Florence is a very romantic city in which to spend your honeymoon
or come to visit for a romantic weekend. Intimate restaurants, candlelit
dinners and moonlight walks along the old cobbled streets are enjoyed
as much today as they were a thousand years ago. It wasn't just
by chance that E M Forster wrote his amorous tale A Room with a
View whilst in Florence. The city is largely unchanged since that
Novel was written and is still as romantic a city as can be found
anywhere in Europe and perhaps the world. If you are looking for
an idyllic romantic hotel from which to enjoy the best nightlife
in Florence then the Hotel Raffaello is the hotel for you both.
Romantic Restaurants - Whilst the Hotel
Raffaello has its' own very nice restaurant with excellent local
tuscan dishes like the 2 inch thick T-Bone Florentine Steak, Crostini
Toscani (toast with hot liver pate) and Ribollita (thick tuscan
bean soup) we suggest that on at least one of the evenings you
try the ancient Buca di San Giovanni which is arguably the most
romantic restaurant in Florence. Owned by a Calabrian family the
food is exquisite to taste and beautifully presented. The service
is impeccable however, what really makes this restaurant so romantic
is its' ambience. The restaurant is a series of caverns located
directly underneath the Duomo. The ceilings are supported by huge
wooden beams which are hundreds of years old... dont't worry if
you are claustrophobic as in Summertime you can dine outside in
the courtyard.
Buca San Giovanni - Hotel Raffaello Florence
Nightlife
piazza San Giovanni 8
Zone: Centro storico
Firenze
Phone: 055.287612
Type: Cucina Toscana
Closed Mondays
Nightclubs and Pubs. There are some
superb nightclubs in Florence and some great pubs offering some
great nightlife in Florence. Near the Raffaello there are not
too many pubs and instead you have to go to the River where you
can find Stonehenge (near Piazza Santa Croce) this pub is open
from 11 p.m. until 4.00 a.m. but closes during the Summer. Another
good pub is the Fiddlers Elbow in Piazza Santa Maria Novella -
this pub was the first Irish Pub in Florence and is still considered
the best by many of Florence's Nightlife magazines and periodicals.
Guinness and good craic combine to produce a warm and romantic
atmosphere and a great place to go for a digestif after your romantic
meal. The trendiest nightlife and the best nightclub in town is
the Universale which is packed every Friday and Saturday night.
Fiddlers Irish Pub - Hotel Raffaello Florence
Nightlife
Opening hours; Mon-Fri, 15,00 till 02,00.
Sat-Sun,14,00 till 02,00
Price pint: 4.20 Euro
Address: Piazza Santa Maria Novella 7/R.
50123 Florence. Italy.
Tel: 0039-055-215056
e-mail to florence@thefiddlerselbow.com
Cinemas and English Language Films - A must see
is the classic romantic film A Room with a View which is based
on E M Forsters novel by the same title. It is an accomplished
and beautiful love story, full of cutting but ultimately generous
insights. And there are unforgettable moments: the first kiss
between George and Lucy is as passionate and unexpected on a Tuscan
hillside covered with violets, is one of the finest most romantic
kisses in modern literature and film making.
You can see this film and other films in their original langauge
at the Astro Cinema near Santa Croce.
A Romantic Poem by Gino Paoli "Senza Fine"
Senza fine, tu trascini la nostra vita,
senza un attimo di respiro per sognare,
per potere ricordare ciò che abbiamo già vissuto
Senza fine, tu sei un attimo senza fine,
non hai ieri, non hai domani
tutto è ormai nelle tue mani, mani grandi,
mani senza fine.
Non m'importa della luna,
non m'importa delle stelle.
Tu per me sei luna e stelle,
tu per me sei sole e cielo,
tu per me sei tutto quanto,
tutto quanto io voglio avere
Senza fine.
A romantic poem by Gino Paoli - Hotel Raffaello A Romantic Hotel
Florence
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