Points of interest

The Acciaiolo castle belonged to the Rucellai family, in the following centuries the ownership of the castle passed to other Florentine families including the Acciaioli until the end of the 18th...

The Bilancino Lake is the largest artificial lake in Tuscany. It has a maximum depth of thirty-one metres and an area of 5 sq. km which allows for increased water supply in Florence, Prato and Pistoia...

The castle is located in Santa Brigida, a village near Pontassieve, and its original nucleus dates back to the 12th century. It was owned by the Pazzi family until the end of the 15th century when...

In Radda in Chianti, on the premises of the 18th-century convent of Santa Maria al Prato, the Casa del Chianti Classico offers routes and experiences for lovers of good wine. In the Il Convento wine...

At the foot of the hill on which the Convent of Montesenario (Vaglia) stands this cylindrical building. It was the largest ice house in Europe, and today it is a building in need of restoration. The...

The complex of Villa San Lorenzo or Villa Alberti, as it belonged to the Counts Alberti and later to the Counts Moriubaldini-Alberti, consists of two main bodies. The Villa that was acquired by the...

The Travalle Park, in the municipality of Calenzano, is a vast green area furrowed by the Marina stream and enclosed between the Calvana massif on one side and the Calenzano hill on the other. This is...

The earliest records date back to 868, and although the structures have been remodelled over the centuries, the parish church of San Martino still retains typically Romanesque features. The structure...

There is still a medieval air about this site where, located within a short distance of each other, are the small parish church of San Leolino in Montanis and the battered but still imposing ruins of...

The ancient parish church is dedicated to Saint Helena, the mother of Constantine who, according to popular devotion, found shelter in these very parts during her wanderings. We are in Rincine, a...