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 [...]
The Villa Medici at Castello is one of the oldest suburban residences of the Medici family, who came into possession of it in 1477. In 1538 Cosimo I commissioned the sculptor and architect Niccolò [...]
The building where Giovanni Boccaccio – who was born in Certaldo in 1313 – is traditionally thought to have lived has been rebuilt after being damaged in the Second World War. It is now occupied by a [...]
The building is named after the last owner, Luigi Pozzolini, who bought it in 1859 at an auction of properties of the Ginori family. The construction of the villa dates back to the 16th century [...]
The House of Franco and Lidia Luciani was built in the mid-1920s with funds from the employees of Società Elettrica Sert Valdarno (today ENEL, the so-called "Gruppo Luce"). The House is located in the [...]
The villa, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo for Lorenzo il Magnifico and is an example of Renaissance architecture that combines classical elements [...]
The Arnovecchio area, located in an eroded riverbed of the Arno that was corrected during the 16th century, was marked in more recent times by extraction activities for the production of gravel [...]
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 [...]
Nokike is Herika Signorino’s handmade jewellery brand, born as a pure expression of creativity. In her workshop-cum-boutique in the heart of Florence, metal is transformed into unique, contemporary [...]
Lo Scrittoio was founded in 1986. The company specialises in the restoration, conservation and binding of antique books. This work continues to this day, with commissions from private collectors and [...]
