Grand Hotel Minerva, Renaissance palazzo near Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy.
Grand Hotel Minerva occupies a thirteenth-century building with 97 rooms and suites, featuring modern Italian design elements and classical architectural details.
Architect Edoardo Detti designed the palazzo's transformation, while Carlo Scarpa contributed to its modernist renovation in 1957 with additional enhancements by Piera Tempesti Benelli.
The hotel exhibits works from notable Italian artists including Emilio Greco, Renato Guttuso, and Giuseppe Chiari, alongside original frescoes and coffered ceilings from the 1300s.
Located at Piazza Santa Maria Novella 16, the hotel provides direct access to Florence's main train station and includes a rooftop pool open from April through October.
The rooftop terrace presents unobstructed views of Florence's main monuments, including the Duomo and Santa Maria Novella church, while serving signature cocktails.
Location: Florence
Architects: Edoardo Detti
GPS coordinates: 43.77386,11.24899
Latest update: March 8, 2025 15:50
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
58 m
Holy Trinity
67 m
Santa Maria Novella Crucifix by Giotto
121 m
Tornabuoni Chapel
146 m
Spanish chapelle
109 m
Museo Novecento
92 m
Chapel of Filippo Strozzi
147 m
Chiostro Verde
83 m
Rucellai chapel
139 m
Cappella Strozzi di Mantova of Santa Maria Novella
130 m
Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia
90 m
Chiostro Grande of Santa Maria Novella
121 m
Cappella Bardi of Santa Maria Novella
146 m
Oratorio dei Vanchetoni
159 m
Gondi Chapel
135 m
Birth of Mary
146 m
Chiostro dei Morti
120 m
Cappella Gaddi in Santa Maria Novella
135 m
Cappella dell'Annunciazione
114 m
Monte di Pietà
122 m
Santa Maria Novella - Vestry
147 m
Palazzo Mondragone
162 m
Palazzo Dal Borgo
63 m
Oratorio dei Santi Jacopo e Filippo
68 m
Palazzo Da Magnale
137 m
Palazzo Farinola
159 m
Museo dell’officina profumo - farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
99 m
Colonna della Croce al Trebbio
142 mReviews
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