Althea Rooms

By Car: From the North (Milan/Venice/Bologna etc.) or from the South (Rome/Naples etc.) The best way to reach the Althea from either the North or South is on the toll motorway called the AUTOSTRADA or A1. From the Autostrada A1, take the EXIT FIRENZE CERTOSA which is the 2nd exit arriving from ROME ( south ) or the 3rd exit arriving from Bologna (north). Follow the directions for CENTRO (city center) which will lead you to PORTA ROMANA, one of the huge stone gates of the 15th century walls of Florence. Pass through the Porta Romana onto the VIA ROMANA. Take the 3rd street on the left, VIA SANTA MARIA, and then the 1st street on the right, VIA DELLE CALDAIE. The Althea is on the Via Delle Caldaie at #25, near the end and almost at the next corner with via del CAMPUCCIO. From west: Genova/ Cinque terre / Versilia / Lucca: once you reach Firenze don’t take the 1st exit Firenze Nord , but keep driving direction Rome (south) take the exit FIRENZE CERTOSA, than follow the above directions. By Train: Most trains arrive at Florence’s main train station, FIRENZE SANTA MARIA NOVELLA (Firenze SMN), except for trains arriving to Florence between 11:00 PM ~ 12:00 PM and 07:00 – these trains stop at FIRENZE CAMPO MARTE (easier to get a cab from this station, after midnight the buses are running only once per hour. The Santa Maria Novella station is about 1,3 miles from the Althea. The Santa Maria Novella station is about 1,3 miles from the Althea. Bus 11 - 36 and 37 - Get out from the train station through the main entrance\exit (the big hall were tickets are sold) and reach the platform down the steps in front of the little gardens. Bus n 11-36 or 37 follow the same path, ask to the driver for the second stop of via dei Serragli (it is the third stop after the bridge "Ponte alla Carraia") than walk in the same direction as the bus for a few meters until you find the intersection with Via del Campuccio. Take a left onto Via del Campuccio, walk to the next intersection and turn right. You have arrived - congratulations! You are now on Via delle Caldaie, and the Althea is #25 at the corner with via del Campuccio on the left sidewalk.