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There will never be enough words to describe how deeply Florence influenced many important British and American writers. You just have to get lost in the pages of "A room with a view" by E.M. Forster or in the pre-raphaelite poems written by Dante Gabriele Rossetti or again within the thousands of pages written by Henry James during his frequent stays in Florence, so many books and masterpieces written in English are there to witness how much Florence and its pleasant landscape made of sweet green hills and vineyards have inspired writers all through the centuries. A true and absolute cradle of culture and of history is the label of the very capital of European medieval commercial world, Florence has more than one reason to be proud of its heritage of sole leader of trade and banking for about four centuries, a mighty independent town where kings and monarchs all through Europe came to borrow money from the Medici bankers family and a strategic commercial platform where all trades of goods eastbound incoming and westbound outgoing were controlled.
Holiday rentals in Florence
Florence offers you the greatest variety of holiday rentals you could ever dream of. Experience living in a Forster's novel and rent a room with a view on the river Arno, choose a cheap holiday with one of Florence B+Bs or rooms for rent. Many small properties are available for rental in Florence or all across the hills around the town and if you have decided for a unique an exclusive stay, you can also rent a medieval castle or a farmhouse in the vineyards of Chianti. You will be surprised and astonished to discover in Florence the most exclusive luxury and refined B+Bs which you will never find anywhere else in the world, wonderful spaces with open windows on the Arno or on the Cathedral Santa Maria Novella and on its mighty dome designed by the iconic architect Filippo Brunelleschi, more than B+B's these spaces are real luxury rooms with huge kingsize beds covered by thick silk curtains located in Piazza della Signoria or in front of Santa Croce, the church where all Italian writers, poets, artists and heroes are in their final resting place.
A farmhouse on the hills of Florence
If you fancy countryside landscapes and sheer natural environment choose a holiday rental of a farmhouse on the hills of Florence. Plenty of original ancient "cascinale" farmhouses around Florence have been entirely renovated and offer the highest standards of quality and definitions such as upgraded SPA spaces, jacuzzi, swimming pools and gyms. Florence is just few miles distant from divine and unique medieval villages on the hills of Mugello such as Fiesole San Miniato al Monte and San Frediano and it will take you just a few minutes' drive or a quick bicycle ride to be in front of the Uffizi Museum or of the Bargello fine arts and sculptures collection. Nothing is more pleasant than waking up in a cascina in Tuscany and have breakfast in the outside courtyard under olive trees before leaving for a ride on a horse across the hills to discover a new medieval village and its towers. With Florence and its arts treasures only few miles apart, enjoy the privacy and the natural environment of a country house in the hills hidden within olive trees and vineyards.
A concentration of all the greatest treasures in the world
A walk around Florence is like a huge promenade across all the treasures of art in the world concentrated in just few square miles crossed by the river Arno. Let yourself be bewitched by the endless richness and the gigantic display of art masterpieces in Florence where you can spend solid entire days walking in its museums halls and corridors in front of Botticelli, Raffaello, Tiziano, Michelangelo and Mantegna paintings. After visiting the collections of Palazzo Pitti discover the wonderful Boboli garden with its 15th century fountains, statues and grottoes. Comfortable holiday apartments and luxury condos all across Florence historical centre will allow you to spend the most unique holiday in the town of the Medicis and take all your time to know every single corner of this jewel town, open every palazzo doors and climb every noble staircase leading to its precious secrets live like Lord Byron in Florence, you will not regret this experience of Art, Literature and Beauty, let your five senses grow to a higher stage of perception in Florence.