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HOTEL ALBA 3 STARS HOTEL COMPLETELY RENEWED, ALL ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHOOM OR SHOWER, TELEPHONE, MINIBAR, SAFE AND SAT TV. BAR, LIFT, READING ROOM AND BREAKFAST ROOM GARAGE SERVICE 21.00 EURO PER DAY.
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Alba Hotel Property Information:
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Rooms:
24
Floors:
4
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Driving Directions
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REACHING US BY TRAIN ARRIVING AT THE CENTRAL
RAILWAY STATION S.MARIA NOVELLA, YOU CAN EASILY
REACH THE HOTEL BY FOOT. EXIT FROM THE STATION ON
THE RIGHT SIDE, TO VIA S. CATERINA DA SIENA AND
AT THE CROSSING LIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT TO VIA
DELLA SCALA YOULL FIND HOTEL ALBA AFTER 100
METRES ON THE LEFT SIDE BEFORE PIAZZA SANTA MARIA
NOVELLA. BY PLANE *FLORENCE AIRPORT AMERIGO
VESPUCCI * THE FLORENCE AIRPORTO IS LOCATED JUST
3 MILES FROM THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN AND FROM
HOTEL ALBA. YOU CAN TAKE A TAXI *APPROX 15 EURO*
OR THE CITY SHUTTLE BUS, IT DEPARTS EVERY HOUR
FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE SITA BUS STATION *200
METERS FROM OUR HOTEL* AT THE COST OF 3,10 EURO
BY CAR YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION TO THE
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION S. MARIA NOVELLA *YOU
HAVE TO COME FROM PORTA AL PRATO AND THEN VIA
JACOPO DA DIACCETO* . ONCE YOU HAVE THE STATION
ON YOUR LEFT SIDE, CONTINUE TO THE RIGHT INTO
VIA SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA, AND AT THE TRAFFIC
LIGHTS TURN LEFT INTO VIA DELLA SCALA. YOULL FIND
HOTEL ALBA AFTER A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 100
METRES, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET. CAR
DRIVERS ADVICE EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CENTRE OF
FLORENCE PARKING IS RESERVED TO THE RESIDENT
PEOPLE THAT HAVE A SPECIAL PERMIT TO BE SHOWN ON
THE CAR. THE HOTEL ALBA OFFERS A GARAGE
CO-OPERATION AT A DAILY COST OF 21,00 EURO, TO BE
PAID SEPARATELY FROM THE ROOM BILL. THE CAR WILL
BE TAKEN AND DELIVERED AT THE HOTEL, WITHOUT ANY
EXTRA CHARGE.
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Nearby Attractions
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11 Prato
5 Sesto Fiorentino
4 Scandicci
25 Montecatini Terme
32 Siena
FLR 4
3 Fiesole
8 Calenzano
27 Monteriggioni
13 Greve
24 San Gimignano
20 Pistoia
16 Reggello
32 Volterra
0 Florence
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Restaurants
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All Kind of Restaurants Available Nearby
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Florence Events & Entertainment
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For upcoming events, shows, theater, exhibitions, and other entertainment, look for one of the events magazines, like Events in Florence and Tuscany bimonthly and very good, sometimes at newsstands and Vista. Another free magazine is Concierge Information, full of good bilingual hints and tips. At the Via Cavour tourist office you can also pick up the free Firenze Avventimenti events brochure, giving facts about each major event for the year, including contact 055 numbers. Also the free "Informacittà" monthly pamphlet.
Jan. 5-6:
Epiphany Celebrations. Roman Catholic Epiphany celebrations and decorations are evident throughout the area.
Easter:
The Easter Sunday Scoppio del Carro, or "Explosion of the Cart," is the eruption of a cartful of fireworks in the Cathedral Square, set off by a mechanical dove released from the altar during High Mass.
Late April.-Early July:
The Florence May Music Festival is the oldest and most prestigious Italian festival of the performing arts.
Late June:
Soccer Games in 16th Century Costume, commemorate a match played in 1530. Festivities include fireworks displays.
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Florence Destination Overview
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Florence (Firenze in Italian) is the capital of the region of Tuscany, on Italy's northwest coast. Florence is a small city, located in the Arno River valley, and surrounded by olive-planted hills on the north and south. It extends west and slightly east along the Arno valley with suburbs and light industry. The centro storico (historic center), where visitors spend most of their time, is a tight tangle of medieval streets and piazze (squares). Most of Florence, and the majority of the tourist sites, lie north of the river, within a vintage artisan's working-class neighborhood wedged between the Arno and the hills on the south side.
The center is encircled by a traffic ring of wide boulevards, known as the Viali, that were created in the late 1800s by tearing down the city's medieval walls. Since the 14th century the cultural heart of the city has been the Piazza della Signoria with the Palazzo Vecchio (Town Hall), the Uffizi Gallery and a large number of publicly displayed world famous sculptures. In the Renaissance period, Florence was one of the most powerful and influential of the city states. The wealthy and powerful de' Medici family ruled the city almost continuously from 1434 to 1743 and had a great influence on the architecture and arts. They built many palaces and commissioned such artists as Michelangelo to design and decorate them.
In fact, Florence is called the capital of the arts. From the 13th to the 16th century it was a seemingly endless source of creative masterpieces and Italian genius. Both Dante and Michelangelo were born there. Boccaccio wrote his 'Decameron' in Florence. The Italian Renaissance (Europe's richest cultural period ) began in Florence when the artist Brunelleschi finished the Duomo, the cathedral, with the huge dome.
Florence is also a city of incomparable indoor pleasures. Its chapels, galleries and museums are an inexhaustible treasure, capturing the complex, often elusive spirit of the Renaissance more fully than any other place in the country. Florence is a walking city. Visitors can take a leisurely stroll between the two most often visited sights, the Duomo and the Uffizi, in less than five minutes. The walk from the most northerly point, San Marco with its Fra' Angelico frescoes and the Accademia with Michelangelo's David, to the most southerly, the Pitti Palace across the Arno, should take no more than 30 minutes.
From Santa Maria Novella rail station across town to Santa Croce is an easy 20 to 30 minute walk. Most of the streets were designed to handle the moderate pedestrian traffic and occasional horse-drawn cart of a medieval city. Sidewalks, where they exist, are narrow; often less than two feet wide. Though much of the centro storico is supposedly closed to traffic, taxis, residents with parking permits, people without permits who drive there anyway, and the endless stream of noisy motorini (mopeds) still enter, drive and park. Planning is extremely important when visiting Florence.
Most visitors come to the city with a common purpose: to spend hours viewing and absorbing the beauty and wonder of Florentine works of art and architecture. However, trying to pack too much into a single, brief visit can result in cultural overload. Florence is not the choice of those seeking a seaside resort or a holiday with small children. Older children, well disciplined, and well prepared, can benefit from accompanying their parents on a tour of the museums, palaces, and churches, but interest for most youngsters will rapidly wane in the crush of crowds and intense heat of the small city. Adult tempers will fray as well.
Boboli Gardens can provide a respite from the heat and activity, but the landscaped grounds of the Pitti Palace are designed to rest the eyes and delight the imagination. It is not primarily a playground. Festivals, shopping, feasts for the senses along every street, in every square, and in every museum: these are the gifts Florence offers to the visitor. Tuscany is known for its fine culinary traditions - in particular, its olive oil, meat dishes and classic Chianti. Restaurants of every type, offering bills of fare ranging from fast food to world-class cuisine abound, and there are clusters of little cafés in every neighborhood.
Tuscan food is simple and excellent with a variety of bean dishes, soups, pork dishes, grilled meats and vegetables. Fine Tuscan wines accompany the meal. The Tuscan economy is rooted in craft traditions. The top designers of Milan use the textile factories of Florence for the execution of their designs. Gold working has been perfected over the centuries in workshops near the Ponte Vecchio, where jewelry is produced that is sold throughout Europe.
Visitors will find a beautiful assortment of leather goods, including shoes, as well. Marbled paper, handmade perfumes and toiletries, decorative ceramic pieces, and sculpture are also locally produced.
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