Points of interest

On the outskirts of the city of Sesto Fiorentino, in a beautiful landscape setting, is the park of Villa Solaria. The park covers an area of about 60,000 square metres and is characterised by large [...]

The Ernesto Ragionieri public library in Sesto Fiorentino has very old origins and an evocative history, in fact it was born in 1886 out of the donation of books by French doctor Claude Henry Amédée [...]

Located on the border between Florence and Lastra a Signa, the abbey of San Salvatore and Lorenzo was founded towards the end of the 11th century, and inhabited by various religious orders, including [...]

The Park of Poggio Valicaia is set in the hills to the south west of Florence in the municipality of Scandicci. It was once an extensive, privately-owned farm but when it was donated to the town, it [...]

The Museum is situated inside the Church of Santa Maria del Gesù, built in the mid-15th century and then remodelled at the beginning of the 17th century and in the building next. It contains original [...]

The first structure of Villa Poggio Reale dates back to the 16th century and it was commissioned by the Mormorai family from Florence. It underwent various changes of ownership along with significant [...]

Occupying the cellars of Villa Spalletti di Poggio Reale, the museum traces the history of viticulture and winemaking in the Val di Sieve, with particular emphasis on the techniques used. Tools and [...]

The "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 [...]

The museum is in the Canonica of the Pieve di San Piero in Mercato, the origins of which date to the 11th century. The items on display, ranging from the 13th to the 16th century, are ordered [...]

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 [...]