For your Cultural Holiday in Florence stay at the Black 5.
Florence is famous all over the world for its unique beauties. To visit the principal beauties in Florence you need at least 3 days.
For many years Florence has been the cradle of culture and art. Many of the most famous artists of the Renaissance were born there and thanks to them thousands of tourists choose Florence for their holidays.
Florence signifies abundance or wealth; during the middle-age, thanks to the Medici family, become an important economic, cultural and artistic city.
The artistic patrimony of Florence is among the most important of the world.
Black 5 Florence Suite, Charming Bed and Breakfast is in Via del Proconsolo 5, is just few steps away from all the Most important Museums and Architectural Signs in Florence.
Famous Museums such as, Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Museum of the Bargello, Archaeological Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Opera del Duomo.
Great libraries (Laurenziana Library, Riccardiana Library, Marucelliana Library, Central National Library).The famous Academies (Academy of the Bran, Academy of Cimento, Colombaria Academy).
Large Parks and Gardens (Park of the Cascine, Garden of Boboli, Garden of the Iris).
The monuments in Florence constitute an artistic complex among the most important of the world: the Baptistry (with the gold doors by the Ghiberti and Andrea Pisano), the Fortezza da Basso, the Giotto Bell Tower, the Innocenti Hospital and the famous Piazza della Signoria.
Important churches like the Dome (or Santa Maria del Fiore) with the immense cupola by the Brunelleschi and the bell tower by Giotto, The Pietà by Michelangelo, the Santa Croce church, in which we found the resting place of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Alfieri, Foscolo and Rossini, the San Lorenzo church, the Santa Maria Novella church and the wonderful Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Florence is rich of great work and wonderful palaces like the Palazzo Vecchio, the loggia by Orcagna, the Spedale degli Innocenti of Brunelleschi, the PalazziMedici, the Pitti Palace and the Uffizi (by the Vasari with the famous Uffizi Gallery), the Ponte Vecchio with the double row of small old shops, from the 1500 exclusive rights of the Orafi.
The Amazing Squares such as Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza Della Signoria, Piazza Della Libertà, Piazza Dell'Indipendenza, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Piazzale Michelangelo. The Historical Houses of Dante Alighieri, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Guidi.
Moreover for those who stay in Florence for more than 2 or 3 days we have prepared a dedicated selection of itineraries and excursions.
There are places in the outskirts of Florence that are really marvellous and if you have enough time they really deserve to be visited.
There are few cities in the world that can rival Florence and Italy for their rich history and beauty. Visitors are enchanted by the Italian city's many tourist attractions, churches, cathedrals and town squares. The Dome Cathedral , few steps away from Black 5 Florence Suite – Bed and Breakfast- is just one of many wonderful tourist attractions to visit in the city that Italians call 'Firenze'. Among the many works of art that can be found in Florence, is Michelangelo's most famous statue called 'David'. Art and Architecture from the Renaissance period can be found throughout the city.
The Lily was chosen to be the symbol of Florence in the second half of the XII century. Florence had to be represented by a flower and the flowers mainly used in heraldic bearings were roses and lilies. The Florentine lily on the gonfalon was originally white on a red background; it was changed to red on a white background by the Guelfi in 1266, as a sign of victory over the Ghibellini. The botanic name of the Lily of Florence is Irish Florentina, the iris can be seen in the city's coat of arms because it is a flower that grows abundantly in the fields around the city.
Florence in 48 Hours
if you have a couple of days to visit Florence.
You can follow this Route.
Florence in 72 hours
If you stay in Florence for a few days.
You can follow this Route.