Terraces with a view in Florence

At Forte di Belvedere, the panoramic cafeteria of Belvedere Florence hosts cultural events in the summer, including concerts and talks. Accessible daily even after the museum is closed, it offers aperitifs with panoramic views in one of the city’s most iconic locations.

The Grand Hotel Minerva has a rooftop garden with swimming pool and exquisite views sweeping between Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Duomo and the hills.

Highly recommended for aperitifs in the months from May to September. Note that the pool can only be used by hotel guests.

Hotel La Scaletta opens its rooftop with a lounge bar and restaurant service year-round. The views span from the Arno River to Piazza Pitti, reaching the hills that border this part of the city.

Unmissable!

On the 5ᵗʰ floor of The Social Hub Firenze Belfiore is Florence’s largest roof garden terrace: an elevated urban park that welcomes visitors from morning to late evening with breakfasts, lunches, snacks and cocktails with a view. Exclusive amenities include a 164-foot (50-meter) rooftop pool, accessible to hotel guests or by signing up for a pool pass.

The Empireo Rooftop View American Bar & Pool at Hotel Plaza Lucchesi is open during the summer season and boasts a terrace overlooking the Arno River, National Library and Santa Croce. From here, you can also sip cocktails and enjoy delicious finger food from the chef. The pool is open only to hotel guests during the day then from 7:30 pm also to outsiders, but only upon reservation.

Quite interesting are both the lunch and dinner options at the Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio, a restaurant and wine bar in the hotel of the same name just a stone’s throw from Ponte Vecchio, with entrance from Borgo San Jacopo.

The views are almost exclusively focused on Florence’s most famous bridge.

In the case of Hotel Continentale - La Terrazza, take a seat atop a medieval tower, overlooking the Arno River. Can you imagine anything more beautiful?

A perfect place for a drink on a relaxed evening.

After a bit of shopping, what could be better than going up to the top floor of La Rinascente department store, where there is a restaurant with a panoramic terrace, serving typical Tuscan products?

Being right at the top, it offers priceless vistas of Piazza della Repubblica, Brunelleschi’s Dome and the surrounding greenery.

With access from Via dell’Oriuolo, the Caffetteria delle Oblate is strategically located on the terrace (once a drying room) of Florence’s most important Civic Library.

With both indoor and outdoor tables, it offers a close-up view of Brunelleschi’s Dome. The tables are often taken up by Italian and foreign students since studying is less of a chore in a location like this!

The Caffè del Verone is under a loggia, taking up a panoramic position in the building that houses the Spedale degli Innocenti. It functions as the cafeteria of the Innocenti Museum but can also be accessed independently. An aperitif with a view you won’t forget!