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The Grand Hotel Cavour was built in 1280 as a private residential palace and was transformed into a hotel in 1865 when Florence was the capital of Italy. It enjoys a wonderful location in the historical heart of Florence close to the house where Dante Alighieri was born and with the Duomo - Piazza Signoria - Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery all within easy walking distance. The reception area is located in the wonderful medieval vaulted lobby - complete with corner fountain. From here guests can reach the charming - atmospheric Angels Restaurant and Wine Bar where typical recipes have been brought up to date to offer a delicious combination of local products and exotic tastes. The Michelangelo Breakfast Room on the top floor of the hotel has stairs leading to a spectacular terrace and Roof Garden offering exceptional panoramic views of Florence and is a delightful place to enjoy a buffet breakfast or light snacks throughout the day. The hotel boasts 104 spacious and comfortable rooms on six floors - all with beautiful handmade furniture and the facilities required for the comfort and convenience of guests - including individually controlled air conditioning - soundproofing - telephone - minibar and television. For the benefit of business travellers - Grand Hotel Cavour offers 3 meeting rooms that can host up to 50 people and a range of support services can be provided on request. The Grand Hotel Cavour is a truly special place to stay and the staff are proud of the quality of accommodation and service they offer - they will be delighted to ensure you have a relaxing and enjoyable stay.
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Grand Hotel Cavour Property Information:
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Rooms:
104
Floors:
6
Time Zone:
+1
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Grand Hotel Cavour Reservation Policies:
Check-In:
2pm
Check-Out:
12pm
Currency:
EUR
Cancellation Policy:
- Reservations must be cancelled at least 1 day prior to arrival date to avoid a penalty of 1 night stay plus tax.- No show fee: 1 night stay plus tax.- Exceptions may apply during holidays, special events or conventions.
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Areas Served
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FLR- Florence- 0 Mi N
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Area Airports
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FLR- A. Vespucci international airport- 5 Mi SE
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Nearby Attractions
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Restaurants
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- Michelangelo breakfast room - - Type: Continental buffet breakfast - Hours of operation: 0700 to 1100. - Dress code: Casual. - Description: Top floor breakfast room - with a spectacular terrace offering panoramic views over Florence. Serving a continental buffet breakfast including a selection of Hot Drinks-Milk-Fruit Juice-Seasonal fresh fruit-Croissants-Brioches-Homemade cakes-Cereals-Bread-Crackers-Honey-Marmalade-Butter-Yoghurt-Italian cheese-Salami and Ham.
- Angels - - Type: Full service restaurant - Cuisine: Italian and International and 1900 to 2300 - Hours of operation: 1200 to 1400 - Dress code: Casual - Description: Atmospheric restaurant serving typical dishes with a modern twist.
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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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