City Breaks Italy
Rome is my least favourite short break city because a few days always leaves you knowing you must come back to see more of the historical and artistic icons that you missed this time. Whether wandering at night through the Centro Storico, tracking down Caravaggio's paintings in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, indulging in some chic shopping in the Via Condotti or imagining gladiatorial contests in the Colosseum, you can use our preferred hotel, the Albergo Cesari either as a short break or as a prelude or epilogue to a one or two week holiday stay in one of the other properties in our brochure.
No other city has the effect of transporting you back to the Renaissance like Florence does, as you walk down its narrow streets and emerge into another piazza. Whether it's a famous Michelangelo statue or a less well known Masaccio fresco, a medieval market place or an Oltrano restaurant, you quickly become immersed both in the art and the life of Florence. Two or three nights staying here in our charming 16th century four star hotel in Florence, soon reveals what a beguiling city this is. Why not add a visit here to one of our holidays to Umbria to see why an erstwhile student visitor like myself comes back again and again?
Palermo is a fascinating city - incredibly lively and noisy yet with its own very distinct style, which comes from a combination of impressive churches, elegant palazzos and stately piazzas, with narrow streets and alleys as in a half-remembered film, bustling markets and an undisciplined rush of life.
Naples is a fascinating city to visit for a weekend break or alternatively combine a few days at our hotel in Naples, the Micalo, with a stay at Palazzo Belmonte or La Locanda delle Donne Monache to give a perfect two centre holiday.
I’m not sure I can think of any European city that gives you such a feeling of excitement as when you arrive in Venice whether by boat or bus. I panic slightly, unsure which artists and buildings to visit this time. But once you take that first vaporetto, wander down a Cannaregio back street, and track down the birraria in the nearest campo to your hotel, you begin to relax. Then you can allow yourself to be both tourist marvelling at the city’s showcase churches and paintings, and would-be local, understanding why their city is like no other. Our Venetian hotel owners delight in helping you on this path.
The properties we feature are as follows:
The Albergo Cesari has to be one of the oldest hotels in our Portfolio, having first been given its papal licence to be a hotel in 1787.
The Hotel Letizia in Palermo is a lovely small three star hotel, right in the centre of the city.
Hotel Aprile Palazzo del Borgo is an attractive four star hotel with 34 rooms, owned by the Cantini Zucconi family.
The hotel Micalo is an elegant and intimate hotel that is in an ideal location to explore Italy's third largest city.
The Hotel Flora is situated in a secluded position off the Calle XX11 Marzo, an elegant street full of excellent boutiques, near St Mark’s Square and a five minute walk to the Accademia Bridge.
Novecento Boutique Hotel, Venice
Novecento is a delightful small hotel situated off Campo San Maurizio, midway between the Accademia and St Mark’s Square, a short distance from the Grand Canal.
Ca'Nigra Lagoon Resort, Venice
The Ca Nigra Lagoon Resort is situated on the Campo di San Simeon Grande, a lovely square with the 12th century San Simeon church.
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