Burchianti
PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
ADDRESS: Via del Giglio 8
CITY: Florence
COUNTRY: Italy
POSTCODE: 50123
PHONE 1: 055-212-796
FAX: 055-272-9727
WEBSITE: www.hotelburchianti.com
In 2002, rising rents forced the kindly owner of this venerable inn (established in the 19th c.) to move up the block into the
piano nobile of a neighboring 15th-century
palazzo. She definitely traded up. Incredible frescoes dating from 17th century and later decorate every ceiling but one tiny single, and many of the walls -- actually, virtually all the walls -- are painted, but the yahoos of a previous age whitewashed over them and the hotel could afford to uncover only a few of them for the time being. The select few have now been completely refurbished. This is one of the most sought-after little hotels in Florence.
Copyright: Excerpted from
Frommer's Florence, Tuscany & Umbria, 6th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Florence
, Italy