It is perhaps the best known and oldest bar in Rome and within Italy only Caffè Florian in Venice (established in 1720) is older.
The Sala degli Uomini Illustri (Hall of the Illustrious Men) featured paintings by Giulio Carlini of ten notable Venetians: Goldoni, Marco Polo, Titian, Francesco Morosini, Pietro Orseolo, Andrea Palladio, Benedetto Marcello, Paolo Sarpi, Vettor Pisani and Enrico Dandolo.
Florian Schneider | Saint Florian | Johann Florian Heller | Federico Caffè | Caffe Trieste | Florian Schwarthoff | Florian Pop | Florian Mayer | Florian Marciniak | Florian Lahnstein | Ernst Florian Winter | Caffè Florian | St. Florian's Church, Ljubljana | St. Florian's Church in Ljubljana | Sankt Florian am Inn | Rick Florian | Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian | Florian Ungler | Florian Stahel | Florian Schmidt | Florian Habicht | Florian Cajori | Florian Biesik | Florian Abrahamowicz | Caffè Ritazza | Caffe Ritazza | Caffe Mediterraneum | Caffè macchiato | Caffè Lavena | Caffè Fiorio |
The Procuratie Vecchie and the Procuratie Nuove house old, famous and expensive coffee houses, cheek-by-jowl: Gran Caffè Quadri, Caffè Florian, which opened its doors December 29, 1720, and Caffè Lavena, in the same premises since the mid-18th century; it was Richard Wagner's favorite.