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Palazzo Bartolini-Torrigiani: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Residents around Via Porta Rossa trade direct car access and quiet alleys for medieval stone facades, navigating constant pedestrian crowds the moment they step past Piazza Santa Trinita.

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Palazzo Bartolini-Torrigiani anchors its street block with the medieval Torre dei Monaldi.

The palace occupies the interior street block running between Via Porta Rossa and Via delle Terme, directly west of Piazza Santa Trinita. This historic block shares its perimeter with Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni in the dense central core of Florence. Walking past the site reveals how medieval defensive layouts and later patrician residences merge into a continuous wall of stone, leaving no open courtyards visible from the street.

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Along Via Porta Rossa, the structure incorporates the medieval defensive tower known as Torre dei Monaldi or della Rognosa. Extended stays in this quarter require adjusting to narrow stone corridors that echo street noise and trap pedestrian traffic between tourist corridors. Daily errands demand navigating past dense tour groups around the Santa Trinita junction, while residential services remain concentrated outside this central core.

Associations
  • Torre dei MonaldiMedieval defensive tower also known as della Rognosa.
  • Via Porta RossaNarrow corridor subject to continuous tourist foot traffic and noise.
  • Piazza Santa TrinitaMajor historic junction situated directly east of the palace block.
  • Palazzo Bartolini SalimbeniRenaissance palace sharing the same dense urban perimeter block.
Facts
  • The palace block includes the medieval Torre dei Monaldi along Via Porta Rossa.
  • The palace stands between Via Porta Rossa and Via delle Terme.
  • Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni forms part of the same urban block.
  • The tower incorporated into the palace complex carries the alternate name della Rognosa.
Source: Wikipedia

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