FirenzeFiera is the recently created company that manages the
three main congress and exhibition
facilities in Florence: Fortezza da Basso, Palazzo dei Congressi
and Palazzo degli Affari.
These venues are all within walking distance of each other and
are surrounded by ample
green areas. Each one is a highly original and striking exhibition
and congress venue.
The Fortezza da Basso is a 16th century Medici fortress. The
original buildings have been perfectly remodeled into congress
rooms and
exhibition space (Sala della Ronda, Sala della Scherma, etc.).
In addition there are new buildings within the fortress walls
(Cavaniglia Pavilion, Spadolini Pavilion, etc.).
The Palazzo dei Congressi is a renessaince style villa with
outstanding period furnishings, that also has a modern, 1,000
seat auditorium. And finally, there is the Palazzo degli Affari,
built by the architect Pierluigi Spadolini in 1974.
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This modern, rational building,
with soundproofed, movable walls can be arranged to
meet the needs of the most demanding clients.
The three buildings can host a total of 20,000 congress
participants and offer 60,000 and 10,000 square meters
of indoor and outdoor exhibition space, respectively
Restaurants and refreshment bars offer a full range
of catering services: working lunches, self-service,
buffets, cocktails and gala dinners.
The congress citadel is situated in front of the Santa
Maria Novella Railroad Station, 10 minutes from the
airport, and literally a few steps from the main hotels,
restaurants, shops and world-famous historic, artistic
and cultural monuments. Great part of the florentine
hotels is few minutes walk away from the citadel. |
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CONGRESS CITADEL