Piazza Santo Spirito — Attraction in Florence

Great little plaza, market, with lots of locals around, kids playing soccer, families. Vendor trucks around square selling most stuff, some food, some vegetables, some housewares, clothes, wonderful assortment. Beware, most vendors pack up and drive away ~1pm. Not too crowded, not too frantic. Lots of benches, stairs in front of the church to sit (bring blankets) and watch the show.

The fountain is old, and looks broken, dead water in it. Not much trash. Could use some cafes and maybe a gelateria (or two). But otherwise, a good piazza, not so crazy like...

The Piazza Santo spirito is the place for fellowship, love and laughter. It is also reasonably cheaper than other places. With wonderful restaurants and osterias you can silence both hunger and thirst. Me and my friend who spent some days I Firenze tried to find other places that could give us the same amount of joy, but the piazza santo spirito always dragged us back. Wonderful,...

This was our go to piazza in Florence. We just enjoyed the food and the vibes. All the Gusta* establishments were top notch, especially Gustapizza! There was a day market with jewelry. used clothes, and local art. We would hang out here as our night cap most evenings. There was usually some music buskers and always top notch people watching....