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Best Western Fleming Hotel Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Columbus Hotel Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Alex Hotel Florence
Cellai Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 111
Paris Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Rex Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 62
De La Pace Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Martelli Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Bonciani Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
San Giorgio Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Botticelli Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Centro Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 60
Ascot Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 144
Annabella Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 64
Derby Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 34
Colomba Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 108
Deco Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 70
Malaspina Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Nizza Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Palazzo Ruspoli Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Spagna Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Tina Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Delle Arti Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 174
Albergo Firenze Hotel
Basilea Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 60
Corona D'Italia Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR
74
Ariele Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 59
Golf Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Machiavelli Palace Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR
82
Rapallo Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Aurora Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 58
Alamanni Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 66
Beatrice Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 94
La Fortezza Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Kursaal and Ausonia Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station
On Request
Bijou Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 78
Alba Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Sempione Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 54
Delle Nazioni Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 94
Boccaccio Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 72
Le Cascine Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 58
Domus Florentiae Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On
Request
Castri Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 71
Bonifacio Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 69
Andrea Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Meridiana Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 70
Montreal Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Donatello Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Globus Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 64
Lombardia Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Pensione Ferretti Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Stella Mary Hotel Florence
Capitol Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Grand Hotel Mediterraneo Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Santa Croce Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Cardinal Of Florence Hotel City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Lido Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Privilege Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Cimabue Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 229
Donatello Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 249
Masaccio Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 267
Ghiberti Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 267
Dante Alighieri Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 287
Machiavelli Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 249
Boccaccio Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 287
Guicciardini Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 267
Giotto Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 287
Botticelli Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 249
Vasari Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 305
Leonardo Da Vinci Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 267
Lorenzo il Magnifico Apartment Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 267
Galileo Galilei Apartment Florence
Fenice Palace Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 60
Laurus Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
De La Ville Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 99
Brunelleschi Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Monna Lisa Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Sofitel Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 272
Polihotels Palazzo Ricasoli Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Palazzo Gamba Aparthotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 200
Athenaeum Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
The J and J Historic House Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo EUR 148
Grand Baglioni Hotel Florence City Centre: Duomo On Request
Grand Majestic Hotel Florence
Plaza Lucchesi Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce On Request
Ritz Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Croce EUR 69
Residence San Nicolo' Aparthotel Florence
Ambasciatori Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Croce Di Malta Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Roma Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Anglo American Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 172
Atlantic Palace Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR
92
Lorenzo IL Magnifico Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station
On Request
Executive Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
San Gallo Palace Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Rivoli Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Adler Cavalieri Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Diplomat Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Grand Hotel Adriatico Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Diana Park Hotel Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station On Request
Principe Hotel Florence
Relais Certosa Hotel Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Grand Hotel Villa Cora Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Sheraton Hotel Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Villa Le Rondini Florence City: Residential Area On Request
Marignolle Relais & Charme Hotel Florence City: Residential Area EUR 111
Raffaello Hotel Florence City: Residential Area On Request
President Hotel Florence
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Helvetia and Bristol Hotel Florence
Villa Antea Florence City Centre: Santa Maria Novella Station EUR 122
Montebello Splendid Hotel Florence
Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy.
From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence
lies on the Arno River and has a population of around 400,000 people, plus a
suburban population in excess of 200,000 persons. The greater area has some
956,000 people. A center of medieval European trade and finance, the city is
often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled
by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its magnificent art and architecture.
It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the second
millennium, 350 lived or worked in Florence. In fact, the city has also been
called the Athens of the Middle Ages.
he best-known site and crowning architectural jewel of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as "The Duomo". The magnificent dome was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. The nearby Campanile tower (partly designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. Both the dome itself and the campanile are open to tourists and offer excellent views.
At the heart of the city in Piazza della Signoria is Bartolommeo Ammanati's
Fountain of Neptune, which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus
of a still functioning Roman aqueduct.
Church of Santa Felicita.
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Church of Santa Felicita.
Ponte Vecchio.
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Ponte Vecchio.
The Duomo in Florence is constantly being cleaned to remove the effects of pollution.
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The Duomo in Florence is constantly being cleaned to remove the effects of pollution.
The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo.
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The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo.
The Arno river, which cuts through the old part of the city, is as much a character in Florentine history as many of the men who lived there. Historically, the locals have had a love-hate relationship with the Arno — which alternated from nourishing the city with commerce, and destroying it by flood.
One of the bridges in particular stands out as being unique — The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), whose most striking feature is the multitude of shops built upon its edges, held up by stilts. The bridge also carried Vasari's elevated corridor linking the Uffizi to the Medici palace. First constructed by the Etruscans in ancient times, this bridge is the only one in the city to have survived World War II intact.
The San Lorenzo contains the Medici Chapel, a private chapel owned by the Medici family who were one of the most powerful families in Florence during the 15th century. Nearby is the Uffizi Gallery, one of the finest art galleries in the world.
The Uffizi ("offices") itself is located on the corner of Piazza della Signoria, a site important for three main reasons:
* In 1301, Dante was sent into Exile from here (a plaque on one of the walls
of the Uffizi commemorates the event).
* In 1497, it was the location of the Bonfire of the Vanities (a plaque in the
middle of the plaza commemorates that event), followed in 1498 by the execution
of its instigator, Girolamo Savonarola
* In 1504, it was the original location of Michelangelo's David (now replaced
by a reproduction as the original was moved indoors to the Accademia dell' Arte
del Disegno), in front of the Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo
Vecchio).
In addition to the Uffizi, Florence has other world-class museums:
The Bargello concentrates on sculpture, containing many priceless works of art created by such sculptors as Donatello, Giambologna, and Michelangelo.
The Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno (often simply called the Accademia) collection's highlights are Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Slaves.
Across the Arno is the huge Pitti Palace lavishly decorated with the Medici family's former private collection. The art gallery contained a large number of Renaissance works, including several by Raphael. Adjoining the Palace are the Boboli Gardens, elaborately landscaped and with many interesting sculptures.
The elaborate Santa Croce church contains the monumental tombs of Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante (actually a cenotaph), and many other notables.
Other important basilicas in Florence include Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito and the Orsanmichele.
The city's principal football team is AC Fiorentina.
Florence has been the setting for numerous works of fiction and movies, including the novels and associated films Hannibal and A Room with a View.
The principal public transportation network within the city is run by the ATAF and Li-nea bus company, with tickets available at local tobacconists, bars and newspaper stalls. Trenitalia runs trains between the railway stations within the city, and to other destinations around Italy and Europe. The central station, Santa Maria Novella Station, is located about 500 meters NW of Piazza del Duomo. There is also another important station, Campo Di Marte, but it is not as well-known as Santa Maria Novella.Long distance buses are run by the SITA, Copit, CAP and Lazzi companies. The transit companies also accommodate travelers from the Amerigo Vespucci Airport, which is five kilometers west of the city center, and which has scheduled services run by major European carriers such as Air France and Lufthansa.
The centre of the city is closed to through-traffic, although buses, taxis and residents with appropriate permits are allowed in. Within the city walls most places can easily be reached by foot.
An urban tram network called the TramVia is currently under construction in the City.
List of Florence hotels. Also, see hotels listed as 5 star hotels in Florence, 4 star hotels in Florence, or 3 star hotels in Florence.