Daily life in Rifredi

Libraries

The Orticoltura library is at via Vittorio Emanuele II 4, with a second entrance at via Bolognese 17: it opens on Monday from 14 to 19, Tuesday to Friday from 9 to 19 and on Saturday from 10 to 18 from September to June (in summer Saturday from 9 to 13).

The Leonardo da Vinci library, at via del Terzolle 91, is a school library that is part of the city network: it opens Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 15, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 17. Opening hours should be rechecked on the city's page, which reports closures and changes.

Hospitals and buses from the station

Several Autolinee Toscane lines leave from the Rifredi FS – Vasco de Gama terminus: the 33 to Careggi and the Meyer children's hospital, the 40 to Careggi and La Lastra, the 43 to Careggi, the Meyer, Serpiolle, Cercina and Pian di San Bartolo, and the 29 towards via Pratese and the vehicle licensing office. From the piazza Dalmazia tram stop line 2 runs to Calenzano and line 28 to Sesto Fiorentino.

Quartiere

The Quartiere 5 council meets at the Villa Pallini civic centre, via Francesco Baracca 150/p. The Quartiere offers the Sportello I.O. (information and guidance), free for Italian and foreign citizens, and publishes activities for families and young people on its website.