Florence for The Night Owls: a Friday-to-Monday weekend

A proper aperitivo of Tuscan wines by the glass and a plate of cured meats, just behind the Ponte Vecchio before the evening gets going.

A cellar club with nightly live sets and a membership card at the door; the late set is the better one.

A cocktail bar in a medieval palazzo with a low door and a long menu of house drinks; bar seats are first come, first served.

The upstairs food hall is open until midnight; a late lunch of pasta, burgers or a Tuscan steak at the counter suits a slow start.

Opera highlights and arias sung by a small ensemble in a Romanesque church beside the Ponte Vecchio; check the evening's programme.

A rooftop on top of the Westin Excelsior with a view of the Duomo and the Arno; open until midnight, and the cocktails are strong.

Florence's big electronic club, in an industrial warehouse near the airport; take a taxi, check the listings and plan for a 02:00 peak.

A third-wave coffee roaster with an all-day brunch and a hidden garden in the Oltrarno; the flat white clears the head.

A twentieth-century collection in a former hospital, with de Chirico and Marino Marini, a gentle afternoon before the evening.

A grand old café with live piano and evening music on the square; a late spritz and a plate of tramezzini.

A schiacciata or a cornetto from the neighbourhood bakery, the proper breakfast after a long night, and a short walk to San Marco.

Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli lie in the same church; arrive at opening and the cloister is quiet before you collect the bags.