Hotel Art Atelier is located in San Lorenzo, one of Florence's most elegant and important neighbourhoods, where you can admire one of the city's oldest basilicas and visit the Medici Chapels and the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, an architectural complex designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
See mapJust around the corner from the hotel, the Central Market is not to be missed. Here you can absorb the atmosphere of the real Florence and purchase any typical Tuscan product, leather crafts, clothes and souvenirs.
See mapJust over a ten-minute walk from the Hotel Art Atelier, you will find Florence Cathedral - dominated by Brunelleschi's dome, one of the city's most symbolic structures - and then Piazza della Signoria, which has always been the administrative and economic centre of Florence, with its splendid Palazzo Vecchio and the Loggia dei Lanzi sculptures.
See mapFrom Piazza della Signoria, both the Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio, an ancient passageway over the waters of the Arno, are within easy reach. The Ponte Vecchio is known for its traditional jewellery shops selling valuable creations, heirs to the centuries-old tradition of goldsmithery.
See mapHaving crossed the Arno river at Ponte Vecchio, you will arrive at the beautiful Boboli Gardens - one of the best examples of an Italian-style garden - and Palazzo Pitti, the ancient residence of the Medici family and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, today a prestigious museum that is home to the Palatina Gallery, the Costume Gallery, dedicated to fashion, and the Modern Art Gallery, among others.
See mapAmong the most famous and visited museums in the world, the Uffizi collection is quite formidable and covers a vast period in history. Raphael, Titian, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci are just some of the artists whose work hangs alongside those from the Flemish collection, as well as those by Giotto and by Cimabue.
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