For guests of Art Atelier

Nel cuore di Firenze, by hand

Six hands-on experiences with Florentine makers, chosen for guests of Art Atelier. All are a walk away, across the Arno in the Oltrarno and around the historic centre.

See the experiences

The yellow facade of Hotel Art Atelier on a narrow cobbled street in central Florence, with arched doorways and green shutters.

A hotel lounge under a vaulted brick ceiling, with leather armchairs, a low table and a patterned rug.

Craft is part of the house

Art Atelier is a small hotel of 33 rooms, with exposed brick ceilings, hand-made floral decorations and fine furnishings. It sits in the heart of Florence, a few minutes from Santa Maria Novella. The same care for handwork lives in the city's workshops, where artisans still print, inlay, stitch and paint as they always have. Spend part of your stay beside them and take something you made yourself back home.

Experiences: 6
Per person: from €49.99
Within a walk: 6 of 6

The experiences

Six ways to spend an afternoon in Florence

01Workshop2 h
Print your own etching in a historic atelier
Visit a hidden Oltrarno atelier among antique presses and printed sheets. Printmakers guide you through the traditional copperplate technique.
Oltrarno13 min walk
from €60 per person
Choose a date: Print your own etching in a historic atelier
02Craft3 h
Discover Florentine wood inlay with a master
In a traditional workshop, master craftsman Renato Olivastri guides you step by step in making your own inlay design.
Oltrarno15 min walk
from €86.25 per person
Choose a date: Discover Florentine wood inlay with a master
03Craft2 h
Make a leather passport cover at Palazzo Pepi
Learn how to recognise real leather inside a 15th-century palace. Michelangelo's artisans guide you as you craft your own passport cover.
Quartiere 117 min walk
from €220 per person
Choose a date: Make a leather passport cover at Palazzo Pepi
04Craft1 h
Craft a leather bookmark in a Renaissance palace
A one-hour introduction to real leather and traditional techniques in Palazzo Pepi. You then make a bookmark with the Michelangelo family's craftsmen.
Quartiere 117 min walk
from €122 per person
Choose a date: Craft a leather bookmark in a Renaissance palace
05Botanical2 h
Make your own Kokedama, the Japanese moss ball
A calm, green workshop where you shape plants, soil and moss by hand into your own Kokedama, guided step by step.
Pignone22 min walk
from €49.99 per person
Choose a date: Make your own Kokedama, the Japanese moss ball
06Art3 h
Paint a fresco with the spolvero technique
Working with an artist, you prepare the support, lay the plaster and transfer your drawing with the traditional spolvero technique.
San Frediano24 min walk
from €134.99 per person
Choose a date: Paint a fresco with the spolvero technique