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 [...]
The Celle Castle is a fortified centre directly built on rock, in the middle of the ridge which from the Montescalari Abbey reaches Ponte agli Stolli. The first piece of information about it dates [...]
It is the smallest hamlet of the Municipality of Pontassieve and the farthest away from the main town. The origin of the name Acone is not certain, but according to some it would date back to the name [...]
Ponte alle Grazie was the third bridge to be built after Ponte Vecchio and Ponte alla Carraia. Its first name was "Ponte Rubaconte" after the Podestà at the time of its first construction (1237). The [...]
This villa was bought by the Medici family in the XVI Century and was later transformed during the Baroque period. It became residence of the grand dukes after the Pitti Palace.
