Casa Calimala — Above Renaissance Florence

In a listed historic building with thirteenth-century towers, this home looks down on the Mercato Nuovo loggia and its famous bronze boar fountain. Timber coffered ceilings and original terracotta floors sit alongside modern comfort: air conditioning in every room, double glazing and fast Wi-Fi. The living area has a sofa, a table for six and a Smart TV; the kitchen is fully equipped. Two bedrooms, one double and one twin, both with memory-foam mattresses, and a modern bathroom with double basin and hydromassage shower. In the evening the square fills with street music, then the windows close out the sound and the flat falls quiet. The Duomo, the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio are a few minutes' walk away.