One of the principal reasons for the success of Italy’s ever flourishing tourist industry is the wealth of artistic masterpieces to be found within the walls of the city of Florence. Throughout the year, Florence welcomes thousands of tourists each day, visitors who not only crowd the main streets but also the tiny, less famous, paths and alleyways in search of one of the city’s many works of art. Modern day pilgrims eager to have seen the Duomo, Michelangelo's "David", the Botticelli's paintings and so on in a list almost too long to recount.
As well as being drawn to Florence by its museums full of the finest mediaeval and renaissance figurative art, visitors come to roam through the city of Dante, Boccaccio and Petrarca; poetry and prose which were to lay the foundations of modern day Italian language. Visitors flock to Florence to enjoy a romantic stroll across Ponte Vecchio and along the banks of the Arno river. Others come to pay their respects to the great figures of the past buried in the church of Santa Croce, from Macchiavelli to Foscolo, from Marconi to Galileo.
Florence, unique city of art which today, as in the past, manages to retain a human dimension, examples of which can be found in the courtesy and good humour of the colourful markets of Piazza S.Spirito and surrounding S. Lorenzo, as in the small trattorie where tourists sit side by side the locals. Florence, a much loved city, so well known, yet still to be discovered.
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5 stars
Grand Hotel Villa Medici Firenze (Firenze)
In a quiet angle of the centre of Florence an 18th century palazzo hosts the Grand Hotel Villa Medici, where since...
Helvetia & Bristol Firenze (Firenze)
In front of Palazzo Strozzi, in the centre of Florence, there is the armonious nineteenth-century facade of a Hotel...
Hotel Regency Firenze (Firenze)
Hotel Regency traces its heritage to the days when Florence was Italy's capital. At that time, elegant villas were...
Hotel Savoy Firenze (Firenze)
Florence is one of the world's most beautiful and historical cities and the Hotel Savoy is situated right in its...
Relais Santa Croce Firenze (Firenze)
A stunning 5 star hotel situated in the immediate vicinity of the Basilica of Santa Croce, on Florence's Via...
Villa La Vedetta Firenze (Firenze)
Romantic neo-renaissance villa, today Villa La Vedetta is a refined 5 star deluxe hotel of only 18 deluxe rooms and...
4 stars
Grand Hotel Minerva Firenze (Firenze)
One of Florence's most exclusive establishments, the Grand Hotel Minerva occupies a fabulous position in Piazza Santa...
Hotel Astoria Firenze (Firenze)
Situated in the centre of Florence the Hotel Astoria offers elegant guestrooms of the Palazzo Gaddi and Palazzo...
Hotel Bernini Palace Baglioni Firenze (Firenze)
Located in Florence's historic centre, right behind Piazza della Signoria, just a stone's throw from the Uffizi and...
Hotel Londra Firenze (Firenze)
Elegant 4 star in the center of Florence, the Hotel Londra is situated few steps from the train station of Santa...
JK Place Firenze (Firenze)
An elegant habitat that joins atmosphere with scents from the past while at the same time offering precise and...
Marignolle Relais & Charme Firenze (Firenze)
The Marignolle Relais & Charme is surrounded by the typical scenery of the Florentine hills, with cypresses and...
Plaza Hotel Lucchesi Firenze (Firenze)
The Plaza Hotel Lucchesi, or the Lucchesi as the faithful guests call it, is surely one of Florence's historical...
Residence Hilda Firenze (Firenze)
The Residence Hilda, just few distance from the Duomo og Florence, has been designed to meet the needs of both...
Historical Residences
Residenza del Moro Firenze (Firenze)
Located on the ancient noble floor of the Palace Niccolini-Bourbon, a splendid XVI century building, the Residenza...
Villa Antea Firenze (Firenze)
Once home to the local aristocracy, Villa Antea, situated just outside the walls of the historic center of Florence...
Villa Poggio ai Merli Scandicci (Firenze)
Villa Poggio ai Merli is an historical residence of XVth Century, located in a natural reserve at just 5 km from the...
Villa Ulivi Firenze (Firenze)
Just minutes away from the historic center of Florence, in grounds containing centuries-old trees, a vineyard, olive...
Countryside Residences
Villa I Barronci San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Firenze)
Villa I Barronci is characterized by the cosy and sophisticated atmosphere of a country Relais with elegantly...
Luxury Villas
Villa del Poeta Firenze
On the top of the Florence Hill there is the historical Villa del Poeta. In a panoramic position on the unforgettable...
Villa Poggio San Felice Firenze
A countryside with the characteristics of a work of art, a natural amphitheatre where architecture and landscape...
Apartments
Granduomo Charming Accommodation Firenze (Firenze)
An exclusive property in the historic center of Florence, directly opposite the city's Cathedral. A place in which to...
Palazzo Belledonne Firenze
Palazzo Belledonne was constructed during the first half of the Fourteenth century and precisely at a time in which...
Palazzo Lungarno Firenze
Palazzo Lungarno is situated on the south side of the river Arno and overlooks on one side, Via de'Bardi and on the...
Palazzo Tornabuoni Firenze
The Palazzo Rimbotti dates back to the 14th century, at a time when Florence was beginning to expand beyond the Roman...
Relais Piazza Signoria Firenze (Firenze)
Tradition and design, ancient history and contemporary elegance: this is what you can expect to find at Relais Piazza...
Sightseeing
Suggested itineraries
San Giovanni and the magic of Florence
It is at the Duomo or Cathedral, with its detached Campanile, adjacent Baptistery and Museo dell'Opera del Duomo that this tour begins. Reborn after the Dark Ages, Florence became a centre of art...
Santa Croce, heart of Florence
Florence's Basilica of Santa Croce, located in the homonymous piazza, is among the world's largest Franciscan churches and one of the finest examples of Italian Gothic architecture. The design of...
