Relais Santa Croce

Relais Santa Croce sits a ten-minute walk from the Piazza della Signoria. It is housed within a historic building, distanced from the heaviest congestion of the main tourist thoroughfares.

Most visitors to Florence gravitate toward the river, but choosing this address shifts your vantage point to a quieter pocket of the city. You sacrifice proximity to the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery—both a fifteen-minute walk away—but gain a sense of space rarely found near the major landmarks. It is better suited for those who want to reach the museums on foot without ending their day in the middle of the frantic city-centre crush.