francesca told us to shut up twice, we were not talking and then while i was changing she said…read moreAmericans are retarded.. that seemed wrong .. and we did not vote for trump.. so there is that. we always do yoga everywhere we travel and this was odd. it kicked off florence with a loss. but florence rallied for a win! and we found the v room, super fun!

Can't recommend this studio enough!…read more Decided to take a class while I was in town it was really great! Teacher was very informative and was very helpful in getting in the positions

I was really wanting a place to practice yoga while vacationing in Italy and this place was…read moreperfect! The instructor was very kind and I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Even though I don't speak any Italian, only English, I was able to follow along just fine by simply looking around the room. I would recommend this place to practice yoga to anyone!

As an Ashtanga practitioner I was very pleasantly surprised at Max's holistic approach to teaching…read moreand his adherence, not overly rigid/not too removed, to the style. The space is beautiful, with large windows; very organic--wood, stone, his soothing baritone voice to guide you through the moves. The receptionist was friendly, perfectly fluent in English, and makes all feel at home!

This yoga studio was the jewel of my trip to Florence. I was fortunate to be a short walk from the…read morestudio and able to attend every day. The environment and instructors were great. I highly recommend.

I found this yoga studio while visiting Florence from the US. I'm a yogi back home with a special…read moreplace in my heart for power vinyasa, so I thought it would be so fun to try an Italian studio. I accidentally booked at the wrong location when I booked online...there are two! I showed up for Maria's evening class and she was very kind and just transferred my class. They have mat rentals for only 1 euro and provide blocks and other props. The studio space is small, very simple, clean and very nice. Maria's class was lovely- a fast pace, simple vinyasa flow which I found to be very organized with a standing section, core and supine. It was so nice to practice on my vacation and experience Italian yoga! Only 15 euro to drop in and completely worth it. I would highly recommend.

I love Keisha. She's friendly and easy to talk to, but more importantly, a great instructor. Fluent…read morein English and Italian, she walks you through poses and adjusts you properly when you're off. My background is in Bikram but having attended Keisha's Vinyasa Flow, I've been converted. You break a heavy sweat yet leave class feeling serene. Each class is slightly different from the last so every class is challenging and never dull. Classes are small/intimate and the studio is clean, quiet and peaceful. Now if only she had a studio in San Francisco...

From the owner: Vinyasa, Hatha, Kundalini, Prenatal, Postnatalread more

This was a wonderful respite after a long day of walking. Alessandra was welcoming, speaking in…read moreboth Italian and English in our small group. The small studio is tucked away, but well worth going to. I will definitely go back next time I return to Florence.

From the owner: hatha yoga secondo la tradizione di Vanda Scaravelli Yoga…read morepre e post natale danza orientale danza yoga e musica per bambini dai 3 ai 12 anni di età mantra yoga o chanting yoga corsi sull'alimentazione ayurvedica craniosacrale

I needed to sweat. After a very indulgent vacation in Sardinia over the holidays, where I ate to my…read moreheart's content during the 10 sunny days I was there, I needed to find something to do to lift my spirits from my post vacation blues. Returning to cold, rainy Firenze, I felt the need to try something new! I am so glad I choose spend a Monday evening at the very luxurious Virgin Active fitness center and Spa. At this UBer spa and gym I spent 30 minutes lifting weights, where I hardly had to wait in line, as there are two of almost every machine so I found it easy to move around and find a machine that was free. The cardio machines were pretty packed though, but again I lucked out because I found a treadmill pretty quickly. After an hour on the treadmill, I moved on to explore the SpA ... easily my favorite part of Virgin Active. The spa consisted of two pools, one for laps and the other for relaxing, equipped with jet massage chairs, waterfall and enough space to just float around for awhile. My favorite part of the spa were the scented showers !!! Yes, Scented rainforest showers !! I like to call them the redlight showers, as you stand under a wide shower head, push the red button and lights, water, action !! for 30 seconds you get a heated rainfall experience with scents of wild exotic flowers ... I must have been in there for 15 minutes !! Absolutely amazing. The spa also consisted of a steam eucalyptus room, a dry sauna and a lounge room where you could go and take snooze. It was an all around wonderful experience. Here are some tips for you first timers, that I would take note of : 1: There are NO water fountains .... so bring your own water bottle or be prepared to pay for water. 2. Bring a lock, for the locker room, or pay 6 euro for lock at VA. 3. Bring Flip flops for the locker room / spa 4. Bring a swimming cap if you want to go in the pool. 5. For you free trial day, make sure to bring Identification! ! You will not be able to enter without ID I was super impressed with this gym and I will be returning soon !

Overall a pretty nice gym. Although, I do feel like they should have some windows open or fans…read moregoing sometimes it gets real stuffy. The locker rooms are decent & the sauna is above average. They also have some tropical showers down below which are really cool. I think they should also do student discounts, but they don't. At least when I asked. Not to many of the employees speak English so I've just been going along with what I can understand. The health bar isn't to good. I believe I saw them serving pizza and espresso one day. Not too healthy, the protein shake I got was terrible and the lady seemed to not even know where they were located. I don't think they're big on those out here. Save your money on that. Everything else is pretty good though.

Interesting how it says it's open everywhere in the internet, but then you go and an unfriendly…read morewoman tells you they are close. Perhaps they don't like people who speak English or those who seem like tourists. They can just say that instead of saying the school is close. I'm a yoga instructor who will live here for the next 2 months and was looking for a serious school. Don't bother with this place.

Ok, def. nicer than Swan - though slightly more expensive (just paid 135€ for two months at Swan;…read moreRicciardi = 158€ *plus* registration and assorted fees). Ricciardi feels far less cramped, cleaner, and friendlier--and has longer hours! On the other hand, Ricciardi also seems much more finicky: have to bring a photo for the card, and one is expected to bring a separate pair of "clean" gym shoes ?!? (not sure how rigorously that is enforced). No good bike parking in the immediate vicinity.

It's cheap and it's central…read more However, if there was ever a gym that needed a refurb, this is it. The bars for the weights are rusty and dented. The plates are so old you can't see what weight they are. There's no clips for the ends of the bars. The floor is wooden, and dented and chipped. The cardio machines are erratic at best. The space is massive, and there's tons of equipment, but it's all old, and tatty, it's badly laid out, and half of it doesn't work properly. Besides this, it is massively oversubscribed by American students, so you need to time your visit, because if you go between 6pm - 8pm there will be so many people there won't be any space for you to work out. And when I went in April, and it was 27 degrees outside, the owner said it was too early in the year to put the air con on. Unfortunately, when it's that hot, opening the windows doesn't make it any more comfortable - but I got the impression that keeping her customers comfortable was not her priority.