Situated on the famous Ricasoli street, between the Duomo and the Accademia Gallery, this elegant apartment in a XVII century building offers an astonishing view on Giotto’s Belltower, has luxury furniture, a frescoed bedroom and is equipped with every comfort.

THE LOCATION

The apartment is located on Via Ricasoli, with its shops, restaurants and friendly cafés; this privileged position allows you to reach all of the major attractions of Florence on foot in a few minutes, notably the Duomo, the Accademia Gallery, the Medici-Riccardi Palace, the San Marco Convent with Beato Angelico’s frescos (2 minutes), the Uffizi, the Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio (5 minutes), the Boboli garden and Pitti Palace (10 minutes)  and the historical San Lorenzo market is just around the corner.

THE ACCOMODATION

The apartment is on the first floor of a XVII century building which used to be owned by the Campani family. It has a large vaulted entrance, stone stairs (pietra serena), a frescoed staircase ceiling and is cool in the summer due to the thick stone walls.

Recently fully renovated, the apartment has luxury and antique furniture, high vaulted ceilings (4,6 meters) and comprises three rooms (60 sq.meters): one big living-room with dining area and kitchen, up front on Ricasoli Street, with two big windows from which you can enjoy an astonishing view of the northern façade of the Duomo and Giotto’s Belltower.

A nice entrance separates the living room from the bathroom (with shower) and the other two rooms: the bedroom, which is located on a quiet internal courtyard, and has a beautifully frescoed ceiling, a queen-size bed and storage room, and the study, with stained glass window, two antique bookcases, a big desk and a double wardrobe.

AMENITIES

The apartment is equipped with every comfort: discrete mosquito nets on every window, fully equipped kitchen with four automatic gas burners, electric oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, toaster, filter coffee-machine and cappuccino coffee-machine, washer-dryer, wireless hi-speed internet, 42” HD Plasma TV with Home Theater PC and Surround audio, Satellite TV, Stereo CD/MP3 iPod compatible, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, autonomous gas heating, reinforced entrance door.