One of the few hotels in the city center of Firenze
with a swimming pool, Ville Sull'Arno
is a charming group of villas offering a friendly atmosphere with the
combination of old world Florentine charm accompanied with modern
facilities for an unforgettable stay in Italy.
HistoryThe first historical news of the "Villa di Bellariva"
dates back to the 1400s, when Alighieri's family gave it to a group of
painters who, guided by Giuliano di Jacopo, turned it into an art
workshop. The villa is located on the right bank of the Arno river,
along the old path where the Florentines used to go for a relaxing
stroll in the country.
Towards the end of the 19th century it was
rented by the Tommasi, a family of painters from Leghorn, who turned
the villa into a center for art studies. Here the main Italian
Impressionists and Post-Impressionists could find a place to get
together and exchange ideas in a friendly environment. Among others,
Giuseppe Abbate, Silvestro Lega, and Telemaco Signorini stayed there,
finding the inspiration for their work in the peaceful place that
surrounded them.
The four star Hotel Ville sull'Arno
Florence, is located directly on the right bank of the Arno
River and harmoniously connected to the main antique
Florentine Villa maintaining the atmosphere of a past époque.
Its marvellous position is only 20 minutes from the
historical center
and the many stately monuments of Florence like Ponte Vecchio, the
Uffizi Palace, the Florence Cathedral, Pitti Palace and many more.
How to reach the Relais Dell'Olmo:
From the Pisa Airport "Galileo Galilei"...
take the highway A11 heading South (direction: Rome), and take the
"Firenze Sud" exit.
From the Florence Airport "Amerigo Vespucci"...
reach
the "Viali di circonvallazione" (a ring road around the center of
Florence), and head South towards Piazza della Libertà. Stay on the
ring road, passing Piazzale Donatello, then Piazza Beccaria, until you
reach the river Arno. Then take a left running along the river, the
Lungarno Pecori Giraldi, and drive on, until you see the name of the
street changing first to Lungarno del Tempio, and then to Lungarno
Cristoforo Colombo.
The Hotel Ville sull'Arno will be on your
right, close to the Da Verrazzano Bridge. From either Northern or
Southern Italy, you can take the "Firenze Sud" exit of the highway A1.
From the "Firenze Sud" exit...
after
the toll gate, go straight and follow the signs for "centro città".
When you get on the bridge on the river Arno, take a left at the
streetlight and keep driving on the Lungarno, the street running along
the river, which is there called Lungarno Aldo Moro. After the second
streetlight the Lungarno's name becomes Lungarno Cristoforo Colombo.
The hotel will be on your left (on the river side), just before the
streetlight at the crossing with the Da Verrazzano Bridge.
Restaurant
Enjoy your first meal of the day in the
charming and well-lit restaurant with a complimentary and abundant
Breakfast Buffet that includes pastries, cereals, toasts and jams,
fresh fruits and yogurt, cold cuts and cheeses, coffee, tea, milk and
juice. Made to order scrambled eggs are also available.
From 12 midday to 2:00 pm the Restaurant is open for lunch
offering a special daily menu as well as a menu a la carte.
Dinner is served from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm with an evening
chef's selection or an a la carte menu.
The
restaurant is always open for light snacks, salads and sandwiches and
special food items can be ordered on request in advance.
