Points of interest

The Observatory is located in the municipality of Barberino Tavarnelle and deals with scientific outreach and research. Scientific activities and routine maintenance are managed by the University of...

In the eastern area of Cascine Park, near piazza Vittorio Veneto, there is the Pavoniere swimming pool. It takes its name from the aviaries (“pavoniere”) shaped like neoclassical temples that can...

The parish church of Santo Stefano in Pane has millenary origins and is also known as Santo Stefano a Rifredi.

The Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory is a public centre for scientific research, which is part of the National Institute for Astrophysics INAF. Research activities are developed in cooperation with...

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...

The 16th-century Villa di Bellosguardo owes its name to its spectacular position in the monumental park laid out to a design by Tribolo. After several centuries of neglect, in 1906 the villa was...

Palazzo Rucellai is one of the most elegant Renaissance palaces in all of Italy. The façade, designed around 1465 by Leon Battista Alberti, is a sort of illustration of his famous Treatise on...

Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte, in the municipality of Impruneta, has a very ancient history: born around the year 1000 as a fortified farm and owned for a short period of time by Lorenzo il Magnifico, in...

In the former Florentine prison of the Murate, in the area between Santa Croce and the viali di circonvallazione (ring roads), an urban upgrading plan has been implemented on the basis of a project by...

The Pieve di Santa Maria di Peretola, on the central square of the suburban area of Peretola, is an ancient church that dates back to the XII century. A beautiful porch with 3 arches precedes the...