Photo: Paolo Del Bianco, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortress / Tower
Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi
Reconstructed medieval tower
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Architect
- Francesco Tiezzi
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 43°46′03″ N, 11°15′10″ E
History and description
The Tower or Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi is a reconstructed medieval tower, now part of the B&B Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio,
located on Via Guicciardini, corner Borgo San Jacopo, in the Oltrarno district near the entrance to the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
The present tower is a reconstruction after the prior structure was entirely razed by mining to destroy all the Florentine bridges over the Arno by retreating German forces during World War Two.
The tower was built in the early 1200s by the Guelph Rossi family. The tower and the adjacent house were partially destroyed, after the Ghibelline victory at the Battle of Montaperti and the property was inherited at first by the Cerchi family, and later by the Canigiani family.
The structure is presently part of the B&B Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio.
Bacchus Fountain
A statue of Bacchus is now present in a niche created in the tower. At the site, this statue was previously a fountain with a Roman Sarcophagus, a grouping which had been assembled in 1838. The Sarcophagus was destroyed in the World War. The statue was attributed to Giambologna. The present statue is a copy of the original now kept in the Bargello.
Before the statue of Bacchus, the site had a statue of Centaurus, also by Giambologna, now moved to the Loggia della Signoria.
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Getting there
Firenze Santa Maria NovellaTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci6.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi?
Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.76748, 11.25265.
What else is there to see near Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi?
Nearby you’ll find: Torre dei Mannelli (0 m away), Torre degli Obriachi (0 m away), Torre dei Nerli (0 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Torre Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio — Paolo Del Bianco, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Corridoio vasariano, veduta di Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre dei rossi-cerchi 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Torre dei rossi-cerchi, seconda terrazza 01 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Via de' Guicciardini 2r, torre dei rossi cerchi 01 — Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 02 postwar restoration Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio — Paolo Del Bianco, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hotel pitti palace, interno — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pitti Palace postwar restoration 2 — Paolo Del Bianco, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roman Wall Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio — Paolo Del Bianco, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences