Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence,extremely close to Hotel Mario's

Hotel Mario's is situated in a fantastic position. Wich position could be better than this? So close to the Palazzo dei Congressi, so close to the Fortezza da Basso usually used for the fair in Florence, so close to the railway station of Santa Maria Novella.It's convenient come here, because is an incredible opportunity to start your day being only few metres from your destination.
The Palazzo dei Congressi is housed in the nineteenth century Villa Vittoria which the Strozzi family from Mantova had built between 1880 and 1914 and which was completed in 1931 when it was passed over to the Contini-Bonacossi family.
In 1964 the Villa was purchased by the Azienda Autonoma di Turismo (the tourism board) whose intention was that it should become Florence’s convention centre.
The renovation project was commissioned to Architect Pierluigi Spadolini.
There were various difficulties to overcome in order to maintain the villa and garden in compliance with the Fine Arts protection laws.
The work finished in 1969 (already in 1966 the ground floor rooms began to host conferences) and was celebrated with the grand opening of the entire conference centre.
Despite the renovation work, the first floor of the villa remained as it was with monumental panelled ceilings, hand carved walnut doors decorated with patterns from drawings by Cosimo Feltrini and del Vasari and their frames sculpted and inlaid with coloured marbles.
The Palazzo dei Congressi, which is one of the most important and well-equipped facilities for conferences and events in central Italy, also enjoys a privileged position in the heart of the city in the shopping, hotel and monumental area, in the immediate vicinity of the railway station and the airport terminal and just a few kilometres away from the motorway junctions.
When you have a conference in Florence, join Hotel Mario's, the place where to stay, only 1 minute walking from the Palazzo dei Congressi.
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