The city at your feet
Florence is a city where every alley, road or square preserves a work of art. The city that fascinates and charms, a city to discover little by little, walking through its splendid historic centre to admire churches, monuments and historic buildings, such as the eighteenth-century Ciofi-Jacometti Palace, which hosts Relais Santa Croce. Starting here, you can visit the entire historic centre of Florence on foot: Santa Croce Basilica is 50 meters from the hotel with works of art from Giotto, Cimabue and Brunelleschi.
You can arrive in a few minutes from Via Ghibellina to the Bargello, an important National Museum displaying some of the most famous masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance. Continuing in the direction of the Arno, you come to the splendid Piazza della Signoria with the Uffizi Gallery and, a little further ahead, the picturesque Ponte Vecchio, one of the symbols of Florence. About 800 meters from Relais Santa Croce the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) arises, whose grand dome was realized by Brunelleschi with frescos by Vasari and Zuccari. There is also the famous square bell tower designed by Giotto and covered with white, green and red marble.
This luxury hotel in Florence is very near Buonarroti House, an interesting museum hosting many of the artist's masterpieces.
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- The Weather in Florence The Weather in Florence by CNN.com: five-day forecast, temperature, humidity and link to satellite picture.
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- TravelPlan One of the most useful and complete on-line Italy guides: brief texts providing tips and insights into some of the country’s unique secrets, information on the cities, links to the best Italy-related sites and more.
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How to reach us
By airplane
From Florence airport:
- with a private taxi you arrive directly to the hotel in about 15 minutes
- with the "Vola in bus" shuttle service you arrive at Santa Maria Novella Station in about 20 minutes.
By car
From Rome: take the Florence South highway exit and go in the direction of the center.
When you arrive at a traffic light at the end of Lungarno del Tempio, you are obliged to go right; go in the direction of Piazza Beccaria and at the first traffic light turn left for Viale Giovine Italia. Go to the end of the Viale and turn right and drive along Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia. Continue along Corso dei Tintori and at the traffic light turn right: after 100 meters you will find Piazza Santa Croce to the right and after 20 meters there is another traffic light: turn right onto Via Ghibellina and after 100 meters you arrive to Relais Santa Croce.
From Milan: take the Florence North highway exit and go in the direction of the center.
Once you arrive near Fortezza da Basso, go around and drive along Viale Spartaco Lavagnini, Piazza della Libertà, Viale Mateotti, Piazza Beccaria and lastly, Viale Giovine Italia. Go to the end of the Viale and turn right and drive along Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia. Continue along Corso dei Tintori and at the traffic light turn right: after 100 meters you will find Piazza Santa Croce to the right and after 20 meters there is another traffic light: turn right onto Via Ghibellina and after 100 meters you arrive to Relais Santa Croce.
By train
From Santa Maria Novella Station you can take a taxi or bus no.14 and get off at stop no.3 on Via Ghibellina. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the hotel from the station.
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