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  Ultimate Bed & Breakfast in Florence

  This is Florence, city of dreams.

  A few steps from the Duomo is Piazza Annunziata, one of the most beautiful squares in the city and right next to it is a Bed and Breakfast with some of the most breathtaking views of Florence.

  To call it Bed and Breakfast is an understatement. because Home in Palace is on the top floor of one of the grandest palaces in Florence: Palazzo Capponi All’Annunziata.

  Does this really look like a B&B?

  This monumental Palace with its Italian gardens was built in the 18th century by Alessandro Capponi from one of the oldest Florentine banking families. The frescoes are considered among the best of Florentine Baroque art.

  Here in this amazing historical Palazzo you can just come to sleep or let your imagination run wild and throw a party for a thousand,
  You might even want to get married here and if you’re married already you probably will want to get remarried in these sumptuous spaces.

  You might just want to be here for the simple life: to be pampered, with luxury, style and comfort.

  Home in Palace. Your palace in Florence

  www.palazzocapponiallannunziata.it

  filmmaker: CompulsiveTraveler

  country: Italy

  category: luxury

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