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When you think of apartments in Florence, you are bound to visualize some small very simple apartment on the busiest street with pull-out cots for everyone. Well, I suppose that there are some of this kind, but I can guarantee you that there are some absolute charming apartments either in renovated buildings with interesting architecture, in medieval castles on the rolling hillsides or in farmhouses on the outskirts of Florence in the Tuscany area. Come and have a look at what I have found.
Hunting Apartments in Florence
Within the city there are many options for renting apartments, and this does not implicate long term stays. There are apartments for two persons to family size from two nights to a fortnight stay or longer if you wish. But I bet you have never thought that you could stay in a castle apartment near Florence. On one of my many apartment hunting joints, I came across Castello di Porciano, only 50 miles from the Florence airport, easily reachable by rent a car. This three floor 11th c. apartment castle was unsurpassable in every aspect. It was fully decorated with antiques, had an amazing library, a huge living and dining room and 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. And if you ran out of ideas on what to cook, the owner offered her ingenuity to show you some special Florence Italy recipes.
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I also came across a third floor apartment in a 12th century building with enormous windows near all the museums and the famous Duomo for 600 euros a week or 120 euros a day. This accommodated 4 people and included the final cleaning. Another stay of mine was done on a last minute deal and it cost 500 euros for 5 people in a neat apartment building decorated as they say ‘ art povera’ style or poor art. You can wake up and open your wooden shutters to let the smell of espresso coffee stream in.
With the money you saved on renting an apartment or another accommodation and having caught an economical flight, you can visit every museum like the Pitti Palace which belonged to the Pitti family and who were constant rivals to the Medicis family who ironically bought the palace in 1549. The palace served as the official residence to top officials and was then donated to the state in 1919 by the Saboya family. Here too you can visit the Palatina Gallery with its luxurious halls with collections from the Medicis family from the 16th to the 18th century. And you can also see how the Medicis family lived by visiting the royal apartments, heavily decorated with crystal chandeliers and silks. Nothing compared to the apartments in Florence nowadays.
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