Grand Hotel Villa Medici
VIA IL PRATO 42
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Description:
THIS MEMBER OF THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD IS A FORMER
18TH CENTURY PATRICIAN VILLA BELONGING TO THE FAMOUS NOBLE
MEDICA FAMILY. SET AMONG STATUES AND OLD-AGE TREES IN
SHOPPING AREA, CONVENIENTLY CLOSE TO THE -FORTEZZA DA BASSO-
WHICH TODAY IS USED AS A CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION CENTER.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ORIGINAL VILLA HAS BEEN KEPT OVER
THE CENTURIES AND REFLECTS THE TRADITIONAL FLORENTINE TASTE
OF ART. THE FACADE AND THE ENTRANCE, WITH THEIR VAULTED
CEILINGS SURMOUNTED BY STUCCO FRAMES AND FLANKED BY MARBLE
COLUMNS, DEPICT THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE 18TH CENTURY
FLORENTINE HOSPITALITY, WHICH HAS BEEN WED TO THE MOST
CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGIES. THE INTERIOR IS LUXURIOUSLY
DECORATED IN EMPIRE STYLE WITH ANTIQUE CARPETS, GILT
FRAMED MIRROS AND AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE FURNITURE.
IT IS THE ONLY HOTEL IN THE HEART OF FLORENCE WITH A
SPLENDID PARK AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND CONSERVATORY,
AS WELL AS A COMPLETE FITNESS CENTER WITH SAUNA AND
HAMMAM. LATEST RENOVATION IN 2001.
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Entertainment:
This hotel has a fitness facility
This hotel has an outdoor pool.
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Area Activities
THEATER LA PERGOLA................. 1.0 KM
PARK LE CASCINE.................... 400 METERS
PONTE VECCHIO...................... 800 METERS
PALAZZO VECCHIO.................... 800 METERS
DUOMO.............................. 800 METERS
UFFIZI............................. 800 METERS
PALAZZO PITTI...................... 900 METERS
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS...............1000 METERS
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