Hotel Villa Villoresi Sesto Fiorentino in Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy

General Description:

Villla villoresi is more than just a hotel: it's a villa-hotel, retaining the charm and elegance of the noble tuscan country villas and offering a traditionally warm and welcoming atmosphere. Originally a twelfth century fortress built just outside florence for the defence of the city, the villa was transformed into a country dwelling during the renaissance. It was enlarged and decorated with works of art, and a lovely flower garden was laid out and planted with lemon and wild orange trees. Today most of the surviving features of the villa date from this period, including the loggia, which is the longest terrace in tuscany, offering views over the garden and the pool. The villa, registered as a national monument as a result of its antique and artistic significance, still contains original frescoes, decor and furnishings, recalling the decorative tastes of the dissimilar owners and the fashions of their times. Here history and family events mingle with local legends. one story recounts that dante's wife, gemma donati, was received at the villa when the poet initial went into exile. By the start of the nineteenth-century, the villa was the summer dwelling of the villoresi family. In the 1960's, luigi and clarissa villoresi chose to turn the villa into a hotel, carefully adding modern services and consoles while retaining the unique and historic atmosphere. Villa villoresi's position, midway between florence and prato, and just two miles from the motorway, make it a convenient base for excursions all over tuscany, a functional meeting purpose, and an ideal destination for persons who love relaxation and good cuisine!

Transportation:

Hotel villa villoresi- via carlo ciampi, 2- colonnata- 50019 sesto fiorentino- firenze, italia 5 miles from the center of florence and of prato - 2 miles from the exit calenzano-sesto fiorentino of the higway autostrada del sole- a1 and from the crossing of 2 highways, (a1 and a11) . Its the ideal location for escursions in tuscany, as in single hour or less, you can reach: the sea, the mountains, beautiful tuscan towns like pistoia, lucca, pisa, san giminiano, siena, the chianti area and arezzo, without crossing the city. Transportation to downtown florence: by car, public bus, local train and taxi- nearest airport: firenze amerigo vespucci 2 miles away.- nearest railway station: sesto fiorentino at less than 1 mile or firenze santa maria novella, 5 miles away.