This is the third episode of the special series “Florence told by our rooms”, and it’s time to celebrate Palazzo Davanzati. It is not among the most sought-after sites by those visiting Florence, but it is stunningly beautiful, so much so that we decided to replicate it in our Room 63.

The Palazzo Davanzati is a rare example of a 14th-century Florentine residence, a transitional moment between the medieval tower house and the Renaissance palace, where you can still admire the rooms painted in the medieval era, such as the Parrot Room, the Peacock Room, or the Lady of Vergy Room, whose walls narrate the story taken from the eponymous 13th-century French chivalric poem.

Besides the palace’s interior architecture, the wall decorations with geometric motifs, typical of the era, are noteworthy. Our Room 63 replicates the mural paintings of that time, with walls that appear to be a light drapery.

The façade of Palazzo Davanzati served as the inspiration for the bed’s headboard, perfectly reproduced by a Florentine woodworker who applied his masterful artistry to create the headboard, an admirable example of Florentine craftsmanship.

But without a doubt, the highlight of this homage to Palazzo Davanzati is the bathroom, which exactly replicates the bathroom of the Palazzo. In one of the corridors, we also have a photo by Lena Keslin that depicts this space in Palazzo Davanzati, but the decorations in the bathroom of Room 63 were all crafted by Italian artisans to clearly emphasize the unmistakable resemblance.

Palazzo Davanzati bathroom, by Lena Keslin

Room 61 Bathroom

Painted wall of Palazzo Davanzati bathroom

Room 63 painted wall

To complete the experience, we must mention the marvelous views that immortalize a timeless lungarno, from which you can admire the slow flow of the Arno, interrupted only by the canoes of the Circolo Canottieri.

Those who choose to stay in a historic residence as the Antica Torre Tornabuoni seek an immersion in Florentine culture, and staying in Room 63 is like spending your stay in a 14th-century Florentine residence.

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