The Grand Départ of the Tour de France from Florence is approaching, starting on June 29th, these are the measures regarding traffic in Florence.
June 25th
As regards the historic centre, from Tuesday 25 June via Antonio Magliabechi between Corso dei Tintori and Piazza Santa Croce will be closed, with related parking bans. Parking bans also on the Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia.
June 26th
No parking along Viale Galileo from Piazzale Michelangelo to Piazzale Galileo.
June 27
Viale Galileo closed to traffic between Piazzale Michelangelo and Piazzale Galileo. Closures also confirmed for race day. Piazza della Signoria, Piazza San Firenze and Borgo Santa Croce were closed to traffic.
June 28
On the eve of departure, the entire Cascine area was prohibited for transit: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Via Luciano Berio, Via del Fosso Macinante, Viale del Visarno, Viale degli Olmi, Viale della Catena, Viale Lincoln, Via delle Cascine, Piazzale delle Cascine, viale dell’Aeronautica and via del Pegaso. At the same time, parking bans are also active, which are also extended to Via dei Vespucci and Via del Barco. The southern area of the city is also involved, with parking bans affecting both banks of the Arno. On Friday 28 June the parking restrictions will expand in viale Europa, viale Giannotti, via Salutati and via Marsuppini up to the intersection with viale Michelangiolo.
June 29th
The caravan will leave from the Villaggio alle Cascine (around 12pm) in non-competitive mode and will reach Piazza Signoria, where it will stop for an institutional start.
The path in detail: Village – piazzale delle Cascine – viale degli Olmi – piazzale Thomas Jefferson – viale del Visarno – via del Fosso Macinante – via Luciano Berio – piazza Vittorio Veneto – viale Fratelli Rosselli – piazzale di Porta al Prato – Il Prato – via Curtatone – Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci – piazzale Carlo Goldoni – via della Vigna Nuova – piazza di San Giovanni – piazza del Duomo – via dei Calzaiuoli – piazza della Signoria (Institutional Start) – via Vacchereccia – via Por Santa Maria – Ponte Vecchio – via dei Guicciardini – piazza dei Pitti – piazza di San Felice – via Romana – piazza della Calza – piazzale di Porta Romana – viale Niccolò Machiavelli – piazzale Galileo – viale Galileo – piazzale Michelangelo – viale Michelangelo – via Carlo Marsuppini – via Coluccio Salutati – piazza Gavinana – viale Donato Giannotti – viale Europa – piazza Gastone Nencini – viale Europa – viale del Pian di Ripoli – Bagno a Ripoli (Official start) -Rimini.
All measures are online on the website of the Municipality of Florence.
