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 [...]
As stated on the plaque outside, it is the building where the painter, poet, writer and essayist Ardengo Soffici was born on April 7 1879, to a family of wealthy farmers. Soffici spent his childhood [...]
Also known as Ponte Mediceo or Ponte San Clemente, it is the oldest bridge in the Valdarno area (together with the Ponte a Buriano near Arezzo), maybe already existing in Roman times, connecting the [...]
In 1561, the apothecary Domenico di Vincenzo Brunetti, a member of the Physicians and Pharmacists Guild, moved his shop to these premises, which had previously housed another “spezieria”, managed by [...]
Oliveto Castle was built in 1424, at the behest of Puccio Pucci, probably on a project by Filippo Brunelleschi who in those years was also involved in the construction of the dome of the Duomo in [...]
The ancient Vallombrosan abbey of San Cassiano was founded before 1040, on top of the mountain called Scalajo or Montescalari, because of its appearance which resembles a "scala" (ladder). Standing [...]
The Pievecchia villa, a building representing the prevailing trends of Florentine architecture in the second half of the 19th century, is annexed to the Grignano Farm since 1999 and is named after the [...]
