Penthouse via degli Orti Oricellari 14, Borgo Ognissanti - Il Prato, Florence

Your home in the historic center of Florence near the S. Maria Novella station, the attic is located opposite the main entrance to the Orti Oricellari Garden.
The building is part of a building dating back to the 15th century, originally the residence of noble Florentine families, subsequently restored in the second half of the 19th century, in the period of Florence Capital.
The Orti Oricellari Garden, from which the street takes its name, historic residence of the Rucellai family, was later inhabited by the Medici. The current architecture derives from the last restoration at the behest of the Marquis Giuseppe Stiozzi Ridolfi, allowing the creation of one of the most important English gardens in the whole city. For years it has been a meeting place for the most important men of letters and men of culture. Gabriele d'Annunzio himself states in his famous work Alcyone:

"But my thoughts pretend to me that you have read it

between those walls

that the Arno leaves, in the Orti Oricellari,

where barbarism was buried,

ah sad, the Muse

Fiorenza who sang in distant days

to the famous laurels, to the bright

fonti, to the echo of the famous caves,

when the eternal Sirens of Greece

came with Plato to the City of Flowers"

The house is located on the top floor of the building, the entire building will be the subject of an important conservative restoration aimed at maintaining the historical-architectural characteristics and at the same time giving new life to the entire structure: facades and frames characteristic of the period; stairwell; recovery of the elements of the roof structure such as terracotta tiles and wooden beams, enhancing the complex in its entirety.
As soon as you cross the entrance threshold, you enter the large representative living room, a room connected via an opening to the dining room, both characterized from double exposure with excellent natural light and ventilation of the rooms guaranteed by the windows with an enchanting view of the garden of the orticellari gardens on one side and the view overlooking the various typical Florentine roofs on the other, open and free view in both cases, being the tallest building in the circumstances, continuing beyond the dining area we have a kitchenette which has access through a French window to the terrace and a small loggia, from where you have a view of the skyline of the monuments of Florence: the cathedral, Giotto's tower and the tower of Santa Maria Novella. Ideal for relaxing or enjoying family and social moments outdoors in the city centre. Dividing the living area and the night area we have a hallway which releases access to the two double bedrooms, bathroom with window and another closet; alternatively a second bathroom serving the master bedroom.