We plan to be in Florence from June 13-18, 2019. Today I discovered that Firenzerocks, a huge "rock" concert event that brings world famous headline performers and 650,000 attendees to Florence in a 4 day period (June 13-16) will be going on during our visit. How much is this going to effect our enjoyment of the city and day trips we plan to take to Siena and Pisa from the train station?
In addition, the historic Calcio Storico Firoentino games and events occurs during June. I have not been able to find out the dates of the playoffs but it seems that they are usually the second Saturday in June (which is before our arrival) and the finals are on June 24th which is after our departure. My concern is do crowds come to town for these games and stay or are these mostly locals attending this event? The apartment we are looking to rent is in Santa Croce, the area that these games take place. Although we would not be there during the games, will the Santa Croce square still be off limits because of the dirt that they bring in to cover the ground for the games?
We love Florence and don't get to visit very often. I don't want to be caught off guard with longer than usual lines at the train station, restaurants and unbearable crowds, etc.
Do any of you have experience being in Florence during either of these events (Firenzerocks or Calcio Storico Firoentino)?
Thanks for any info.