Composed of a villa, a formal garden, a park, olive groves and a wooded area, the Villa Peyron complex at the Fontelucente Wood is located in a panoramic position overlooking Florence. The garden is [...]
The church of Santi Michele and Gaetano, more often simply called San Gaetano, is one of the most important examples of Baroque style in Florence. The church dates back to the 11th century and was [...]
The church of Santa Maria del Carmine leans imposingly with a rough façade in stone and brick in the homonymous piazza del Carmine. The church was founded in 1268 and finished in 1476. It houses the [...]
The church of Sant'Ambrogio is in the part of the city having this name. It is an old church rebuilt in the late 13th century. The interior has pretty Renaissance side altars. It is worth a visit for [...]
The tiny Church of San Martino al Vescovo, founded in the 10th century and thought to be where Dante Alighieri married, was rebuilt in 1479 by the Compagnia dei Buonomini di San Martino. The [...]
The Church of Santa Maria in Figline dates back to the 13th century, though it was extensively remodelled in the centuries that followed. It houses many works of art, including a 14th-century panel [...]
Immersed in a beautiful countryside, the parish church of Sant'Alessandro is located in the centre of an articulated building complex that also includes the company, the rectory with the cloister and [...]
The Pozzolatico village was already inhabited in Roman times, as evidenced by archaeological finds in the area but the religious building is mentioned for the first time in 1156 when it was confirmed [...]
The Masini Family are an important presence in the production of terracottas at Impruneta. Ottavio and Livio Masini started their activity in 1934 at the old Agresti Furnace of Impruneta. Since then [...]
The Ricceri family had been involved in the working of terracotta since the 18th century, but it was mainly in the 20th century that the furnace developed, thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of [...]
