The Stibbert Museum, conceived by Frederick Stibbert (1838-1906), is a rare example of a 19th-century museum: an extraordinary collection of arms, armour and works of art is displayed in a series of...
Villa della Petraia is situated a few kilometres from the city centre; the ancient fortified building, of which the large tower still remains today, was enlarged towards the end of the 16th century...
Large monastic complex founded in 1342 by the Florentine banker Niccolò Acciaioli, which stands on a hill a few kilometers south of Florence. The complex underwent major remodelling at the end of the...
The cycling museum dedicated to the Tuscan champion Gino Bartali, is located in Ponte a Ema, the village close to Florence where the great cyclist was born and started his career. It is a three-storey...
The country villa was completed in 1610, and in the same year the gardens were remodelled for the first time. At the beginning of the 18th century, various architectural features, statues, fountains...
The Franchi stadium was built between 1930 and 1932 based on a project by engineer Pier Luigi Nervi in the area of Campo di Marte. This Italian rationalist-style stadium shows some structural features...
The Italian Memorial was wanted, designed and placed in Block 21 of the Auschwitz camp by the Anned (National Association of ex-deportees in the Nazi camps) thanks to the collaboration of an...
The Last Supper and Museum of Andrea del Sarto at San Salvi occupies the 16th-century rooms of the ancient Vallombrosian monastery of San Salvi and is named after the splendid Last Supper frescoed by...
The Medici Villa of Castello, one of the oldest Medici residencies, was one of the favourite villas of Cosimo I especially for its garden, designed in 1538 by Niccolò Tribolo. Thanks to the plenty of...
Porta Romana, founded in 1328, is the largest gate in Florence after San Frediano; in ancient times, it allowed people to leave the city in the direction of Siena and Rome. The central lily, a work by...
