Advantages: Must-go Italian city Disadvantages: No
In my last trip to Italy, I stayed in Florence for one and a half day. Let me share with you my fantastic experience of Florence.
Florence is the cultural capital in the medieval time, and the key player in the Renaissance movement. A small city it seems, but the home of some of the most famous people in history-Michaelanglo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo etc, just to name a few.
Again with narrow streets and allys, our first stop was a demonstration of leather. Italian/Florentine leather is world famous and shops selling leather cloths and accessories are everywhere. Obviously, I didn't leave without getting some goods myself. After that, we had a walking tour with a local guide.
Best known of all Florence's treasures is the Ponte Vecchio. This glorious bridge was the only one spared by the German attacks in the second World ...
Advantages: an excellent garden Disadvantages: The furniture of the rooms coul be better, no restaurant
Hotel Castri
Piazza Indipendenza, 7
50129 Firenze
ph. ++39-55-496412
fax ++39-55-475602
e-mail info@hotelcastri.com
For your holidays, if you choose Florence in Italy you have a lot of offers, this is one of that which the value for money is quite good.
The location is in the historical centre of Florence very close to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo, facing Piazza Indipendenza.
The building was done around 1860 during that period Florence was capitol of Italy, the inside of the building had the last renewal in 2002, offering almost all the modern standards.
The Hotel Castri is a three stars hotel, with no restaurant, 70 rooms, all with en suite facilities, TVcolor, direct telephone,air conditioning/heating, smoke and fire detector.
The best part of the hotel is the garden of 1,000 square meters ...
taisu 26.12.2005 (30.12.2005)
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Advantages: Beauty. History, Culture. Good food and wine Disadvantages: Expensive. Crowded with tourists.
Medieval gem also have art running in their veins because for centuries the Florentines have had a passion for art and it shows.
Despite the onset of mass tourism, Florence, remains a feast for sore eyes: an almost perfectly preserved Renaissance city, a veritable treasure house of fine works of art. It is also colorful with its profusion of yellow ochres and umbers, burnt siennas and terracottas, and orange roofs and domes. Florence couldn't be ugly if it tried, although sometimes you begin to believe that it does try with all the swarms of noisy mopeds and Fiats honking away until the early hours.
There is one place in Florence no visitor should miss ... the Galleria Dell" Accademia. Founded in 1784, when the Granduke Piertro Leopoldo wanted to collect in a single academy the different schools of drawing that existed in Florence ...
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Product details
Long Name
Trattoria dell'Orto
Type
Italian
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
City
Florence
Address
Via dell'Orto 35/a
Telephone
055 224 148
Manufacturer's product description
This trattoria is located in the heart of Santo Spirito, the most typical and genuine district of Florence. In its five personalized dining rooms, you'll find a very welcoming atmosphere where you can experience the real tuscan eno-gastronomic tradition and taste some of the best dishes of florentine cooking like meat dishes, grilled and fried vegetables. The quality of food and wines here is really eccellent and prices are affordable both for tourists and students.
