.m. to 5 a.m. depart from the De André stop) until 00:12 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 01:38 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. The first ride in the T1 direction Careggi - Villa Costanza is at 4.44 am, the last one on Friday and Saturday is at 01.41 am.
The first run on the T2 line direction Peretola Aeroporto - Unità is at 5, last run at 00.04 from Sunday to Thursday and at 01.31 on Friday and Saturday. The T2 direction Unità - Peretola Aeroporto leaves at 5 a.m., last run at 00:30 from Sunday to Thursday and at 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Both tramway lines, the T1 and T2, have, during the time of highest use, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., a frequency of 4 to 5 minutes from Monday to Friday, 5 to 6 minutes on Saturdays, and 7 to 9 minutes on Sundays and holidays.
TRAM-E-D’ARTE
By virtue of this new artery that connects the heart of the city with its outskirts, making them an integral part of it, Tram-e-d'Arte wants to promote a new way to experience Florence and its lesser known, but still fascinating face, as well as its more modern aspect, too often neglected, but which is becoming more and more representative of the city. Places in Florence that thanks to the tramway have become closer and faster to reach.
tramedartefirenze.it is devoted to the Florence just outside the historic center and off the beaten tourist track. Through unpublished images and stories, it describes all the places of interest within about 1.5 km (about 20 minutes on foot).
About 200 places of interest are divided into 5 categories - Top Attractions, Museums and Churches, Parks and Sports, Entertainment and Culture, Shops and Markets – that include incredible sacred or cultural buildings, such as the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity, the first in Italy, or the Medici Villa in Careggi where Lorenzo the Magnificent was born and died. Entertainment venues, such as the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which are also great expressions of modern architecture, as are the Manifattura Tabacchi, an exceptional example of recovery of a former industrial space that has become a real 'centre outside the centre', and the imposing Palazzo di Giustizia in Novoli. The extraordinary Stibbert Museum, ancient churches, guardians of precious and unexpected works of art, magnificent parks and street art masterpieces by some of the best known urban artists are included alongside sports centres, university faculties and Natural Shopping Centres. Each place is geolocated and has its own web page, with photos, description, stop and reference tramway line, with respective distance, other practical and related information, and the site offers users the twin navigation options of dividing it into categories or selecting the tram stops.
A constantly updated site, destined to expand in parallel with the growth of the tram system, and also communicated through Instagram and Facebook.
A project - for now including the T1 line (26 stops from Villa Costanza to Careggi) and the T2 line (12 stops from Piazza Unità d’Italia to Peretola), but which will then expand with the opening of future Florence tramway lines - conceived and curated by Caterina Paolucci and Olivia Turchi for Associazione Via Maggio, created by Gruppo Editoriale, in collaboration with GEST (Tramway Service Management), with the contribution of the Florence City Council Tourism Department and the CR Firenze Foundation.
