The dining room and the open plan kitchen are essential features of the apartment, as they are perfectly placed in its centre.

The dining room seen from the space near the open plan kitchen

The three spaces form together an extremely functional and pleasant area, nearly unobtainable. The dining room includes an old-fashioned wooden table with chairs for four. The room is finely decorated with old paintings, prints and lamps (please look also the sitting room photos for an opposite view). Through a window you have a glimpse of the terrace. The room includes also a small table where you find the normal landline telephone and the WI-FI internet modem. As in all rooms, there is excellent air conditioning and heating. As in the case of the Tortoise apartment, all services (dishes, jugs, cups etc.) are marked with the coat of arms of the patrician family owning the palace since many centuries. (Left):The dining room seen closer and from a different angle)

View of both the dining room and the open plan kitchen

As in the case of the Tortoise apartment, the furniture and layout of the kitchen were prepared with cleverness by artisan carpenters. All modern equipment is included: the fires, a classical oven (as well as a microwave), a dishwasher, various cupboards and drawers (with the dishes, cutlery, mats, glasses, pots and pans). You find the unfailing Italian coffee pots (large and small), an American coffee percolator and a toaster. The fridge is situated in a built-in closet in the opposite wall of the wooden cabinets (and thus it is not visible in the above photo)