Comfortable seating harmonizes with antique landscape frescoes in this large, luxurious apartment. Working fireplace adds to ambiance. The Casa Toscana apartment can be joined with the David apartment next door through an entry foyer that can be opened to connect the two apartments. Handy for large families or groups.
Under original beams a canopy bed in the master bedroom in this luxury Florence apartment.
In Casa Toscana, the main dining area is around the large kitchen table in a country-style Tuscan kitchen.
Second bedroom is quite large. The twin beds can be prepared together or apart. Handsome original beamed ceiling above.
Comfortable, fully equipped kitchen with marble countertops.
The bathrooms in Palazzo Santa Croce are of fine quality.
Good lighting, large mirror and roominess in this bathroom with shower over tub.
Casa Toscana Layout
Imagine enjoying your stay in Florence in this historic palace. A national monument, it displays a now rare architecture with the second floor overhanging the ground level. The exterior is decorated with colorful frescoes from 1620. The opportunity to stay in this palazzo, in its wonderfully appointed apartments, is an experience of a lifetime.
A little gym for the guests in Palazzo Santa Croce.
Recumbent bike for guests in Palazzo Santa Croce.
The Basilica of Santa Croce presides over the piazza. An ancient church, the fa
From Palazzo Santa Croce you can watch the light move across the basilica that is the pantheon of Florence. It contains the tombs of Galileo, Macchiavelli, Michelangelo, Marconi, Tesla as well as sculpture, paintings and an entire fresco cycle by Giotto.
Just one of the tombs of the 'gods' of Florence that are found in Santa Croce church is that of Galileo. Also, find tombs and monuments for Michelangelo Buonnarotti, Leon Battista Alberti, Charlotte Bonaparte, Leonardo Bruni, Dante, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Niccolo Machiavelli , Gioacchino Rossini, Guglielmo Marconi and more. Wonderful frescoes by Giotto.
Enjoy a stroll through one of the cloisters in Santa Croce Basilica.
Viewed from the exterior, you can begin to appreicate the classical design of the Pazzi Chapel. A tangential research is into the Pazzi revolt when that family attacked the Medici most directly. Wounded Lorenzo took refuge in the Cathedral of Florence.
Interior of the Pazzi Chapel. Take a deep breath and let the flowing lines of this ultimate expression of Renaissance architechture sooth you. Della Robbia medallions introduce blue to the grey pietra serena and white stucco.
This part of Florence suffered during the floods of November 1966. Look for the high water marks on the buildings. It is considered the worst flood since 1557. You may also notice high water marks from that older flood!
Beautiful costumes and flag wavers introduce the famous recreation of the first soccer/football games in history.
Calcio in Costume, Soccer/Football in Costume is the name of these annual matches among various factions in Florence. To mix a metapher, they are 'no holds barred.' Fiercely competitive since the beginning, Florentines can discuss famous games dating back to the 1400s. The initial matches in 2006 and 2007 became so dangerous that the games were suspended.
Year round events enliven Piazza Santa Croce, Easter markets, harvest markets, and, here, a german-style holiday market.