HOTEL
Palazzo San Lorenzo
Palazzo San Lorenzo is a modern hotel featuring 55 rooms, wellness centre and restaurant, housed in a prestigious building which used to be a hospital built by the Usimbardi family in 1635. It is beautifully located, half-way between Siena and Florence in the lovely medieval town of Colle di Val d’Elsa, world-wide known as the “Home of Lead Crystal Glass”, the ideal destination for lovers of history and art. Palazzo San Lorenzo can boast a perfect combination of modernity and respect for history: you are welcome by splendid marble columns reminiscent of a glorious past, yet the rooms have been fitted with all modern comforts and state-of-the-art technology to ensure a pleasant stay. The lovely Spa is a haven of relaxation, to leisurely indulge to massage and customised wellness treatments. The Restaurant, hosted in the former hospital chapel, is an evocative place where the delicious dishes of the Tuscan gastronomic tradition can be tasted and appreciated.
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Restaurant Sopra Le Mura is a splendid venue for receptions, gala dinners, special events and ceremonies which the careful, qualified assistance of the staff will turn into an unforgettable experience marked by elegance and exclusive setting. The Hotel also hosts meetings, conventions, and workshops in wide, well equipped lounges specially arranged for the business world. The meeting lounge is suitable for professional meetings, has excellent acoustics and is equipped with state-of-the-art-multimedia technology. The intimate, elegant Business Private Room is suitable for corporate meetings, courses and business interviews.
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Rooms
Palazzo San Lorenzo offers accommodation in comfortable, cosy rooms and elegant suites. All the rooms are bright and soundproofed, finely appointed with the best modern comforts, beautifully and stylishly furnished and decorated in keeping with the historic building, with soft colours and hues. Combination of modernity and classical elegance, care for details, the latest technological equipment and facilities, fine decorations, carefully designed bathrooms: these are common features of all types of guestrooms ranging from Classic to Deluxe. If you are looking for more exclusive, extremely refined accommodation, then you can choose one of the individually styled Suites to be pampered in charmn and extreme comfort.
THE RESTAURANT
The Sopra Le Mura Restaurant is housed in the magic atmosphere of the former chapel of the old palace. There antique and modern are harmoniously blended after skilful restoration, with great care for the choice of furnishings and upholstery in a refined, extremely elegant ambience. The cuisine favours the genuiness of the flavours of Tuscany, with special care for high quality produce in season. You can really enjoy the pleasures of the table while tasting the characteristic local dishes, such as 'ribollita', 'pappa al pomodoro' or 'bistecca alla fiorentina' prepared with passion and sometimes with a touch of originality. The wine list includes the best products of Tuscan vines.
Our chefs also organise cookery lessons for guests wishing to discover the secrets and tecniques of the best typical Tuscan cuisine.
The San Lorenzo Caffè Wine Bar is hosted on the first floor of Palazzo San Lorenzo, there you can taste your breakfast, many local delicacies, a glass of good wine or a cocktail while enjoying a splendid view of the surrounding landscape.
RESTAURANT
Sopra le Mura
SPA
Love for tradition and the pleasure of relaxation can be best appreciated when you discover the beneficial effects of the San Lorenzo Spa inside the hotel: it is a light and softly-hued oasis of peace where you can recover full energy as well as body and soul harmony. The skilled, qualified staff of the wellness centre are available for a range of treatments, massages, wellbeing courses with the beneficial aid of natural fragrances. You can also relax with the emotional showers, sauna, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi or heated pool. Wrapped in the warm, intimate atmosphere of the relaxation area, you can sip a herbal tea and enjoy the pleasure of a reinvigorating break.
LOCATION
Colle Val d'Elsa is splendidly located at the heart of Tuscany, a short distance from Florence, Siena and Volterra on the route of ancient Via Francigena, walked along by pilgrims on the way to Rome and coming from all over Europe during the Middle Ages. The origins of this Tuscan town go back to ancient times: it was founded by the Etruscan, conquered by the Romans and its heyday dated from the Middle Ages, when it became a protagonist in the history of free Communes and the fight between Guelphs and Ghibellines. Colle Alta rises on a rock spur and keeps its urban plan of medieval centre still intact; it is silent, secluded, sheltered by massive walls. Worth seeing are the Castle, with towers offering breathtaking views of the surrounding territory, the Cathedral, Palazzo dei Priori, authentic jewel of 14th century architecture, Palazzo Pretorio and the former St Peter's Music College dating from the 17th century. Colle Val d'Elsa is internationally renowned for the production of crystal glassware, which has won the town the appellations of Italian Bohemia and Crystal Town. Amid the old shops and craft workshops devoted to crystal glassware, a break in one of the picturesque bars of Colle Alta to sip a glass of good Chianti Classico is undoubtedly a must.
How to get there:
By car: if coming from the north: exit Firenze-Certosa along A1 Motorway, then proceed on Firenze-Siena motorway junction and suggested exit at Colle Val d'Elsa Nord; if coming from the south: exit Bettolle along A1 Motorway, then proceed on Bettolle-Siena and Siena-Firenze motorway junctions and suggested exit at Colle Val d'Elsa Sud.
By train: Poggibonsi-San Gimignano railway station on the Firenze-Siena railway line.
By air: Firenze airport, about 60 Km away.
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