Set off on a journey through Firenze Romantica to uncover classical love stories that took place in some of the city’s most charming sites such as Ponte Vecchio where Buondelmonte de’ Buondelmonti was stabbed on horseback while fleeing his marriage for the woman he truly loved. Walk across the bridge to the less-touristy side of the city in Piazza Santo Spirito where Ippolito and Dianora – considered to be Florence’s very own Romeo and Juliet - used to share a secret kiss under the moonlight and had their happily ever after despite their rivaling families.
Take a stroll around the corner from Hotel Savoy to the house of the famous poet Dante Alighieri and discover the secret of his estranged true love Beatrice. Although they never had the chance to be together, the literary heroine would later inspire his writings in The Divine Comedy. At the Church of Santa Maria dei Cerchi, where the pair were said to have first met, baskets of notes are written every day to Beatrice by many asking the “divine inspiration” for her blessing in their own love lives.
At the end, we invite you to enjoy our rose coloured Secret Cocktail, created by Irene's head bartender, which was inspired by the intimacy and understanding between two lovers, a secret that must be honoured and protected from the rest of the world.
