Self guided walk borgo s Frediano Florence

Vickie, might this be same or similar to the walk you took?

https://www.gpsmycity.com/tours/arno-south-bank-walking-tour-1358.html

I see that it ends at Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello versus Porta di San Frediano but the gate could easily be added to the route?

Thanks so much for the reply. I had checked that route out when googling. It loops around the Oltrano not on the street I walked down 3 close to along the river 3 years ago. I think I have to get over it and adjust!

Again thanks.

Dang! Sorry that wasn't the one.
Any other hints you could provide for this treasure hunt?

I don't think so on more hints. But thanks for the interest. If I somehow suddenly have the light bulb go on where the heck I got my special little walk I'll let you know.

It sounds like you remember the whole route, and a lot of the sights. Perhaps if you were to just go ahead and walk it on your own, you would remember more of it.

Thanks, Vickie! If you come up with it, maybe I'll amble it next time too. :O)
Even if you don't, all is not lost? Exploring new territory in Florence is rarely time wasted!

Good suggestion. It's a simple shortish straight arrowish walk so I can easily do it again and probably will along with my own extension on the way back (up the steep hill past Galileo's house for a glass of wine overlooking Florence in the Bardini gardens.) It's just been frustrating to not be able to come up with how I got the on route info in little architectural details and so forth along the way. Just am letting itgo, letting it go letting. it. go.

Good plan! I hope to get to the Bardini Gardens myself one day.

In case this is read by those who asked to know (Kathy). I FOUND THE WALK! Working on my itinerary for my Italy trip in 3 weeks (will it EVER get here...) and looking thru an old Rick Steves guidebook for Florence: there it was. Titled "Oltrano Walk" on p's 47-48 of his 2008 Florence guidebook.
(my first trip to Italy in 2008 was a Rick Steves tour.).

Hope you will tell us about it on your return!
The Bardini Gardens are lovely.
When I went, I think it was ? 2015, once you reached the very top, you crossed over a small road just outside the gates up there, and could then enter the Boboli Gardens on the same ticket.
Then walk down throughout the gardens there and come out at the Pitti Palace gates.
It was a nice surprise!

Thank you. I keep missing visiting the Boboli Gardens, always seems like too much trouble but that might be a nice finish to visiting the Bardini Gardens.😎

I’m glad you found it!

Thanks! When I stumbled on it in the old RS guidebook this morning I was like "duh, of course!". Keeping on.......

Since it is a particularly long Sunday (time change clocks back 1 hour) I thought I'd try to write about my recent trip to Itay. NOT WHAT I HAD PLANNED.
It was a 3 week trip, my 6th to Italy, following my usual route: a few days each in Venice, Florence,
Sorrento and end in Rome. A few days into my time in a very crowded Venice where I was out and enthusiastically about, an old injury to my right knee kicked into very painful gear and took over the rest of my trip. Carefully planned itinerary chucked. My folding cane "just in case" and almost not packed was brought out. And pain and fear battled from then on..Each step my knee screamed at me. I had to negotiate the usually easy peasy train system to get to the next destination. I was afraid my knee would totally give out in a crowded train station. I had travel insurance but didn' want to involve them unless I couldn`t walk. Florence was next. I did make it to my hotel, then immediately sent me a bag of ice for my knee, and I settled in to trying to do what I could. I DID GET TO THE BARDINI GARDENS!. Not walking across Florence as I always did, but by taxi with a very exuberant and wonderful driver. I had my glass of wine overlooking the city and got a taxi home. The next day I rode a hop on hop off bus around Florence and one small bit of it drove down the street I originally asked about in this forum: BORGO S FREDIANO. Nice!!!
I got through the rest of my trip, sending pics to friends of me icing my knee on a hotel balcony overlooking some impossibly beautiful Italian scene (Bay of Naples and Vesuvius, etc). I requested wheelchair assistance from my airline (Delta) for getting thru airports and that was a big help and they were wonderful.
Oh, in my last stop (Rome) I found an agency that rented me a walker with wheels, delivered it to my hotel, then picked it up. I was still very very slow out on the bumpy streets of Rome. Everyone blew past me. I marveled that I used to take walking for granted, as they all did
Miraculously my knee got better the last few days in Italy, and now 2 days back home, it's almost 100%. I don't know why but I'll take it. I have applied some kinesiology tape here at home and that is helping.I'm 76 yo so not bad for my age I think.
I still loved this trip (except for the pain and fear). A new way to be in Italy. The staff at all my hotels were wonderful and most kind and helpful. My new bff's.
So there you go. I hope to return in a couple years and hopefully all this covid situation will be in the rear view.