PALAZZO GAMBA

POSITION:

If you've always dreamed of living in the city of Dante, Michelangelo, Machiavelli or the Medici family, the new "Palazzo Gamba" is the perfect address for you. The views from this palace are unique, dominating the Duomo and Brunelleschi's dome.

DESCRIPTION:

"Palazzo Gamba" is composed of:

• One bed roomed apartment: bedroom, living room with kitchenette and bathroom (2/3 persons)
• One bed roomed apartment: bedroom, living room with kitchenette and bathroom (2/4 persons)
• Two bed roomed apartment: 2 double bedrooms, living room with kitchenette and bathroom (4/6persons)
• Pent-house suite: 3 double bedrooms, kitchen, living room with open fire place, 2 bathrooms (one with Jacuzzi tub) and two terraces with incomparable views over the Duomo and the city (maximum 6 persons).

• Fully equipped kitchenettes (kitchen in the Suite) with refrigerator, oven and dishwasher
• Satellite TV
• Direct dial telephones
• Video intercom
• Air conditioning and heating
• Hair dryers
  
• Multilingual personnel at the reception desk
• Daily chamber-maid service
• Private garage (upon request)

The city has its own airport, the Amerigo Vespucci, located about 3 miles from the center of Florence. Airlines that fly to Florence include Alitalia, Air France, Austrian, Lufthansa, Swiss, Air Littoral, Carpatair, SNBrussels Airlines and Meridiana. If flying from North America, you will probably have to catch a connecting flight in Rome or Milan. The airport also has good connections to the center of the city, which can be reached in about fifteen minutes by taxi, and about twenty minutes by the Sita/Ataf service "Fly by Bus" between the airport and Santa Maria Novella railway station.

Italy has an excellent train system connecting the entire country. High-speed train connections are available from other major cities, including Milan, Rome and Venice. You can check the train timetable online at www.trenitalia.com. The Santa Maria Novella train station is located in the center of Florence. Taxis are readily available at the train station.

Many travelers may decide to rent a car to explore Tuscany. A car, however, is not very useful in Florence since most streets in the historic center can be only used by buses and taxis.