LIFESTYLE
LIFESTYLE
The Club Attaché helps Members to feel at home in the city, introducing the private world of Florence and Tuscany.
There’s no small pleasure to be gleaned from being a Member of a Club that owns a stake in the palazzo where the world’s first documented opera performance took place, in knowing that the statue of Diana that welcomes you at the foot of the stairs has been there for three and a half centuries, and in coming home to a spacious residence, whose sapient design captures perfectly the classic spirit of contemporary Florence.
“Life at Palazzo Tornabuoni is a heady mix of cultural activity, philanthropic involvement, learning and camaraderie with fellow Members who together appreciate the beauty, history, art and architecture of Florence. We are certainly blessed to live in this extraordinary, historic Medici Palace that from its inception was, and continues to be, an important center for the appreciation of the arts in Florence.”
Patricia, Member
“We have had so many exhilarating, intellectually stimulating, and amazingly fun and memorable experiences at the Palazzo and have had the opportunity, of beginning and growing a number of wonderful friendships. The Club has become an integral part of our lives and the lives of our children, and whenever anyone asks us about our feelings about the Palazzo we say with delight, “it has greatly exceeded our expectations”.
Cary and Anita, Members
Club Membership is your exclusive gateway to a unique and venerable Florentine lifestyle. With the help of knowledgeable attachés, Members can enjoy preferential access to museums, galleries and private collections, go backstage during an opera performance and take advantage of the exclusive access granted to Club Members at several of Tuscany’s most prestigious vineyards.
For sports enthusiasts, immediate access to Tuscany’s leading golf, tennis and rowing clubs is a Palazzo Tornabuoni Membership privilege. The Attachés can also arrange for you to join a weekend horseback riding or hunting party in Tuscany’s most spectacular landed estates.
24 hours at the Palazzo
Rise and shine
Sunlight filters through the perfectly preserved shutters, softly illuminating the Renaissance frescoes. Starting the day at Palazzo Tornabuoni means viewing the city through fresh eyes and feeling a renewed zeal for projects that give back time after time.
Breakfast on the terrace
A leisurely breakfast awaits on the Club Terrace where Members and their guests catch up alfresco, a preferred place to begin another glorious 24 hours of life in Florence. Sipping the perfect cappuccino and lingering over a crumbly cornetto, the residents discuss their plans, exchange their experiences and make arrangements to meet up again later over an aperitif.
Gazing at Botticelli
With the sun already high in the Florentine sky, an unhurried morning in Florence unfolds, perhaps with a fabulous visit to Palazzo Corsini. The Contessa generously greets a select group of Palazzo Tornabuoni Members to her riverside home for a unique look at the princely family’s private Botticelli collection and throne room.
Lunch at Palazzo Antinori
As the city bells strike noon, the Members escape the summer heat at Cantinetta Antinori. Regaled with the anecdotes of Marchese Piero Antinori, wild boar pappardelle pasta is served on exquisitely Florentine floral-patterned dishes as special vintages of Antinori wines are decanted on the ground floor of this memorable fifteenth-century palazzo.
Time for Tuscany
A special invitation to the millennium-old Nipozzano Castle nestled in the Tuscan countryside simply cannot be refused, where the Frescobaldi family reveals the secrets of the celebrated estate, such as how Donatello often bought wine from this stronghold on the hill.
Culture in the Lounge
Members unwind after a busy day in the book-lined Club Lounge. The conversation is always sparkling, whether it’s a chat among friends or thought-provoking dialogue with luminaries like the director of the Uffizi or an artist currently exhibiting at the neighbouring Palazzo Strozzi.
Evening enrichment
As the sun sets on city living, the Members of Palazzo Tornabuoni pursue their passions at concerts with a Guest Artist in Residence in the Sala delle Muse where the very first opera was performed, over a discreet supper at one of Florence’s osterie or dressed up to the nines for a charitable gala dinner at the Palazzo Vecchio with the city’s elite.
24 hours at Palazzo Tornabuoni is an experience never to be forgotten for our Members.
