Points of interest

The origin of the Medici bridge, which connects the historic village of Pontassieve with the hamlet of San Francesco di Pelago, dates back to the half of the XVI century, when Cosimo I de’ Medici [...]

One place in Impruneta testifies more than others the traditional working of terracotta and is the Agresti Furnace. Its importance derives not only from the historical value of the building complex [...]

Devoted to the village’s most illustrious child, the painter Andrea del Castagno, the museum takes visitors on an imaginary journey through the 15th-century master’s artistic career by means of [...]

Founded in Cerreto Guidi is Mumeloc, the Museum of Local Memory. It tells the present and future generations about life in the Fucecchio Marshes and the Nazi massacre that took place here in August [...]

Inside the Cathedral steps lead down to the excavations that uncovered the ancient cathedral of Santa Reparata,evidence of the earliest Christianity in Florence, demolished after the new cathedral had [...]

Designed by Arnolfo di Cambio (1296), it is the largest Franciscan church in the world; it is also known as the "Pantheon of Italian glories" for its illustrious tombs (Michelangelo, Galileo [...]

Frescoed with the Last Supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio in 1488, the refectory in the convent of Ognissanti still has the original lavabos and portal, and an early 15th-century Annunciation. The [...]

Villa La Pietra boasts a unique garden. The former baroque garden belonging to the Capponi family was transformed into an English style garden in the 19th century. The designer intended the garden to [...]

The garden dates back to 1292 and, according to some historical texts, it belonged to the Gianni family, which united three houses and built the Palace of the Tower. Later, it was bought by the Vegni [...]

The Park Visitor Centre is located right on the shore of Lake Londa. The Centre has a corner equipped as an educational laboratory, with an Internet connection, a library and a binocular microscope [...]