THE SURROUNDINGS
You are surrounded by services - shopping, restaurants, bars, food -
bread, wine, fruit, cheeses, salami - internet & photocopy
services, the Amex office and much more, and not five minutes walk from
Brunelleschi's famous Duomo, the Uffizzi gallery, the Pitti Palace and
the Ponte Vecchio.
Via de' Cerchi gives onto perhaps the
most famous piazza in Italy - birthplace of the Renaissance - the
Piazza della Signoria, with its glorious sculptures, chief amongst
them, Michelangelo's luminous David, and Cellini's famous Perseus. To
pass the huge bronze of the Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici on his great
stallion, every night as you walk home from dinner, is an
unforgettable experience.
On Sundays, head for lunch in the hills, in the near surroundings, as do the Florentines - magical Fiesole looking down upon the red roofs of Florence, and the Basilica of San Miniato with its glorious terrace. From here you also have the perfect base for day-trips exploring Tuscany and Umbria - San Gimignano with its towers & artist, Montalcino's famous wine, Brunello, Siena and the Palio, and much more.