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...
The former Spedale Serristori was founded in 1399 by Ser Ristoro di Jacopo Ristori, who assigned a group of multy-storey houses, provided with a courtyard and basements and arcades owned by the family...
The imposing Palazzo Vecchio was born on the ruins of the Roman Theatre of Florentia. Just a few steps downstairs and you find yourself back in ancient Rome! The theatre could host 10 thousand people...
The Collegiate Church of Saints Lawrence and Leonard is located in the historical centre of the city a few metres from the Town Hall and the Palazzo Pretorio. The exterior features a simple gabled...
The Bastion of San Giorgio owes its name to its proximity to the gate of the same name and is located in Via di Belvedere: it still retains its original dimensions today, running externally along the...
Of all the gates in Florence's city walls, Porta San Frediano, founded in 1333 probably to a design by Andrea Pisano, is the largest and most imposing. Scapitozzata (i.e. lowered) in the 16th century...
The tower is part of the fortifications built by Florentines in the 14th century, together with the stronghold and the other two remaining towers, that are now part of the Corsini Park. On December 4...
The museum that tells the history of the Grape Festival, the most anticipated and engaging event in the Impruneta area, through time. On display are posters, the collection of designer labels and the...
The historic villa Il Ferrale, halfway between Vinci and Anchiano, already existed in the Renaissance, but its present appearance is due to late 19th century restoration works. The imposing-looking...
The MUGOT Museum was created in 2011 to preserve the memory of the Second World War in Tuscany, with particular attention to the events in September 1944 when the Apennines north of Florence were a...
