Points of interest

Le muratine were born in the old building which already existed before 1700 in Pontassieve, when in this place the palazzo Pretorio was located and a wing of it hosted the old prison. Like the whole...

The hamlet of Incisa originally developed on the hill, where today still lie the remains, almost indiscernible, of the ancient rectangular-plan Castle and of Casa Petrarca, the place where the poet...

Already existing as the market square, it was named after the famous Florentine goldsmith who was born here in 1378. The square represents a typical developed centre according to an established custom...

Semifonte, from Summo Fons, is a place in the heart of the Valdelsa, crossroads of the main trade routes of the Middle Ages. It was then, in the mid 12th century, when Federico Barbarossa came to...

The medieval castle of Malmantile, a hamlet of Lastra a Signa, nestled on a wonderful hillside, stands as a quite unique monument, that has retained the whole perimeter of the city wall. The castle...

Piazza Potente, with its beautiful 16th-century loggias, is located in the historical centre of Reggello. This is where 'Rigellus' was built, near the Resco torrent where three streets met: the Cassia...

You enter the square from Borgo San Frediano, Borgo Stella, via Santa Monaca and Piazza Piattellina. The name refers to the Carmelite church, Santa Maria del Carmine, which dominates the square...

The origin of the Medici bridge, which connects the historic village of Pontassieve with the hamlet of San Francesco di Pelago, dates back to the half of the XVI century, when Cosimo I de’ Medici...

One place in Impruneta testifies more than others the traditional working of terracotta and is the Agresti Furnace. Its importance derives not only from the historical value of the building complex...

With its immense artistic legacy, the Uffizi Gallery, now The Uffizi, is one of the most important museums in the world. Following a substantial reorganization in the 17th century, which led to the...