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Nineteenth-century palazzo facing Alberti's Santa Maria Novella, with rooftop views of the Duomo and midcentury-inflected interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and Renaissance art travelers

Highlight: Directly across from Alberti's Santa Maria Novella basilica· +2 more

An 1865 Florentine palazzo designed by Poggi with original frescoed ceilings, gilded interiors, and Empress Eugénie provenance.

Best for: Architecture historians and collectors of European interiors

Highlight: 1865 neoclassical villa designed by Giuseppe Poggi· +2 more

Florence's 1894 hotel adjacent to Palazzo Strozzi, with a vaulted Winter Garden conservatory and dual aesthetic registers.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and cultural historians

Highlight: 1894 landmark pressed against Palazzo Strozzi's Renaissance facade· +2 more

A sixteenth-century Florentine palazzo with original frescoes, preserved marble, and contemporary interiors by Baglioni Hotels.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors in Florence

Highlight: Sixteenth-century palazzo with original frescoed ceilings and pietra serena columns· +2 more

A Ferragamo-owned palazzo on the Arno with curated interiors and unobstructed Ponte Vecchio views.

Best for: Collectors and aesthetes visiting Florence

Highlight: Ferragamo-curated interiors with Arno blue palette throughout· +2 more

A 37-suite palazzo on the Arno with Bönan interiors, Ponte Vecchio views, and a bronze-sculpture-lined lounge.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors visiting Florence

Highlight: Medieval tower and Ponte Vecchio visible from Arno-facing windows· +2 more

A fifteenth-century Florentine villa restored in 2009 with Renaissance architecture, formal gardens, and individually characterized rooms.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors of Tuscan history

Highlight: Fifteenth-century Villa Salviati with pietra serena façade and Renaissance loggias· +2 more

A 20-room palazzo on Florence's grandest piazza with rooftop views of Brunelleschi's dome and period interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors seeking Florence's most privileged address

Highlight: Nineteenth-century palazzo facing Santa Maria Novella basilica across the piazza· +2 more

A sixteenth-century Medici villa on the Arno with hand-painted interiors and riverside terrace dining.

Best for: Collectors and aesthetes seeking Tuscan countryside

Highlight: Sixteenth-century Medici villa on the Arno riverbank· +2 more

A sixteenth-century Florentine palazzo converted into twelve suites with Michele Bönan interiors that honor Renaissance architecture.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors visiting Florence

Highlight: Sixteenth-century palazzo with intact heraldic cartouche and pietra serena details· +2 more

An 1896 neoclassical palazzo redesigned by Olga Polizzi with hand-dyed textiles and a historically layered terrace overlooking Florence's civic heart.

Best for: Collectors and aesthetes visiting Florence

Highlight: 1896 neoclassical palazzo on Piazza della Repubblica· +2 more

A converted 16th-century Florentine academy with original frescoes, olive-tree restaurant, and terraced Baroque gardens.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors of historic spaces

Highlight: Three adjacent 16th-century UNESCO-listed buildings with original frescoes and chapel· +2 more

A fifteenth-century Florentine palazzo on eleven private acres with original frescoes and a conservatorial restoration by Pierre-Yves Rochon.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and Renaissance history collectors

Highlight: Fifteenth-century palazzo with original frescoed ceilings and rusticated stonework· +2 more

A minimalist rooftop hotel in Florence's San Lorenzo, with Renaissance-inspired monochrome wallcoverings and a pool overlooking medieval streets.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Florence's medieval core

Highlight: Rooftop pool with glass balustrades above San Lorenzo market quarter· +2 more

Ferragamo-owned hotel in a medieval tower above Ponte Vecchio with Böhm interiors and Arno views.

Best for: Modernists and architecture enthusiasts in Florence

Highlight: Medieval tower directly above Ponte Vecchio with five-century views· +2 more

A fifteenth-century palazzo on Florence's civic square with gilded frescoed interiors and Uffizi access.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and Florence history buffs

Highlight: Fifteenth-century palazzo on Piazza della Signoria· +2 more

A converted Florentine convent with Waldemeyer interiors that layer Medici damask, medieval vaults, and contemporary art.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and contemporary art collectors

Highlight: Moritz Waldemeyer interiors mixing Medici damask with surrealist intensity· +2 more

A Renaissance palazzo on Piazza Santa Maria Novella with rooftop views of Alberti's facade and horology-inspired interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors in Florence

Highlight: Renaissance palazzo with rooftop views of Santa Maria Novella's marble facade· +2 more

A late-19th-century Florentine palazzo with 35 rooms, velvet furnishings, and a private walled garden restaurant.

Best for: Travelers seeking residential Florentine elegance

Highlight: 1890s palazzo on Piazza Massimo d'Azeglio· +2 more

Nineteenth-century Florentine palazzo on the Arno with unobstructed Ponte Vecchio views and mid-century bar interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and riverside-view seekers

Highlight: Nineteenth-century palazzo with direct Ponte Vecchio views· +2 more

A fifteenth-century Florentine palazzo in Santa Maria Novella with frescoed interiors, private garden, and period furnishings.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors visiting Florence

Highlight: Fifteenth-century palazzo with original Renaissance loggia and frescoed sala· +2 more

Europe's oldest continuously operating hotel, housed in a 1386 Florentine palazzo with preserved marble floors and contemporary minimalist rooms.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and history travelers

Highlight: Operating continuously since 1386 as a medieval tower house· +2 more

A 1986 hotel built around a sixth-century Byzantine tower, with rooms framing Brunelleschi's dome and a preserved archaeological suite.

Best for: Architecture historians and archaeology enthusiasts

Highlight: Sixth-century Pagliazza tower preserved as guest suite and museum· +2 more

A Renaissance palazzo on Florence's most patrician street, reimagined with bold Art Deco interiors and rooftop views of Santa Maria Novella.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors in Florence

Highlight: Renaissance palazzo with pietra serena rustication on Via Tornabuoni· +2 more

A neoclassical palazzo on the Arno housing 96 rooms with Renaissance frescoes and Rochon-designed interiors.

Best for: Renaissance art enthusiasts and collectors visiting Florence

Highlight: Neoclassical palazzo on the Arno with 19th-century facade· +2 more