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Admire great Renaissance artists with an exclusive stay in Florence

An exclusive stay package is now offered at the most luxurious private residence in Florence, with “no queues” entrance tickets to the exhibition “Money and Beauty. Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of the Vanities”. Experience the most topical art exhibition in Florence through the masterpieces by Botticelli, Filippo Lippi, Beato Angelico, Paolo Uccello, Donatello, Antonio del Pollaiolo, and other great Renaissance artists. The exhibition that takes place at Palazzo Strozzi from 17th September 2011 until 22nd January 2012, shows how the birth and development of the modern banking system is linked to the most important artistic flowering in the history of the Western world. For such a charming journey inside the world of art and culture, Relais Santa Croce has created the exclusive experience called “Money and BeautyÂ… the Bonfire of the Vanities”. The package, valid from 17th September to 28th December 2011 (minimum stay required 2 nights) includes: · Accommodation in the room type of your choice · A rich buffet breakfast · As a welcome gift: the charming catalogue of the Michael RogatchiÂ’s exhibition, until December by the Relais Santa Croce, and a high-quality catalogue of the event at Palazzo Strozzi · Entrance tickets with “no queues” to the exhibition “Money and Beauty. Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of Vanities” For this impossible-to-miss date with The Art, Relais Santa Croce is the perfect choice to fully enjoy a stay in Florence, combining the intimacy that only a palace of the 18th century can give, together with the excellent gastronomical offer of the HotelÂ’s Restaurant, Guelfi e Ghibellini, that proposes regional, seasonal and innovative menus. You will also have the possibility to taste the menu of Enoteca Pinchiorri, 3 Michelin-star restaurant, located at the entrance of Relais Santa Croce. And for those who would like to continue the artistic tour of the town, Relais Santa Croce re-confirms itself as a great choice thanks to its central position, a few minutesÂ’ walk from the main places of interest, among which are Basilica di Santa Croce, Piazza della Signoria, Galleria degli Uffizi, Piazza del Duomo, Ponte Vecchio. Relais Santa Croce belongs to Gruppo Baglioni Hotels, that today includes 9 facilities in Italy (Milan, Venice, Florence, Punta Ala, Rome), France (Aix-en-Provence, Champillon-Epernay, Saint Paul de Vence) and UK (London).

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Daily Telegraph.

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