Property Description

Hotel Fiammetta is the ideal place for a seaside holiday, both in summer and winter, it is located in the center of Quercianella Sonnino , a strip of land between the green of the hill and the blue of the sea. Near the hotel you will find small shops and bank offices, post offices etc. The hotel with restaurant has a traditional and welcoming atmosphere, being family-run , you can taste typical dishes, ancient recipes, handed down over time viewed by the expert hands and care of Mrs. Lori. The hotel has ten rooms , well furnished warm in winter and cool in summer. Free wi-fi is available in the rooms and common areas. Equipped for small children with high chairs and cot beds. Ideal for families , but also for singles looking for tranquility. For lovers of cycling excursions , the hotel provides bicycles.

THE ROOMS

Nestled within its majestic walls, the Hotel Fiammetta has  ten rooms furnished with simplicity and sobriety, warm in winter and cool in summer.

THE RESTAURANT

The real driving force of the restaurant is “Lori”, the cook, creator of the dishes, especially fish-based ones , and tireless in the variation of the recipes, simple and traditional of typical Tuscan cuisine , such as Cacciucco alla Livornese, fried mixed seafood and vegetables fried in batter, fresh pasta and many, many desserts.

The town and its surroundings

Quercianella is the southern district of the city of Livorno, it has always been a holiday resort, a small town of about 1000 souls overlooked by the promontory where the Sonnino castle stands (visitable on some occasions), Quercianella is a health resort.More information

Hotel Fiammetta - The history

The Fiammetta hotel is located in an ancient building in the center of Quercianella , built at the end of the 19th century and originally known as Pensione Ferri, today the Ferri family is still the owner of the property. Inaugurated in 1911 (the more curious can read its history in the book <…dalla Costa Fiorita di Quercianella >)…. renamed after 1950 < Fiammetta >, so called in honor of Donna Fiammetta, Boccaccio 's beloved , the hotel still maintains the characteristics of the ancient building, you can see the laurel bundles symbol of the fascist era in the area below the windows of the rooms, on the side of via P. Nardini.

It is said that wealthy families from all over Tuscany came to the pension on vacation and that the area was frequented by artists from Livorno, such as musicians, actors and painters, the latter, as often happened at the time, often paid the daily fee with their works. It is said that numerous paintings by the Macchiaioli painters such as Fattori, Natali, Signorini, representing the seascapes, were made here.

History often repeats itself and currently in the rooms of the restaurant you can admire several works by one of the last living Macchiaioli painters " Aldo Mazzi ", in his paintings you can recognize corners of the Quercenello coast and seascapes of the port of Livorno , of the mouth of the Calambrone, rather than the Livorno hills. Today with the same love and simplicity of the time the Hotel Fiammetta is managed by Mrs. Giorgina (called Lori for friends) and her children, Stefano and Sandra.