Hotel Lungarno

Oltrarno


Languishing splendidly on the Arno, this five-star hotel is a privileged riverside address with prime views of Ponte Vecchio. Celebrated Florentine designer Michele Bonan created the elegant, refined interior evocative of a private noble residence. Sixty-five rooms. many overlooking the water, fuse contemporary design with tradition and original works of art; find Picasso and Cocteau in the chic lounge bar.


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1. Torre de' Belfredelli

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2. Torre dei Marsili

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Looming large above Ponte Vecchio is this rectangular, five-storey stone tower, built by the Marsili family as a status symbol in the 12th century. The…

3. Ponte Vecchio

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Dating from 1345, iconic Ponte Vecchio was the only Florentine bridge to survive destruction at the hands of retreating German forces in 1944. Above…

4. Chiesa di Santa Felicità

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5. Ponte Santa Trinità

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Composed of three elliptical arches of the utmost elegance – the first of their kind ever used in bridge construction – Ponte Santa Trinità was designed…

6. Chiesa dei Santissimi Apostoli

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7. Grotta del Buontalenti

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8. Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

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