Points of interest

The Romanesque church of Santi Apostoli is one of the oldest churches of the city. According to legend it was founded by Charlemagne but documents state it in 1075. It stands very close to the Roman...

Santa Felicita is an important church in Florence located in the Oltrarno district a few steps after Ponte Vecchio. As soon as you enter, on the right (in the Brunelleschi Cappella Capponi), you can...

The Santa Maria Novella Complex includes a series of striking rooms, adjacent to the Basilica, decorated from the 14th century onwards. Of great impact is the Green Cloister, entirely frescoed by...

The Church of Santa Maria Novella was the first of the great Florentine basilicas and the first large-scale Gothic building in the city. Started by the Dominicans soon after 1240; it was finished in...

The cycling museum dedicated to the Tuscan champion Gino Bartali, is located in Ponte a Ema, the village close to Florence where the great cyclist was born and started his career. It is a three-storey...

The Botanical Garden, called also “Giardino dei Semplici”, created by the Medicis as a garden for medicinal plants (the “ Simples”) in 1545, are among the oldest Gardens in the world. Between the 16th...

La Specola Museum, which is part of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, is the oldest scientific museum open to the public: it will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2025! The...

The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana originates from the collection of Cosimo the Elder de' Medici (1389-1464), considerably enriched by Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) and “his” circle of humanists...

The Treasure of the Grand Dukes (formerly known as the Silver Museum) occupies the sumptuous frescoed rooms of the Summer Apartment of the Medici and Lorraine Grand Dukes, located on the ground floor...

The fame and fortune of the sanctuary is based on the cult of a miraculous image of the Madonna, considered to be the protectress of Florence, which is traditionally attributed to Saint Luke the...