Points of interest

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 actual garden, whose owner was...

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...

A bothanical garden in a panoramic position in Valdelsa. 5 thematic routes according to the five human senses. It makes an intensive exhibit activity and here disabled people are involved in...

Historic - monumental building, designed by Aurelio Ghersi, one hectare of tropical garden with 340 rare species, 92 of which are grown outdoors: among them a magnificent specimen of Metasequoia...

Property of Bernardo Rucellai, the garden was the seat for the meetings of literary men, humanists, philosophers and historians (like Machiavelli, Buondelmonti, Jacopo da Diacceto and Luigi Alemanni)...

The Benedictine Abbey of San Gaudenzio is located on the Forlì road that leads to the Muraglione pass. According to tradition, the abbey was built by Jacopo il Bavaro, Bishop of Fiesole.

Surrounded by forests fir trees, the Moscheta abbey was founded by Saint John Gualberto in 1034. The abbey had periods of great splendor, then it was suppressed in the Lorraine period and reduced to a...

Formerly the oratory of Palazzo Vescovile, the chapel dates to the first half of the 11th century and is decorated with a large fresco by Bicci di Lorenzo of the Coronation of the Virgin with Angels...

Romanesque church. It contains a marbel pulpit of the XII century, decorated with black and white marble. The legend says that Dante and Boccaccio spoke from this pulpit.

The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the oldest in the city and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It has a rough exterior in pietra forte; the first building was in Romanesque style while its...