Points of interest

Originally called Villa San Donato, it was built in the 15th century by the will of Carlo de' Medici, with the aim of hosting the parsons of the nearby church. The later owners, Bombicci-Pontelli...

In the rear spaces of the great Basilica of Santa Croce, discover the Garden of Francis: a true ode to creation and the beauty of nature. In every Franciscan convent and church, there has always been...

The Franchi stadium was built between 1930 and 1932 based on a project by engineer Pier Luigi Nervi in the area of Campo di Marte. This Italian rationalist-style stadium shows some structural features...

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...

The Basilica of Santa Trìnita is one of the most important in the historical and artistic evolution of the city of Florence: it overlooks the homonymous Piazza Santa Trinita and also gives its name to...

The basilica is the main Marian shrine in Florence. It was founded in 1250 by the "Seven Saints" of the order of the Servants of Mary; with its facade, contiguous to the Brunelleschi's facade of the...

The church of San Salvatore in Ognissanti was founded in the mid-thirteenth century by the Umiliated friars, a religious order that was dedicated to the processing and trade of wool, taking advantage...

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...

In 1854 the " Società Toscana d'Orticultura" (Tuscan Society of Horticulture) was constituted. In the second half of the 19th century the garden got larger and Giacomo Roster designed the big...

The Italian Memorial was wanted, designed and placed in Block 21 of the Auschwitz camp by the Anned (National Association of ex-deportees in the Nazi camps) thanks to the collaboration of an...