Check-in to a Hidden Hamlet: A New Way to Live Like a Local in Florence

Florence is a city that dazzles with its art, architecture, and timeless piazzas. But beyond the galleries and grand hotels, a new opening offers something rare—the chance to live like a local in Florence. A 15th-century villa and its surrounding hamlet on the city's hillside has been converted into a diffused hotel—a collection of eleven historic structures across twelve acres of olive groves and gardens.

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Celia Abernethy

Celia Abernethy lives in both Milan and Lake Como in Italy. She shares her discoveries from her travels and experiences in Italy and beyond on MilanoStyle.com and LakeComoStyle.com, giving readers an insider’s view of what to do, where to go, and how to do it in style. Celia contributes to several lifestyle and travel publications.



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