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FLORENCE APARTMENTS (FOR 2-8 PEOPLE) IN A NINETEENTH CENTURY FLORENTINE PALACE

The Palazzo dell�Accademia (formerly Palazzo Pascolutti - Giani) is a 19th century building composed of 21 completely renovated �apartments. The �building was previously home to the Accademia dei Risoluti, which gave birth �to the Alfieri theatre.

On the main entrance there is an engraving of the Cavallo Sfrenato - the galloping horse - symbol of the Accademia dei �Risoluti and their motto 'valoroso destrier passa e non cura' - a brave horse �passing without fear.

The building is found in Via Pietrapiana at the point where the road meets Piazza Ciompi. In this very noble square, once home to the Ghiberti family, and �situated opposite the Palazzo dell�Accademia, there is the Loggia del Pesce�by Vasari, simple and linear in design, and composed of 18 thin Doric columns �with a variety of small round terracotta fish.

In �Piazza dei Ciompi there is probably the only fixed flea-market in �Italy, open every day, morning and �evening. Here you'll find old lamps, books, objets bijou and assorted pieces�from the recent and distant past. On the last Sunday of every month the market�becomes larger, the ranks swelled by about 100 additional stalls, spread around the streets surrounding�the Piazza.

Palazzo dell'Accademia is found in the centre of the old city, about 150 metres from the square of Santa Croce, 350 metres from Piazza del �Duomo, and about 500 metres from Via Tornabuoni, the most famous and exclusive shopping street in Florence.

The palazzo has two modern elevators to get to the apartments, and in front of the building there is car parking for about 12 cars. Inside there is a reception area to receive and assist �guests; each apartment has central heating, air conditioning, telephone and separate connections for Internet and satellite TV. There is also a fully �fitted corner kitchen which includes cooker, oven, dish washer and �fridge. On �every floor there are washing machines and tumble dryers at the disposition of �the guests.�

A selection of comments from past renters may be viewed here.

Apartment Dante Alighieri�- R1 (sleeps 4+2) - 115m²

First floor, overlooking Piazza Ciompi. Three-roomed apartment consisting of an entrance, a large living room completely painted in frescoes during the 19th century, a fully-equipped �kitchen-corner, one double bedroom, one twin bedroom (queen sized bed on request), two�bathrooms, one with shower and one with tub. Double sofa bed available in the living room.

Apartment Machiavelli�- R2 (sleeps 2+2) - 80m²

First floor, overlooking Piazza Ciompi. Three-roomed apartment comprising an entrance way, a large �living room, a well equipped �kitchen, a twin bedroom (queen sized bed on request) and a shower bathroom. Double �sofa bed available in the living room.

Apartment Boccaccio�- R3 (sleeps 4+2) - 105m²

First floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. A four-room apartment consisting of a living room with a �well equipped kitchen-corner, a large hall with a double sofa bed, 2 double �bedrooms, one with a queen sized bed and one with twin beds (queen sized on request), two bathrooms (one with tub and one with shower). The apartment has a �large private terrace of 55m².

� �� �� �� Apartment Petrarca�- R4 (sleeps 2+2) - 60m²

First floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. Two-roomed-apartment consisting of an entrance way, a large �living room with a well equipped kitchen-corner, a twin bedroom (queen sized bed on �request) and a shower bathroom. Double sofa bed available in the living room. The apartment has a �large private terrace of 47m².

��� Apartment Guicciardini�- R5 (sleeps 4+2) - 70m²

First floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. Three-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with �a well equipped kitchen corner, 2 double bedrooms, one with a queen size bed �and one with twin beds (queen sized bed on request), and two bathrooms (one with tub and �one with shower). Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� Apartment Giotto�- R6 (sleeps 4+2) - 115m²

Second �floor, overlooking Piazza Ciompi. Three-roomed apartment consisting of an entrance way, a �large living room with frescoed ceiling dating��back��to the 19th century, a well equipped �kitchen-corner; 2 double bedrooms, one with a queen size bed and one with twin �beds (queen sized bed on request), and two bathrooms (one with tub, one with shower).�Double sofa bed available in the living room.

�� �� Apartment Botticelli�- R7 (sleeps 2+2) - 80m²

This three-roomed apartment is on �the second floor, overlooking Piazza Ciompi. It consists of an entrance way, a �living room with frescoed ceiling, a well equipped �kitchen,�a twin bedroom (queen sized�bed on request), and a shower bathroom. Double sofa bed available in the �living room.

��� �� �� Apartment Vasari�- R8 (sleeps 6+2) - 120m²

Second floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. Five-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner; a large hall with a double sofa bed, 2 double bedrooms, 1 twin �bedroom��(queen sized bed on request),�two bathrooms, one with tub and one with shower.

�� �� �� Apartment Cimabue�- R9 (sleeps 2+2) - 60m²

Second floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. Two-roomed-apartment consisting of an entrance way, a large �living room with a well equipped kitchen-corner, one twin bedroom (queen sized bed�on request), and a shower bathroom.

� �� �� Apartment Masaccio�- R10 (sleeps 4+2) - 70m²

This three-roomed apartment is on the second floor, overlooking Via di �Mezzo. It �consists of a living room with a well equipped kitchen-corner, 1 double �bedroom (queen sized bed),��one �twin bedroom (queen sized bed on request), two bathrooms, one with tub and one with �shower. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� �� �� Apartment Michelangelo�- R11 (sleeps 6+2) - 115m²

Third �floor, overlooking Piazza Ciompi. Four-roomed apartment consisting of a large living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 double bedroom (queen sized bed) with a gallery with 1 twin �bedroom, 1 twin bedroom and two bathrooms, one with bath tub and one with shower. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

��� �� Apartment Donatello�- R12 (sleeps 2+2) - 80m²

Third floor, �overlooking Piazza Ciompi. A three-roomed apartment consisting of a large living room with frescoed ceiling �dating��back to the 19th century, a well equipped kitchen,�1 double bedroom (twin beds on request) and 1 shower �bathroom. Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� Apartment Leonardo da Vinci�- R13 (sleeps 4+2) - 105m²

Third floor apartment, three rooms, overlooking �Via di Mezzo .Comprises a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, a large hall with a double sofa bed, 1 double bedroom (queen �sized bed), 1 twin bedroom (queen sized bed on request), and two bathrooms, one with tub �and one with shower.

� �� �� �� Apartment Brunelleschi - R14 (sleeps 2+2) - 60m²

Third floor �overlooking Via di Mezzo. Two-roomed apartment consisting of a large living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner; 1 twin double bedroom (twin beds on request), and a shower �bathroom. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� Apartment Ghiberti - R15 (sleeps 4+2) - 70m²

Third floor, overlooking Via di Mezzo. Three-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 double bedroom (queen sized bed), 1 twin bedroom (queen sized bed �on request), and two bathrooms, both with tub. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� Apartment Vespucci - R16 (sleeps 4+2) - 95m²

Fourth floor, very �panoramic view. Four-roomed apartment consisting of a living room, a well equipped kitchen, 2 double �bedrooms (queen sized beds), and two bathrooms, one with tub and one with shower. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room. The �apartment also has a private thirty-metre wide terrace.

�� �� Apartment Cellini - R17 (sleeps 4+1) - 80m²

Fourth floor, �very panoramic view. This is a three-�roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 double bedroom (queen sized bed), 1 twin bedroom (queen sized bed �on request), and a shower bathroom. Single sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� Apartment Lorenzo il Magnifico- R18 (sleeps 3+1) - 70m²

Fourth and fifth floors, �very panoramic views. Three-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 single bedroom and a bathroom on the fourth floor, 1 double �bedroom (with 360 degree panoramic views on Florence), and a bathroom with tub on the �fifth floor. Single sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� �� Apartment Galileo Galilei- R19 (sleeps 4+2) - 80m²

Ground floor, facing the �internal courtyard. Four-roomed apartment consisting of living room, a well equipped kitchen, 1 double �bedroom (queen sized bed), 1 twin bedroom (queen sized bed on request), and 2 bathrooms, �one with tub and one with shower. � Double sofa bed available in the living �room.

�� �� Apartment Cosimo De' Medici - R20 (sleeps 2) - 30m²

Mezzanine floor. Two-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 double bedroom, and 1 �shower-bathroom.

�� �� Apartment Savonarola - R21 (sleeps 2+2) - 40m²

Ground floor, entrance from Via di Mezzo. A two-roomed apartment consisting of a living room with a well equipped �kitchen-corner, 1 double room with a nice gallery, and 1 shower �bathroom.

Via Curtatone e Montanara 14, 50053 Empoli, Florence, Italy