A nice video of Florence in the Renaissance period

 Hi everybody,

  today we want to share a nice video, which explains something of the city during the period of Michelangelo, Leonardo and Botticelli:


http://tv.repubblica.it/edizione/firenze/palazzo-vecchio-la-firenze-del-400-rivive-in-3d/62399?video



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via Faenza, 89
50123, Florence
Italy

Culture week 2011 in Italy - Settimana della Cultura 2011

Dates have just been confirmed for the 13th edition of ‘Settimana della Cultura’ – it will run from the 9th to the 17th of April 2011. This ‘Culture Week’ is an annual event that sees all Italian State museums waive their entrance fees. If you are visiting during this period please note that you still have to make a booking, and both tickitaly and the museum charge a booking fee – it is the actual ticket that is free of charge.
The following venues are affected:
Florence – Uffizi Gallery, Accademy, Bargello, Medici Chapels, Pitti Palace
Rome – Colosseum , Borghese Gallery
Milan – Brera Gallery
Venice –  Accademy

and many others in all over Italy. At Hotel Mario's, in Florence, we have a special offer for who is gonna stay 6 days during the week between 9th and 17th of April 2011: please, don't hesitate to contact us for booking and for asking about the special offer : info@hotelmarios.com   ( www.hotelmarios.com )

Stay in Florence, enjoy the city of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

Florence suggested by the NYTimes

Hotel Mario's and its Florentine staff is super happy when media, from abroad, talk in a very positive contest about the beautiful Florence. The journalist Ondine Cohane of New York Times made a reportage about a possible journey of 36 hours in Florence. Here's the article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/travel/25hours.html?_r=1
One of most important point that gives a positive idea of the changement in Florence is about the Piazza del Duomo that is now a pedestrian-only piazza. Without buses, taxis and cars jamming up the street, it is a pleasant and totally new experience, even as it remains one of the city’s most popular attractions.
Consider that Hotel Mario's is in via Faenza, wich is the street that ends exactly in piazza del Duomo. There is another reason to come and stay in Florence and in particulary at Hotel Mario's. Check the website www.hotelmarios.com and check your days, for a fantastic relaxing stay in a cozy small hotel in Florence.
Stay tuned!

How to get to the airport from Santa Maria Novella station,Florence

Dear Friends,

as you probably know we are located next to the railway station in Florence, only 200 metres far from it. How to go to the airport? 2 possibilities: one is the taxi, very easy to take ( we can call it from Hotel Mario's or you find many of them at the station ); taxi costs 20 Euro ( plus 1 euro per luggage ) from Station to Airport Amerigo Vespucci.
The second possibility is to catch a Sita bus from their station, just some metres out the train station Santa Maria Novella ( via Santa Caterina da Siena,next to Bar Deanna ).It runs every 30 minutes from 6 o'clock am and takes about half an hour.
There is also a third possibility :ATAF bus 65,runs almost every hour up to 2300 (this service makes other stops). €6/35 mins. For more info: SAF-Società Aeroporto Fiorentino, Tel +39 055 30615.
Even in this way, our fantastic position helps clients to get here in a very easy way. Then, we'll take care of you for all the rest.
Hotel Mario's Florence, via Faenza 89, 50123 info@hotelmarios.com www.hotelmarios.com