Florence Car Hire

Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world with top attractions for lovers of art and fashion, no trip to Italy can be complete until you’ve explored the streets, art museums, gardens, and villas of this Italian City.


The cultural and historical impact of Florence is overwhelming. Florence’s stricking buildings, formidable galleries and churches will make you fall in love with each part of Florence city. Explore the love of art with a car rental from DriveAway Holidays, it is with your Florence car hire that will encourage you to take your time to get to know each part of Florence and introduce yourself to the splendid sites, wineries, foods and fashion.

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Travelling in Florence with a Rental Car

Your car rental with DriveAway Holidays will be helpful as you travel around Italy. Florence is located in the heart of memorizing Tuscany and is connected by good highways to the rest of Italy. DriveAway Holidays offers many car hire depots with the contracted Florence car rental suppliers which are conveniently located at the Airport terminals or central city offices. Drive your car hire into Central Florence where you can find 'free' parking at all hours at "Piazzale Michelangelo" on the south side of the town. It's about a 20 minute walk to the city centre (down the stairs and across the River Arno). But the walk is neighboured with astonishing sites of Florence and mirrored landscape views of the city on the river.

Art Museums in Florence are a must as it is these art works that have made an impact on history and on today’s generation. The Uffizi is one of the world’s greatest art galleries which hold a collection of the Renaissance paintings including works of Giotto, Masaccio, Paolo Ucello, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio. “The Birth of Venus” and Primavera is one of the most legendary paintings, showing such beauty as the goddess which seems to be floating on water portrays the charm of fantasy which is exhibited in the artist’s genius talents. Another famous museum is the Accademia Gallery which contains the famous Michelangelo’s David, the David statue stands tall, masculine and powering in a dignified pose above the crowds, it looks to be a flawless statue created out of one block of marble. A work of art with such amazement will continue to be a legendary sculpture for many generations to come.

The Cathedral is dedicated to “Santa Maria del Fiore”. This church was built with the influence of Italian Gothic architecture and designed by Arnolfo di Cambio who is one of the greatest architect- sculptors of his age. The Cathedral contains numerous important works of art from the Gothic forms. The impressive stained glass windows that is a vision of beauty designed by artists such as Donatello, Andrea del Castagno and Paolo uccello.

The Piazza Della Signoria is the focal point of the history of Florentine Republic and still remains as the political heart of the city. The Piazza resembles an outdoor sculpture gallery which shows copies of the original sculptures. The famous Ammannati’s gigantic ‘Fountain of Neptune’ located at the entrance are arranged with ornamented mythical creatures at level with the viewer’s eye which only forces you to ascend to the Neptune who stands in a striding pose strong and tall. Other famous sculptures at the entrance are the Michelangelo’s David and Donattello’s, Marzocco, the Heraldic Lion.

Take your Florence car rental on an inspired exploration of the splendors of the county side, Tuscany. Tuscany holds a world of magical views to delight your taste buds, often offering the finest wines and food Italy has to offer. Your car rental in Florence can drive you through the various vineyards and give you the remarkable opportunity to experience the Italian country. Conveniently located between the A1 and A11 on the Italian Autostada, your rental car is perfectly positioned to hit the open road and explore true Italian living at its finest with your DriveAway car hire.