Points of interest

The Monumental Cemetery of Antella, a locality in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, is an extremely interesting place from an artistic point of view, due to its particular history and grandeur. When...

On the beautiful hill of San Miniato al Monte, at the foot of the Romanesque church is one of the most important monumental cemeteries in Florence, the Cimitero delle Porte sante. You can see the...

The Allori Cemetery is an extraordinary place where you have the opportunity to feel art and history. Inaugurated in 1878, the Cemetery was created to give a proper burial to non-Catholics not...

In the second half of the 16th century, Bernardo Vecchietti had the park of his villa embellished with an unusual nymphaeum, the Spring of Morgan le Fay , a two-storey building fashioned like a...

Literally "towering" over Florence, the 95 mt. high Tower of Palazzo Vecchio is one of the city's unmistakable symbols and focal points. It is also one of the oldest parts of the building built...

The tower of San Niccolò is in piazza Poggi. The gate, that has been isolated from the city walls, was erected in 1324 to defend the Oltarno quarter. It is the only tower in Florence that has not been...

The covered market of Sant'Ambrogio hosts food shops and like the San Lorenzo market dates back to the end of 19th century when a complete new design of the historic centre has been put on. In 1860...

La "Sala delle Eroine", inside the Town Hall of Pontassieve, houses the cycle of frescoes by Ferdinando Folchi, a Florentine painter of the 1800s. He was entrusted by the Sansoni Trombetta family to...

Along the old Via Aretina, which once connected Florence with Arezzo through the Valdarno, at the beginning of the 13th century a small shelter was built by the noble benefactor Dioticidiede di...

The first document of the religious complex dates back to 1278, but it is thought that its foundation was much earlier. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and was home to the Franciscan...