Points of interest

After a road that winds its way up through dense forests of holm oaks and cypresses, interspersed with olive groves, you reach the small village of Villamagna, which has developed over the centuries [...]

The Museo delle Cappelle Medicee consists of various rooms, all of inestimable value. These include the New Sacristy by Michelangelo, and the sumptuous Chapel of the Princes, pantheon of the Medici [...]

Inside the complex of S. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, founded in 1256 and renovated in Renaissance forms at the end of the fifteenth century, there is the Chapter House decorated, around 1495, with a [...]

Florence Cathedral was designed at the end of the 13th century by Arnolfo di Cambio and is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore, a reference to the lily, the city's symbol. The third largest cathedral [...]

The Ferragamo Museum was established in 1995 by Ferragamo family, with the aim of introducing the artistic qualities of Salvatore Ferragamo, the founder of the eponymous company, and his innovations [...]

The educational exhibits in this museum combine model-making and historic reconstruction to introduce visitors to the principal events in Tuscan and Italian history. On display detailed models [...]

In the heart of the Oltrarno district, in San Frediano, there is a centre – the only one of its kind in Italy – dedicated entirely to the fortepiano. Here, amongst the original instruments, visitors [...]

Palazzo Gucci is located within the historic Palazzo della Mercanzia, a landmark dating back to 1337 in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria. The Palazzo serves as the House’s cultural destination, with [...]

The refurbished museum, inside the Villa Pecori Giraldi, condenses the fruit of the Chini family's multifaceted activity, which began in Borgo San Lorenzo in 1906, ranging from architectural [...]

A new panoramic park, situated between viale dei Colli and via dei Bastioni, has just been inaugurated. The Parco della Pace (or Peace Park ) covers the area once occupied by Campeggio Michelangelo, a [...]