Palazzo Lungarno Firenze

Palazzo Lungarno is situated on the south bank of the river Arno, offering guests an enchanting view of Florence's Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery and cathedral.
The building dates back to the 15th century, at a time when a myriad of little cobbled roads branched off from the Ponte Vecchio, in to the Oltrarno, the charming and, arguably, most authentic quarter of the Florence.
At the time the river banks were lined with buildings belonging to the city's titled families, and therefore awarded the epithet of 'Palazzi'.
Numerous minor alterations were made to the Palazzo Lungarno before the architect Enrico Poggi, who had been entrusted with the job of giving Florence the semblance of true capital city of Italy in the very first years after the unification in 1860, included the building and the whole of the Lungarno Torrigiani in his plan to lend the city a look of uniformity and somber elegance. So as not to clash with the existing medieval architecture, Poggi maintained the classical renaissance color palette of cream plaster and grey pietra serena stone.

The apartments are exquisitely furnished and feature original trompe l'oeils, frescos and period paintings. The rooms are all individually decorated with precious textiles and ornaments. The air conditioned apartments are equipped with every modern comfort.