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Italy · community hub: Santa Croce / Via Farini · airport FLR, about 25 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
No eruv found online as of Nov 2026: none is mentioned on the Florence Jewish community's Shabbat, contacts or info pages, by Chabad, or in searches; treat as no eruv until confirmed. Ask the community office (Mon-Fri 09:30-12:30, +39 055 245252, segretario@firenzebraica.it) before carrying.
Next door to Ruth's, about 1 min walk to the Great Synagogue. Booking.com's page for it still sits under the old Hotel Arizona listing (hotelarizonasas), the property Totally Jewish Travel listed as observant-friendly; it lists an elevator and no key type. Guests report apartment-style rooms with a full kitchen (Google review, undated; hotel newly opened). No Shabbat key or elevator reports in Google, Booking.com Q&A or TripAdvisor (no TripAdvisor reviews yet); ask about key and elevator. · +39 349 662 6420
About 2 min walk to the synagogue. Totally Jewish Travel lists 'The J and J Hotel Florence' at this same address as non-kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly, 3 min walk to the Great Synagogue and Chabad; Booking.com's page for this property is still hoteljandj, which confirms it is the former J and J. Booking.com lists an elevator and 'key access' (type not stated). Google reviewers describe a small, recently renovated hotel where staff know guests by name (undated). No Shabbat key or elevator reports in Google, Booking.com Q&A or TripAdvisor; ask. · +39 055 745 0036
Listed 'Jewish Observant Friendly' (non-kosher) by Totally Jewish Travel: 3 min walk from Chabad, 4 min from the Great Synagogue. Booking.com lists a 2-star hotel with an elevator and 'key access' (type not stated). No Shabbat key, elevator or kosher-breakfast reports in 5 Google, 10 TripAdvisor reviews or Booking.com Q&A; ask before booking. · +39 055 240741
About 4 min walk to the synagogue; not on the Totally Jewish Travel list. Guests report: an elevator and a roof terrace with a view of the synagogue (Google reviews, undated); 'one set of keys' left on the room table (Google review, undated; key type not stated, so ask for a metal key and how the street door opens on Shabbat). Several reviewers call the check-in instructions confusing, so get them before Friday. No Shabbat arrangement reported; Booking.com lists an elevator and 'key access'. · +39 351 535 4357
Listed 'Jewish Observant Friendly' (non-kosher) by Totally Jewish Travel, 3 min walk from the Jewish community center (about 5 min from coordinates). Booking.com (as Hotel Regency, Small Luxury Hotels of the World) lists an elevator, special-diet meals on request, check-in from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00; its Q&A does not state kosher food, a Shabbat elevator or a mechanical key. 5 Google reviews do not mention Shabbat; ask before booking. · +39 055 245247
Listed 'Jewish Observant Friendly' (non-kosher) by Totally Jewish Travel, 2 min walk from the Jewish community (about 4 min from coordinates); near Chabad's Borgo Pinti house. TripAdvisor reviews (Oct 2026) say it reopened in mid-October 2026 after a renovation of over two years, so the older listing may not reflect current keys or lifts. Not found on Booking.com under this name. No Shabbat key or elevator reports; ask. · +39 055 247 9751
Totally Jewish Travel lists 'Hotel Morandi alla Crocetta' at this address as non-kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly; a comment says 7 min walk from Chabad. Booking.com's page for it is still morandiallacrocetta (same property). About 7-8 min to the synagogue. Booking.com lists an elevator plus both 'key access' and 'key card access'; a TripAdvisor review (Apr 2026) calls it 'an elevator for your luggage'. Google (undated) and TripAdvisor (Apr 2026) reviewers name the owner Dario as hands-on. No Shabbat key or elevator reports; ask. · +39 055 234 4748
On the Arno, about 10-12 min walk to the synagogue (from coordinates). Booking.com's facility list shows key card access (no plain key) and an elevator, so expect a card key and ask for a manual one. Google reviews mention a rooftop pool and bar, nothing on Shabbat. · +39 055 26236
Minyan: Fri Mincha & Ma'ariv 16:45 (6 Nov 2026), 16:30 (13 and 20 Nov), 15:45 (4 and 11 Dec); Sat Shacharit 08:45 (Oct 2026-Mar 2027); Sat Mincha 17:20 (6 Nov), 17:15 (13 Nov), 17:10 (20 Nov); weekday Shacharit: Times: call (Chabad holds a Thursday Shacharit here, see Chabad entry)
Contact: +39 055 245252 (office Mon-Fri 09:30-12:30) · info@firenzebraica.it · firenzebraica.it · visitors must send contact details 7+ days ahead: forms.gle/B4j9Wi3Y8tJYe6nt6
Minyan: Weekday (summer 2026 schedule posted, confirm for winter): Shacharit Sun-Fri 08:00 at Pilastri 24r, Thu 07:20 at Via Farini 4; Mincha/Ma'ariv Sun-Thu 20:30 at Pilastri 9r. Fri Kabbalat Shabbat: Times: call (Google reviewers say Friday-night prayers are at the Great Synagogue, then they walk to the Chabad dinner); Shabbat Shacharit: Times: call (a Google reviewer went from the synagogue's morning service to the Chabad meal). Meals Fri 20:30, Sat 12:30
Contact: Rabbi Levi Wolvovsky · +39 388 999 0549 · +39 348 3826502 · chabadflorence@gmail.com · jewishtuscany.com
Minyan: Times: call (no times published for this house; one undated Google review says the reviewer could not find the house at this address, so confirm it is open to visitors; Chabad's weekday minyan meets on Via dei Pilastri, see Chabad of Florence entry)
Contact: +39 388 999 0549 · jewishtuscany.com
Book Friday dinner or Saturday lunch via the 'Prenota lo Shabbat' button, phone or email; no price published online. Reviewers describe a communal Shabbat lunch starting 12:30. Take-away and catering offered; no prepaid package or hotel delivery stated. Meat dishes on request only.
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:30-15:30 and 18:30-22:00; Fri 10:30-15:30; Sat Shabbat meals by booking only · +39 055 248 0888 · info@kosheruth.com · kosheruth.com
Its site offers a separate Shabbat menu (PDF): dinner after Arvit, lunch from 12:00; regular hours list Sat dinner only, so call to confirm. Book by phone, bafirenze@baghetto.com or baghettofirenze.superbexperience.com. No hotel delivery stated.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-23:00; Fri 12:00-15:00 (lunch only); Sat dinner only 19:00-23:00 (own site; Google shows 20:30, italia.it 18:30) · +39 055 230 2567 · +39 055 093 7926 · bafirenze@baghetto.com
Friday dinner 20:30 (6, 13, 20 Nov 2026) and Shabbat lunch 12:30 (7, 14 Nov); register online (card or PayPal), listed through 26 Dec. No fixed price shown: the form has an optional donation field. Hotel delivery not stated. A student blog (Oct 2024) describes the local rabbi's weekly dinners on Tuesday and Friday evenings, open to all Jews; no clock time.
Hours: Fri dinner 20:30; Sat lunch 12:30 (register ahead) · +39 388 999 0549 · jewishtuscany.com/tools/events/register_cdo/eventid/23807
Hours: Kosher meat and chicken Wed-Fri 09:00-11:30, call ahead (community page); Google shows shop Mon-Sat 07:00-14:00 · +39 055 248 0740 · macelleria.falsettini@virgilio.it
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:30-22:00; Sun 08:00-22:00 (not a kosher store) · +39 055 389 0129
Reservation only; day trip by car, not walkable from Florence. Guest reviews describe a kosher tour, tasting and lunch or dinner; Shabbat opening not stated. Coordinates from Google (listed there at n. 54, Macie).
Hours: By reservation only · +39 0577 322428 · +39 335 532 5325 · info@terradiseta.it
Booking: By appointment, 24h notice: +39 338 4506350 · mikvefirenze@gmail.com · rabbinic office (handles mikvah): rabbino@firenzebraica.it
Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Eden Restaurant (Via Farini 4): Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked the community's kosher list and Google Places in English, Italian and Hebrew); one older guide calls it the only kosher restaurant, but Via Farini 4 is the synagogue's own address. Ask Chabad Florence on +39 388 999 0549. · Hotel Arizona (Via Farini 2, listed observant-friendly by Totally Jewish Travel): Google no longer lists it and shows Anchor Florence Santa Croce at Via Farini 2R; Booking.com's page for Anchor Florence Santa Croce still sits under the old hotelarizonasas listing, so Arizona appears to have been renamed (see hotels); not listed separately · Hotel Locanda de' Pazzi (Borgo Pinti 5, listed observant-friendly by Totally Jewish Travel): Google now shows Hotel Cardinal of Florence at this address, third floor with no lift per reviews; not listed · New Bridge Pizza Club (Via dell'Oriuolo 26r): Eating Europe says 'not entirely kosher'; not listed · Polleria Giovannino (Via dei Macci 106): one guide says it sells kosher meats, but no hechsher is confirmed and it opens Saturdays; not listed