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Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence

Florence, Italy

Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence

From Fiesole, Florence appears like a postcard. Set in a former fifteenth-century Franciscan monastery, Villa San Michele reveals a façade attributed to Michelangelo, cloisters and terraced gardens where the hill air stays fresh. The interiors, dotted with frescoes, Tuscan marbles, tapestries and antique furniture, open airily onto the garden. Under the Antesi loggia, seasonal Tuscan cooking is savoured with the Duomo in the distance. In the old convent, the Guerlain spa revisits Florentine beauty traditions from the Renaissance through treatments, breathwork and sound baths. You can also blend essences with The Art of Making, then walk toward Monte Ceceri, in Leonardo da Vinci's footsteps, before heading back to the pool.

Accommodations

What we like

The legacy

Sleep in the former orangery of the convent, the Limonaia Suite.

The flavour

Panzanella of yellowtail, plum colatura and pepper tree leaves, at Antesi.

The moment

The Art of Renaissance, a Guerlain face and body ritual, inspired by the villa's Renaissance heritage.

Location

Address

Via Doccia 4

50014 Florence, Italy

Airport

Thirty minutes from Florence Peretola airport, by private transfer.

Fiesole hills

Fifteen minutes by private transfer from the Duomo, the Uffizi, and the Ponte Vecchio.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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