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Truly Historic UK and European Hotels |
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Historic Hotels, Castles, Bed & Breakfast Accommodation, Luxury Spas, Romantic Getaways, Old Inns |
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Historic Hotels in Tuscany and Umbria |
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Albergotto Hotel |
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Located on the via de’ Tounabuoni, close to the centre of one of Italy’s most beautiful and culturally historic cities, The Albergotto Hotel has benefited from a recent restoration. The 22-room hotel proves popular on independent hotel review websites, and is particularly noted for its value-for-money and excellent service. |
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Villa Aurora |
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On hills overlooking Florence and the Arno valley, the Hotel Villa Aurora started life as a theatre to entertain visiting British nobility. By the end of the nineteenth century, though, it had become a magnificent villa and a retreat for numerous members of Europe’s ruling elite. |
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Astoria Florence |
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Eremo Delle Grazie |
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The origins of this extraordinary place date back as far as the fifth century B.C. when St. Isac decided upon continuing here the hermit’s life he had once followed in Syria. |
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Over the following centuries others came to follow in his footsteps, shunning comfort for an existence of poverty and prayer. In time the Hermitage of Santa Maria delle Grazie became home for the Congregation of the Hermit Fathers of Monteluco, with the entire mountain effectively developing into one large monastery. |
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It was certainly such in 1556 when Michelangelo wrote of “great pleasures in the mountains of Spoleto visiting those hermits”. |
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Alas, the peace and tranquillity was less evident in 1806 when Napoleon’s army temporarily occupied the building. |
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Though not necessarily connected to famous figures or events, the following all provide accommodation in period surroundings in Florence. Click on the links for further information. |
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