Rates for accommodation vary depending on quality and season. Expect to pay between €90 and €140 for a double room at a basic hotel. Pensions and one-star hotels run from about €60 to €115.
Meals range in price from a few euros for a hot slice of pizza straight from the oven to extravagant meals. How extravagant? €125 per couple isn't unusual in Florence's priciest restaurants. Typically, Florentine meals consist of three courses: the antipasto (appetizer), the primo (first course), and the secondo (main meat or fish course). A separate side of vegetables is referred to as a "contorno." Customers are expected to order at least two, often three, courses. Courses will range in price between €5 and €20. Some restaurants offer a lower priced "menu turistico" that includes three courses.
To save some cash, consider grabbing a sandwich "to go" from a bakery or lunch counter. Enjoy a focaccia for as little as €1.
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