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 The Hotel "San Michele", in the historical heart of the Etruscan-medieval town of Cortona, is an elegantly restored Renaissance palace, already used as house of the Etruscan Academy in the early 17th century.
A charming stately home rather than a hotel situated in the old "Palazzo Baldelli" in Cortona's ancient town centre.
Thanks to its central position Hotel San Michele guarantees easy access to the main artistic places of Tuscany and Umbria. |
 Completely and carefully restored estate, inside Hotel San Michele dimensions, vaults and fired brick floors have been preserved and the furniture harmonize perfectly with the antique architecture of the house.
Hotel San Michele is an ideal place for an overnight stop: delightful rooms, conference hall, two lounge bars, lift and garage, all reflects an ideal blend of ancient and modern.
History |
 15 Via Guelfa, home of the San Michele Hotel, is a building that can claim to represent a condensed history of Cortona since it formed part of the fortifications as long ago as the XI century. In the XII century it was the town house of the noble Marquis of Monte St. Maria family.
Later, in 1206, it seems to have become a public building - the Palace of Justice for the town with the Podestà as judge. It may also have been the home of the Priors of the St. Vincent sector of town. |
 G. Inga describes the Palazzo of the Marquis de Monte St. Maria in the XII-XIII century as a rectangular building with perimeter towers and that its present appearance is due to alterations in the 1400's by the Baldelli family after receiving it as a gift from the Florentine Republic around 1410. Further structural changes were made by the Baldelli family in the 1500's.
Vestiges of the demolished towers can be seen in two stairwells. Despite considerable changes carried out in the 1700's, the Palazzo remains essentially a XVI century building as it's front façade clearly shows. |
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