The Circolo Borghese
A place where Florence has gathered since 1843. Today an association that opens the private rooms on the piano nobile of Palazzo Borghese to its members.
Florence has gathered here since 1843
- 1843
The Società del Casino di Firenze, a private social club, is founded in the rooms on the piano nobile of the palazzo that belonged to Prince Camillo Borghese.
- 19th and 20th centuries
For over 150 years the Club is the meeting place of Florence's nobility and bourgeoisie, even before Florence became the capital of Italy.
- 1995
The rooms pass to a private operator and become a private events venue: weddings, dinners, corporate events.
- 2021
The Borghese Social Club ETS is founded, an association for social promotion that reopens the rooms of the old Club to Florentines, with a simple annual membership card.
The rooms of the piano nobile
Frescoes, mirrors and chandeliers: the spaces that host the members' guided tours and parties.
Monumental Gallery
A neoclassical hall of columns, stucco, frescoes and gilded chandeliers.
Hall of Mirrors
Mirrors and gilded decoration beneath frescoed vaults 13 metres high.
Hall of the Apostles
One of the state rooms of the piano nobile.
The salons
The Red Salon and the Green Salon, with gilded mirrors and chandeliers.
The association
The Borghese Social Club is an association for social promotion created to bring the Club's rooms back to life as a meeting place.
Being together, getting to know one another, feeling part of a group, as well as having fun: this is the spirit of the guided tours and parties reserved for members.
Borghese Social Club E.T.S.
Registered office: via Pandolfini 25, 50122 Firenze
Tax code 94318160481
