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The old Palazzo Pegna was built in the eighteenth century by a Florentine family of merchants. It is situated in the old Via Faenza - a place where several arts and crafts met in the Middle Ages - and near Porta Faenza, the gate in the fifteenth-century city walls from which the Hotel gets its name.
Palazzo Pegna was converted into a hotel in 1997, but still keeps up the warm atmosphere of the old Florentine houses.
The exposed beams, the Florentine tile floor, the everywhere scattered tools make it the ideal point of departure for you to discover the "old" Florence.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOTEL
The Hotel Porta Faenza is situated in Via Faenza - one of the earliest medieval streets in Florence - near Porta Faenza, a gate in the fifteenth-century city walls. It was created in 1997 through the restoration and conversion of Palazzo Pegna, the old residence of a family of merchants, whose original structure has been kept intact.
Porta Faenza was part of the city walls and was situated at the end of what is up till now called Via Faenza. It has been so called not for being placed towards the town in Emilia, but from the name of the Nuns from Faenza, who had their convent in the neighbourhood once. Between 1534 and 1537 Porta Faenza was joined to the Fortezza da Basso without being demolished: by watching attentively you can still distinguish its squared profile in the central bastion towards the city or its arch from the inside of the fortress.
The Hotel will make you savour the warm atmosphere of the old-time Florentine houses: the tile floor, the exposed beams, the old tools scattered everywhere, together with all the comforts will make it your ideal home in the old Florence.
The Hotel Porta Faenza is centrally located, very close to the main railway station (Santa Maria Novella), to Palazzo dei Congressi (the Conference Centre) and to the Fortezza da Basso. The most interesting monuments and museums in Florence are within easy walking distance.
For being situated in a pedestrian precinct, the Hotel is a quiet and pleasant place, the ideal point of departure for you to discover Florence and its artistic and cultural life.
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Tax Information
At this destination there is a local tourist tax and municipal tax not included in the price per person and night that you have to pay directly at the hotel.
How to arrive
Location
The Hotel Porta Faenza is located in the old Florence, very close to the main railway station (Santa Maria Novella), to the Conference Centre and to the Fortezza da Basso.
By car from the airport
From the highway (exit Firenze Nord, or Firenze Sud)or from the airport, follow the indications for 'Centro' and 'Stazione', until you reach the big fortress called 'Fortezza da Basso', drive around and turn right into 'Viale Spartaco Lavagnini', at the first stop-light turn to the right for 'Via Santa Caterina D'Alessandria', continue straight for 'Via Nazionale'. You’ll find a crossroad with 'Via Faenza', but the access on your right is prohibited, as it’s a one way street in the opposite direction. You have therefore to turn around the block: drive straight on till the end of 'Via Nazionale'; turn right and then turn right again in Adua Square (Lazzi Bus Terminal). Enter 'Via Cennini' in front of you; straight on you'll find 'Via Faenza, turn right (even if the sign say no) and after 30 meters you'll find our hotel. We advise you not to turn off from this route: the access to the old Florence is subject in fact to several restrictions and to telematic control. So be careful and contact us for any questions or in case of unintentional offence.
Public transport from the airport to the railway station
If you prefer the public transport you can take the shuttle bus SITA, which links the Vespucci airport with the main railway station (S. M. Novella). It takes you about 25 minutes to reach the station. The cost of the bus is approximately 5 Euro per person. The Hotel is within easy walking distance from the station (only 150 metres). The cost of the taxi service from the airport to the station is approximately 20-25 Euro.
