Tornabuoni Street

Rue des Tornabuoni, in Florence

Rue des Tornabuoni is the elegant luxury artery of Florence, lined with palaces and prestigious boutiques. The Florence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this refined street, laid out on the site of the old Roman walls.

The artery of luxury and palaces

Rue des Tornabuoni is one of the main and most elegant streets of Florence, laid out on the site of the old walls of the Roman town. It is today the luxury artery par excellence: it offers the boutiques of the greatest Italian and international fashion houses, making it one of the most prestigious commercial streets of Italy. But Rue des Tornabuoni is not only a high place of luxury shopping: it is also lined with magnificent palaces, built between the fifteenth and the seventeenth century for the great and rich families of the era, including the Strozzi. These sumptuous stone residences, with Renaissance architecture, testify to the power and the refinement of the Florentine elites. To stroll in Rue des Tornabuoni is to admire a fine ensemble of palaces while enjoying the elegance of the shop windows. A refined and historic artery, Rue des Tornabuoni is a pleasant stop of the discovery of Florence.

What to see

Here you wander along the elegant luxury artery laid out on the site of the old Roman walls, which offers the boutiques of the greatest fashion houses and is lined with magnificent Renaissance palaces built from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century for the rich families, including the Strozzi. Rue des Tornabuoni is the refined artery of Florence. It is a pleasant stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Rue des Tornabuoni lies in the heart of Florence, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible; the luxury boutiques have their own hours. You admire its palaces and the shop windows during the walk in the centre.

What is Rue des Tornabuoni in Florence?

One of the main and most elegant streets of Florence, laid out on the site of the old Roman walls; a luxury artery lined with the boutiques of the greatest fashion houses and magnificent Renaissance palaces built for the rich families, including the Strozzi.

Where is Rue des Tornabuoni of Florence?

In the heart of Florence, in Italy.