- Spedale degli Innocenti Hotels
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Situated in one of Florence's most beautiful architectural structures dating back to the first half of the fifteenth century, the "Spedale degli Innocenti" was built in order to provide a home and place in...
- Ponte Vecchio Hotels
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The Ponte Vecchio has truly ancient origins; the original bridge was built by the Etruscans who used it in order to cross the river Arno and transport their goods from Bologna to Fiesole. It was subsequently rebuilt...
- Parco delle Cascine Hotels
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Purchased by Duke Alessandro in the mid 1500's, subsequently enlarged by Cosimo I, the Cascine Park takes its name from the buildings used for the raising of cattle once situated on the land. Until the 17th century...
- Museum of San Marco Hotels
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In an old Dominican convent, the restoration of which was commissioned by Cosimo Vecchio de' Medici, one finds the Museum of San Marco. The building was constructed by Michelozzo adhering to the architectural style of...
- Boboli Gardens Hotels
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Part of Palazzo Pitti, the Boboli Gardens were designed and realized between 1550 and 1558 by Niccolò Pericoli (known as Tribolo), and commissioned by the Medici family. Tribolo created a masterpiece of landscape...
- Basilica of San Lorenzo Hotels
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Realised in 1423, the Basilica of San Lorenzo was designed and built by Brunelleschi. The Master produced an innovative project, dramatically different from the classical style of churches, with their almost mystical...
- Uffizi Gallery Hotels
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The name of the museum is most likely to derive from "Uffici" or "Offices", in that the Uffizi would once have been used as the administrative centre of the legendary Medici dynasty who, from the...
- San Miniato al Monte Hotels
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Built between the eleventh and thirteenth century, the Church of San Miniato al Monte represents one of the best examples of Tuscan Romanesque architecture. The façade is realised in green and white marble with a...
- Medici Chapels Hotels
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Within the monumental complex of San Lorenzo, the Medici Chapels are part of a project conceived in 1520, when Michelangelo started work on the New Sacristy of the Basilica di San Lorenzo. The Medici Chapels were...
- Giotto's bell tower Hotels
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Initiated in 1334, the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore, better known as "Giotto's bell tower", is today considered to be one of the most beautiful in the whole of Italy; a result of the, albeit costly,...
- Brunelleschi's Dome Hotels
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Initiated in 1420, the construction of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, was completed in 1436. An architectural feat of immense significance, all the more...
- Santa Maria del Fiore Hotels
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The Cathedral of St Maria del Fiore, designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and built in in 1367 is a symbol of Florence. The Cathedral, with its impressive Brunelleschi dome, is a real architectural and artistic masterpiece,...
- Palazzo Pitti Hotels
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Palazzo Pitti is sited South of the River Arno, at the foot of the hill on which the Boboli Gardens are to be found. The Palazzo is today houses of various museums. Palazzo Pitti is historically linked to the Uffizi,...
- Palazzo Vecchio Hotels
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Built in 1299 to the designs of Arnolfo Cambio, Palazzo Vecchio was originally the seat of the Piori delle Arti e della Signoria, and temporary residence of the great Ducal family of Cosimo I de' Medici. After the...
