The Botany Section has the most important herbarium in Italy, with about four million specimens. It contains historic collections of dried plants, including one of the oldest (1563) still existing [...]
The square is dominated by the elegant mass of the San Lorenzo agri-food market, also known as the Central Market, one of the main markets in Florence. Its construction was deliberate, together with [...]
This relatively small square, dominated by the Church of Santa Trinita preserves the irregular layout of the Medieval urban areas. Its development is closely connected with the Vallombrosan religious [...]
Villa Medici in Fiesole, dates back to the period between 1451 and 1457, built for Giovanni, son of Cosimo Il Vecchio. The project was formerly attributed to Leon Battista Alberti, flanked by Bernardo [...]
It Is the second biggest garden (after Boboli Gardens) inside the city walls and it is a perfect sample of an English-style garden from an aesthetic and philosophical point of view. In 1813 Pietro [...]
Built in the XVI century by Bernardo Buontalenti for the grand duke Ferdinando de' Medici. It became the summer residence of the Medici family and was decorated with frescoes by Passignano and [...]
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 [...]
