Apartments in Florence, Italy

The Duomo Apartment is aptly named. With its marvellous location just a few yards from the cathedral (or Duomo), this is a gem among apartments in Florence Italy. Sleeping 2+1 this air-conditioned flat puts you at the heart of this beautiful Renaissance city.

There is an elevator to the front door of your 50m² apartment at 13 Via dei Calzaiuoli. Back at street level you’ll find yourself in the medieval heart of the city.

Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence’s cathedral, is one of the high points of medieval Italian architecture. Architect Brunelleschi ordered the bricks be laid in a herringbone pattern to afford extra strength, and thus created the largest dome ever constructed ... it is perhaps Florence’s signature building.

The duomo is a building of remarkable beauty. Its tower gives marvellous views over the red-tiled roofs of Florence to the hills beyond, and it makes up a superb medieval city centre alongside the Baptistery and the Campanile.

Via dei Calzaiuoli itself is one of the oldest streets in Florence, leading to the Piazza della Signoria. This road was laid out by the Romans but is now very much a 21st century thoroughfare, bustling with sightseers, gelaterie (ice cream parlours) and chic designer shops. This superb location provides easy access to the Uffizi and other galleries of the city, with their collections of medieval and Renaissance Italian art.

And there is a host of historic monuments around the Piazza della Signorina. Nearby you’ll find the Palazzo Pitti, one-time seat of the ruling Medici family, and the palace’s beautiful formal garden, Il Giardino di Boboli. Most of the museums, monuments, schools, restaurants, pizzerias and restaurants of the city lie within three minutes’ walk of these apartments in Florence, Italy.

The apartment itself comprises an entrance hall, a living room, a double bedroom and a bathroom with shower. The furnished living room has a sofa bed and kitchenette. The windows from here provide marvellous views over the Cathedral, the Via de’Calzaiuoli and the Piazza della Signoria.

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This Florence holiday apartment has heating, air conditioning, TV, fridge and freezer, electric hob (no oven), microwave oven, toaster, American-style coffee maker, bath and bed linen, blankets and towels. On request, your hosts can provide a child’s cot, a baby bed and baby chairs.

You’ll find it easy to reach the apartment too. You can park your car at a nearby serviced garage at EURO €30 per day; this includes a personalised pick-up and delivery of your vehicle. There is no phone within the apartment – we recommend that you bring a mobile or cellphone with you. The main railway station (Santa Maria Novella) is just ten minutes walk away from the apartment, or five minutes by taxi, and the airport is 7km from the apartment. The nearest bus stop is just 50 metres away.

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