Villa I Collazzi, majestic building created by Santi di Tito, a pupil of Michelangelo Buonarroti, rises on the hills around Scandicci. The Villa is surrounded by a wonderful garden arranged on two [...]
This church of ancient origins (1088) derives its unusual name from the Augustinian friars, called "dusty" (for the gray color of their habit), who settled there before the arrival of the Community of [...]
The museum adjoining the medieval Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte contains art works and other items of historic interest from buildings belonging to the diocese of Florence. There are a number of [...]
Piero Bargellini (1897-1980) is, in the memory of all Florentines, the mayor of Florence who had to face the terrible tragedy of the 1966 flood. But not only that, from 1051 to 1956 he had been the [...]
The museum is housed in a medieval house once owned by the rich and powerful Mozzi family , merchants and papal treasurers for several generations. Because of a series of financial misadventures, they [...]
The collection comprises berlin and other carriages used at court in the 18th and 19th centuries, plus old horse harnesses. It is open by appointment only, waiting for a suitable placement in the [...]
In Doccia, near the historical Manifattura Ginori, ManInArte is a cultural association hosting artistic handicraft workshops and offering exhibition spaces for art shows and events.
The church, originally a parish church, is mentioned for the first time in a document dated 866 and in 964 was given by the bishop Rambaldo to the Florentine Chapter together with the San Giovanni [...]
Remains of the Etruscan settlement dating back to about the middle of the 7th century BC, seat of aristocratic groups which exercised control of the area and the communication routes. Here two [...]
