10 Most Walkable Cities In The World

1. Florence, Italy

Distance between top five attractions: 0.5 miles

Walking time: 10 minutes

Topping the list is Florence, Italy — a city that offers Renaissance history and timeless architecture with each step. Florence’s walkability seeps through in its historic center, where narrow lanes lead to landmarks like the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio. 

Florence prioritizes cleanliness, evident in its well-maintained piazzas and the banks of the Arno River. The air quality in Florence has a score of 44 and has a slight Mediterranean breeze to it. On the other hand, the safety score for Florence is 60.24. 

Landmarks like the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza del Duomo, and Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore are within 0.5 miles of each other, at a 10-minute walking distance, making the city easily explorable by foot. You can also walk through Central Florence in only two hours; some walking tours of the entire city take only around 6-7 hours.

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