Points of interest

The ancient parish church is dedicated to Saint Helena, the mother of Constantine who, according to popular devotion, found shelter in these very parts during her wanderings. We are in Rincine, a [...]

Described as "fortress of Carlo degli Strozzi" in a list from 1409, the Rocca Strozzi was built a few years earlier right in the centre of the Florence plain by Ubertino di Rossello Strozzi. A defence [...]

In an area outside the walls, which was in use by the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, the Misericordia of Florence found space for its own cemetery, reserved for the brothers. Around the end of the [...]

The church rises in the hamlet of Colonnata, in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino. Originating in the 13th century, it was renovated in 1620. The most interesting aspect of this church is its [...]

The park surrounding the l'Ambrogiana Medici Villa, in Montelupo Fiorentino hosts, from May 2022, the site specific installation by artist Marco Bagnoli "Settantadue nomi - Italian Garden", made up of [...]

It’s the first church built in Isolotto neighborhood, the working-class district inaugurated in the 50s by the city mayors Fabiani and La Pira. The denomination of this cult site comes from the name [...]

In this space dedicated to children, the educational section of the Museo degli Innocenti, various techniques can be tried out, as in a Renaissance workshop All the activities of the Bottega dei [...]

The bulk of Palazzo Spini Feroni dominates piazza Santa Trinita and its construction dates back to the end of the 13th century, possibly to a design by Lapo Tedesco. It is a three-storey building [...]

While walking on piazza Santa Croce one's attention is captured by the facade of this palace, very unusual and very beautiful. It is the Palazzo dell'Antella or degli Antellesi, located on the right [...]

The religious building, known by the name of Sanctus Bartholomoeus de Bono-Solatio, due to its sunny location, is mentioned for the first time in 1084, but it seems to have been founded by Marquis Ugo [...]