Florence in Fall: events, specials, and some good reasons to come at the Relais Grand Tour B&B in October

October is coming soon, with its events and exhibitions. Fall season is perfect to visit Firenze, and if you think that you cannot stay in the lines to visit the Uffizi, the Academy and other main attractions, well, no problems! Here at the Relais Grand Tour B&B we offer a reservation service for museums tickets totally free of charge.

We will call the ticket office and book the tickets on your favourite day&time, then you will pay the bill directly at the entrance when you will go for the tour. Easy and very convenient!

Since the Grand Tour’s is centrally located, main museums and cathedrals are at a very short walkable distance, and the best places to eat in Florence are no more than 5 minutes on foot from home. Don’t forget Fall’s Food menu: seasonal vegetables like “porcini” and other specialties like “ribollita” are perfect during these months…

Here we give you a couple of Special Events in our city:

• 9/22/2012 – 1/27/2013 at Palazzo Strozzi (close to the Duomo and the luxury shopping area): The Thirties. The Arts in Italy beyond the Fascism. It is a narrative of Italy in a time of great artistic ferment: Futurism, Abstraction, Expressionism, Classicism.
• 10/5/2012 – 1/27/2013 at the Strozzina Center, inside Palazzo Strozzi, there is the exhibition Francis Bacon and the Exhistential Condition in Contemporary Art. Paintings by Francis Bacon coming from the Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane, compared with other works by five world-famous artists (Sassolino, Shiota, Soltau, Djurberg, Ghenie) to explore body, interior and outside word.

 

… And don’t miss our October Last Minute Special Offer! Book the room now on our official web site, the offer is limited…

 

4/21-29 The International Handicrafts Trade Fair in Florence

A full immersion in unique pieces, from classic to contemporary, ethinc, chic, from tables to jackets, from the tradition to the future. This is the Handicrafts Fair in Florence, located in the Fortezza da Basso, just 5 minutes walk from the Relais Grand Tour B&B!

The exhibitions hosts hundreds of artists coming from Italy and other Countries, and you will find clothing and accessories,  jewelleries, hand made products, soaps, and much more. There is also a special floor reserved for Food, Wine, Beer, Milk, Chocolate and Tastings!

The Fair is open from 11.00 am to 11.00 pm all days April 21-29, and the ticket price is euros 5,00 but there are discounts and specials just visit the Mostra Dell’Artigianato web site where you can find detailed informations.

Let’s come to Florence and enjoy this event!

The Vasarian Corridor special opening 1/17- 4/27

 Good news from Relais Grand Tour, your favourite B&B in Florence!

From January 17th until April 27th you can visit the Vasarian Corridor on 4 days a week! This attraction is located at about 15 minutes walk from our Bed&Brekfast into the historic center, and it was the “corridor” used by the Medici Family between Palazzo Vecchio and the Pitti Palace on the other side of the river, crossing the Ponte Vecchio Old Bridge. The corridor is usually keep closed because it is a very important treasure too fragile to be exposed continuosly to visitors.

Here is the schedule:

2 guided tours on Tuesday and Thursday at 9.00am and at 11.30am and two guided tours on Wednesday and Friday at 2pm and 4.30pm

Book your room at the Relais Grand Tour, we’ll do your reservation without additional costs!

Ticket price is Euros 6.50 (standard ticket price with no reservation) + Euros 4.00 (pre-booking service).

** Please note: the Vasarian Corridor will be closed april 5-10 (included 5 and 10) and april 24 and 25. 

We’re waiting for you here at the Relais Grand Tour in Florence, check for our Special Offers available only on our official website!

 

 

 

 

Florence: museums opening hours during Christmas

Our beautiful city is an excellent place for your winter vacations, especially if you stay at the B&B Relais Grand Tour during Christmas Time and book your favourite suite!

 

Most of our guests come to Florence to enjoy the Renaissance art, the beauty of its Cathedrals and the world-famous masterwoks in the museums: Venus by Botticelly, the David…  But: are Flroence museums open during Christmas Holidays?

 

YES!!!  most of the museums will be OPEN and you can enjoy the Uffizi, Academy Gallery, Pitti Palace…

 

12/24: all day open – 12/25 all day closed – 12/26 all day open

12/31: all day open until 5.30PM

1/01: all day closed

2/01: PROBABLY there is a special opening, since this is a Monday, and traditionally, mosto of the State museums (Uffizi, Academy etc.) are closed. We will get in touch!

And about restaurants in Florence: are they open during Christmas vacations? … follow us, the next post is coming soon……

 

 

 

New Year’s Holidays in Florence and New Year’s Eve Dinner in the Windmill

Celebrate the New Year at Relais Grand Tour B&B in Florence! This is the perfect place to spend a romantic winter holiday and get a typical Tuscan New Year’s Eve Dinner in an ancient windmill at half an hour from the city.

If you want to celebrate the New Year’s Eve in a very special athmosphere, far from the city center and its enterteinments, then this is the right choice: a dinner in a Farmhouse where the ancient Windmill hosts a restaurant. You will eat most of the farm products and you can also buy some of them at the shop. So genuine!

 You can book this Special only on our official web site. So, check the availability now and reserve your Winter Holiday in Florence at the Relais Grand Tour!

 

Relais Grand Tour New Year’s Eve Special Offer

* New Year Welcome Basket in your room: French sparkling wine and mini “panettone” cake
* Three nights stay in one of our suites Mirrors, Actor, Diva with private Jacuzzi or Sauna checking in Dec. 29, 30, 31
* A glorious Tuscan New Year’s Eve Dinner at the Windmill’s Restaurant in the Farmhouse near the city (transportation provided on request, extra-price).
* We offer VAT and tourism tax free of charge!

 

*** The offer is available only for bookings through our official web site and also includes: breakfast, taxes, internet use.

*** The offer can be based also on the Foyer Suite and the double rooms, please send us an email!

 

Your sweet winter in Florence: 20% off!

We make the winter in Florence warm and sweet! The Winter Special Offer is valid for a min. of 2 nights stay and you can get the 20% discount on all our tariffs, why not to come to Florence and join us at the Relais Grand Tour? This is the perfect time to visit our beautiful city, no lines, no rush, take the best from the city and relax with a gorgeous hot chocolate.

Firenze is a city where winter is not too cold. Sunny days are not a dream, you can see all that gorgeus panorama from the Duomo top-floor (after 463 steps!) or enjoy the fantastic city view from the Ponte Vecchio Old Bridge… Rain is perfect when you’re into the Uffizi Gallery, admiring the Botticelli’s Venus.

The romantic, narrow streets of the historic center have that aroma of roasted chestnuts you can’t resist, and there are lots of small wine markets in the squares where small producers offer tastings of the Vino Novello (the new wine made in september, very young and ideal only with roasted chestnuts), and other execellent wines coming from the Chianti Region here in Tuscany. There is also the new Olive Oil: here in Tuscany you can buy the best Olive oil in Italy (always ask for olio extra-vergine di oliva) and get a perfect snack : pane e olio (fresh home made bread and new olive oil, sometimes with a light taste of garlic on the bread if you toast the slice).

Not to tell about the Florentine winter food menù at the restaurants: our best “ribollita” is a seasonal winter dish (that’s why you can’t find it in May – if restaurant is good and honest), and the “pappa al pomodoro“, too. You will taste the “bollito misto” which is ideal during cold days (boiled meat with its sauce together with vegetables and special sauces like “salsa verde” ), and you can’t miss your T-bone steak, of course… In addiction: porcini and truffle lovers, this is your time!

For those who think that Florence does not offer events during the winter, well this is not the truth! The main theatres are open for operas and classic concerts, and there are temporary exhibition in the city center, like Palazzo Strozzi which offers contemporary art events and a rich calendar of exhibitions on Florentine Renaissance masterworks during all year. And, most important, no lines at the museums Uffizi, Academy, Bargello, Pitti Palace… Great!

What are you waiting for? The warm athmosfere of your charming rooms will be perfect for a romantic getaway in Florence!

 Choose our winter special offer for and check the online availability now! The offer is valid only on our official web site!

Firenze Card: a special card to visit all museums in Florence

From today the Firenze Card will be available to visit all the main Museums in Florence: Uffizi, Academy, Pitti Palace, Medici Chapels, Bargello Museums, and many others, for a total of 33 museums!!

You can buy your Firenze Card in Palazzo Vecchio (Signoria square), at the entrance. The price of the Firenze Card is euros 50.00 and it includes 33 museums to visit for a total of 72 hours. With this special ticket you can also use the public transport in the city for free.

The Firenze Card can’t be pre-booked, but the great new is that you won’t have to stay in the lines for hours and hours under the sun or in the rain… Just go to the museums, show your Firenze CArd and start the visit!

What are you waiting for? Let’s come to visit the city of the Renaissance and stay at the Relais Grand Tour B&B, we’re looking forward to meet you!