We stayed at Michelangelo Campsite , the cheapest stay in our trip, only around €10 per night. per person. There were no light and electricity in the tent, only two single bed. We used our mini torch to shine at our bags to get clothes for bathing. The bathrooms were some distance away from our tent.
As we walked through the campsite to the bathrooms, we passed by a garbage site and saw fireflies! I had never seen fireflies in the wild and seeing such magical insects hovering at the garbage was never a picture formed in my mind when I was reading fairy tales in my childhood!
It was fun at the camp site, though with bare necessities. We picnic in the night at the terrace, overlooking Florence under the dark sky. After picnic, as we were walking back to the tent, all of us suddenly realised that we were only wearing shorts after bathing, and had forgotten that it was night time in the cold! We dashed back to our tents, as fast as we could, all shivering in the cold wind.
In the middle of the night, the cold air crept under my blanket and I woke up trembling. I learnt something – tuck in the blanket under the mattress so that no cold air could invade!
hi Eunice! your pictures of Florence are so beautiful! I know this campsite, but never slept here, obviously I use to sleep in my own home when I’m in Florence 😀
but I usually suggest it for a cheap accomodation in town!
@Claudia: Hi! Oh yes Michelangelo Campsite is cheap for backpackers like us! I think it’s like around 10euro/night, but must remember to bring torchlight cos there is no electricity in the tent.
Haha what a coincidence Eunice. I’m searching through web for budget accommodation in Florence for my Europe tour this May and found this Michelangelo campsite quite good and cheap also! I think they are selling at 13.5euro/nite now. What’s your comment on this campsite? Is it ok for 2 nite stay there in May?
@Cecil: Wow! I went Europe a few years ago with no intention of blogging yet at that time! So I think it’s really cool for you to go there and take loads of beautiful photos to show us!!!
Regarding the campsite, I think you need to take a bus to go uphill to this campsite from the city.
But the location is good – walking distance to the world famous Ponte Vecchio (but beware of some tricksters like I mentioned here, think u r smarter but just let u know > https://travelerfolio.com/string-puppet-trickster-florence/. )
Are you travelling with kids? Like I mentioned, at that time, probably still the same now, there is no light in the tent. The Tent we stayed had 2 beds. It gets cold at night. Bring a torch. Also, the restrooms are a walking distance away from the tent, so you need to walk in the cold LOL. We were there near the end of May. I think we only stayed there for a night. However, budget-wise, it’s good, if you don’t mind staying in tent.
See the attractions at walking distance away from the campsite:
https://travelerfolio.com/florence/
Thanks for your tips and guides. I’ll put that in mind. 🙂