Welcome! Our splendid and modern penthouse sits in the very hearth of Florence next to Santa Croce square: ideal location for touring the city or to attend events such as weddings and fairs. It's one of the biggest Holidaylettings apartments in Florence city center ( 300 square meters / 3250square feet) and can comfortably accomodate up to 10 people LIVE AND AND ENJOY FLORENCE! Our big penthouse is the ideal base to visit world famous museums, do shopping in the prestigious middle age city center of Florence, attends weddings and recreational event in the city and also doing business during important international fashion, food and cultural fairs. DESCRIPTION The apartment can accommodate up to 10 people. It has - 4 bedrooms with king size beds. - 1 bedroom with a single bed and - 1 couch bed (single ) in one of the living rooms The apartment has a spacious living room, decorated with antique pieces of furniture, includes two comfortable couches positioned in front of a 42” LCD TV and a dining table for 10 people. The separate eat-in kitchen is fully equipped and complete with dishwasher and microwave oven. On the same floor is located a bright and spacious double bedroom with double bed, a study with a period desk, a bathroom with shower and another double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room. A staircase leads to the upper floor, including double bedroom, furnished with two single beds. Another staircase leads to the third level, comprising the third bathroom, a walk-through room with a single bed and a double bedroom. The corridor on the lower floor leads to a furnished external patio -foyer as well. WINTER SPECIAL DISCOUNT NOTE: Guests will also be welcome with a bottle of our special organic homemade red wine made in our little farm in the countryside! COOKING CLASSES Italian cooking class and chef at home service are available on demand with our Chef Michele. Experience, learn and enjoy authentic tastes and recipes from the genuine Tuscan tradition. You will : 1) Explore local food and products at local markets 2) Use them to prepare your dinner with the help of Michele 3) Learn the best traditional recipes 4) Eat the food you cook This service is not included in the house renting. Prices and booking for cooking class will be shaped according your needs. NEARBY THE APARTMENT The Penthouse/apartment is located on the 3rd floor of block from the 14th century. In the centre of Firenze, in the heart of the town, in a pedestrian precinct. Communal covered parking (extra) at 200 m. Shop, grocers 50 m, supermarket 300 m, restaurant 50 m, railway station 'Firenze Santa Maria Novella' 1.5 km, sandy beach 'Viareggio / Forte dei Marmi' 100 km. Golf course (18 hole) 8 km. Nearby attractions: Piazza della (email hidden). Ponte (email hidden). Piazza del (email hidden)lleria dell'Accademia 1 km, Piazzale Michelangelo a 1,5 km. The apartment is located 100 m away from the Piazza Santa Croce square with the basilica and the national library. LOCATION The apartment is located a few steps from Piazza della Signoria, next to Piazza del Duomo, in the historical neighbourhood of Santa Croce. The area is very well served, with shops, nightspots and restaurants, easily reachable from the main railway station S.M.N. with the bus lines 14-32-33. Available on request a private parking service at 3min walk from the apartment. In the vicinity, beyond the famous Piazza della Signoria, there are the Galleria degli Uffizi and the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, where it is possible to see the 'Chantoria' by Luca Della Robbia, the Museum of the Bargello, the majestic Basilica in Piazza S. Croce, positioned next to the building which hosts the Central National Library and the Science Museum in Piazza de' Giudici. The house is located in the very heart of the middle-age city center of Florence. In this area you move around with public transportation or even better on walk. If you prefer to move fast better solution are taxi (expensive though) The central rail station is 15min far on (a nice) walk across the city center. Car access to the city center is regulated by city law restriction. There a a few private parking place (Small and expensive) in the city center and a bunch of public (and a little bit cheaper big public parking space) I also have the luck to manage another property. It's a villa in the countryside half an hour from of Florence. The house is immersed in a green paradise, in an open and dominant position, on the crest of a hill (406m) above the Arno valley, guaranteeing coolness also during the long Florentine summers. You can find it under my listing profile. For both this and the countryside villa listing we apply a special discount if you are booking them during winter.