Points of interest

Occupying the first floor of the historic Convent of the Oblate Nuns, the museum has a rich collection of original items and reproductions illustrating the history of the human race from the Stone Age [...]

Large monastic complex founded in 1342 by the Florentine banker Niccolò Acciaioli, which stands on a hill a few kilometers south of Florence. The complex underwent major remodelling at the end of the [...]

The Romanesque church of Santi Apostoli is one of the oldest churches of the city. According to legend it was founded by Charlemagne but documents state it in 1075. It stands very close to the Roman [...]

Santa Felicita is an important church in Florence located in the Oltrarno district a few steps after Ponte Vecchio. As soon as you enter, on the right (in the Brunelleschi Cappella Capponi), you can [...]

The cycling museum dedicated to the Tuscan champion Gino Bartali, is located in Ponte a Ema, the village close to Florence where the great cyclist was born and started his career. It is a three-storey [...]

The Botanical Garden, called also “Giardino dei Semplici”, created by the Medicis as a garden for medicinal plants (the “ Simples”) in 1545, are among the oldest Gardens in the world. Between the 16th [...]

La Specola Museum, which is part of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, is the oldest scientific museum open to the public: it will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2025! The [...]

The new Opera House of Florence is an avant-garde music center for all of Europe. The “Park of Music and Culture”, which comprises the theatre, the auditorium and an open air amphitheatre, was planned [...]

The protected area Stagni di Focognano is a complex of five lake basins. It is located in the municipality of Campi Bisenzio and is an Oasis of the WWF Italy National System. The Oasis is not only a [...]

Manifattura Tabacchi is an ex-industrial area of 100,000 square metres which is located in the immediate vicinity of the historic centre of Florence: the complex houses 16 buildings, elegantly [...]