Police will be stationed at Lungarno della Zecca, Lungarno alle Grazie, Lungarno Cellini and Lungarno Serristori to impede drivers to go further, except for hotel guests in rented cars or residents who display an identity card.
Via dei Colli, the area around Ponte alle Grazie, Borgo San Croce and other roads will be off-limits to cars and buses.
The sale of beverages in glass bottles or cans and the possession of firecrackers will be prohibited from 6 pm to midnight as well.
Mayor Nardella plans to communicate with city residents during the holiday via a recorded cell phone message.
To read more in Italian, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.