Points of interest

The oratory was built in 1354 by the Alberti family and decorated with a fresco cycle depicting the Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Master of Barberino and his assistants frescoed the apse...

ACF Fiorentina's new sports centre, considered the biggest in Italy, was inaugurated in October 2023 and designed by the Archea Associati studio. Located in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, it...

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...