The ancient defensive stronghold of Florence from the year 1000, the castle of Nipozzano is the most celebrated and historic property of the Frescobaldi family. According to popular belief Nipozzano [...]
In 1854, the Villa of Renaissance origins first owned by the Zati family and then by the Alessandri family was given to John Temple Leader. In 1906, it was bought by Bernard Berenson, famous art [...]
The Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence, ideally located in the city centre, is the gateway for many travellers. It is a terminus station, with many services and rooms inside, whose design [...]
The complex of San Salvi was established in place of the old psychiatric hospital of San Bonifazio in via San Gallo. The same architect of the Tepidarium in via Bolognese, Giacomo Roster, was in [...]
The creation of Piazza Santa Maria Novella dates back to the end of the 13th century, the beginning of the 14th century, in parallel with the construction works of the grandiose Dominican complex of [...]
The vast square piazza della Repubblica is the result of the nineteenth-century demolition of the ancient city centre, at the time of Florence as the capital of Italy (1865-1871). This was one of the [...]
This square took shape at the end of the 13th century, when the worldwide famous Basilica of Santa Croce, of the Franciscan Order, was rebuilt (1295), based on a design by Arnolfo di Cambio, and [...]
The square came into being along with the Palazzo Vecchio between the thirteenth and fourteenth century, establishing itself from the first as an area dedicated to the civic life of the city. Inside [...]
The religious centre of the city is made up of the monumental complex the Cathedral and the Baptistery, and by the two squares which surround them. In Roman and late Mediaeval Florence this area was [...]
Acquabella Castle is a privately owned villa dating back to the late 19th century. This sumptuous and distinctive building initiated Saltino's fame as a holiday resort for Italian and European élites [...]
