Points of interest

The Villa Corsini in Castello, close to the famous Medici Villa La Petraia, was purchased in 1697 by the Counsellor to the Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici, Filippo Corsini. Corsini then entrusted the [...]

The wall on Via degli Alfani, now covered in fish graffito, was erected in 1964 to protect the Department of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Florence. The wall had no artistic [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]