Villa Cora
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A Belle Époque villa on the edge of Boboli Gardens: frescoed ceilings, a heated pool, a city shuttle every 30 minutes.
A 19th-century pink villa commissioned in the late 1860s by Baron Gustave Oppenheim, of the German banking dynasty, in honor of his young bride Eugenia Fenzi, designed by architects Pietro Comparini and Giuseppe Poggi. After the Baron left Florence, the villa passed to the former Empress Eugénie of France (widow of Napoleon III), who turned it into a salon for the Florentine nobility; it later took its current name from a subsequent owner, Egidio Cora. Today: frescoed ceilings and Salone degli Specchi, marble bathrooms, antique furniture, a heated outdoor pool, and a full spa with sauna, hammam, and ice fountain. South of the center on the edge of Boboli, quieter than the historic streets, with a free shuttle into the city every 30 minutes.
- Best for — couples,families
- Neighborhood — South of center · Edge of Boboli · 43 rooms
- Rooms — 43
- Price — €400–720/night
- 43 rooms
- Heated pool
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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