It was in 1516, during Pope Leone X's stop in Incisa, that the Franciscans obtained from him the permission to build a new convent and a church where they already ran a hospice, provided that it was...
A permanent exhbition telling the history of the flask: the traditional oval-shaped glass container covered with marsh grass. Born in the 14th century, over the centuries it has become the favourite...
This church, seat of the local Misericordia confraternity, is located in the old town of Lastra a Signa. The original church was built at the end of the 14th century in the place where now stands the...
The Abbey of Santa Maria is located in Rosano, in the Municipality of Rignano sull'Arno, very close to Pontassieve and a few kilometres away from Bagno a Ripoli. Founded in 780, it has always hosted a...
The Antica Spezieria is nowadays located inside the Villa di San Cerbone, the building where Umberto Serristori, in the early 20th century, decided to move the whole Spedale that was previously to be...
An impressive panoramic viewpoint overlooking the whole surrounding area. A clever and tourist-friendly use of a "bulky" building. This is the Torre del Chianti, in San Casciano Val di Pesa. This...
The GAMPS geopaleontological collection in Scandicci, near Florence, is a permanent exhibition displaying a large collection of geological and paleontological findings. The collection stems from the...
Limite sull'Arno, a river port on the river of the same name, is home to the oldest rowing club in Italy, founded in 1861, and numerous shipyards: an activity, the latter, that has its origins in the...
The Galileo Factory museum, established in 2006, is located at the Leonardo SpA (formerly Officine Galileo) Electronics Division plant in Campi Bisenzio. Officine Galileo was an important part of...
Located in the former convent of San Francesco, built in the first half of the 16th century as a hospice for Franciscans travelling between Florence and Siena, the museum houses a collection of...
