The Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory is a public centre for scientific research, which is part of the National Institute for Astrophysics INAF. Research activities are developed in cooperation with...
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Villas and castles
Viale Duca della Vittoria, 7, 50068 Rufina FI, Italia
The first structure of Villa Poggio Reale dates back to the 16th century and it was commissioned by the Mormorai family from Florence. It underwent various changes of ownership along with significant...
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Parks and gardens
Parco di Villa Caruso di Bellosguardo, Via Bellosguardo, 54, 50055 Lastra a Signa FI, Italia
The 16th-century Villa di Bellosguardo owes its name to its spectacular position in the monumental park laid out to a design by Tribolo. After several centuries of neglect, in 1906 the villa was...
Palazzo Rucellai is one of the most elegant Renaissance palaces in all of Italy. The façade, designed around 1465 by Leon Battista Alberti, is a sort of illustration of his famous Treatise on...
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Villas and castles
Via Imprunetana per Pozzolatico, 116, 50023 Impruneta FI, Italia
Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte, in the municipality of Impruneta, has a very ancient history: born around the year 1000 as a fortified farm and owned for a short period of time by Lorenzo il Magnifico, in...
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Theatres and events venues
Piazza della Madonna della Neve, 1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italia
In the former Florentine prison of the Murate, in the area between Santa Croce and the viali di circonvallazione (ring roads), an urban upgrading plan has been implemented on the basis of a project by...
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Churches and places of worship
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 10, 50145 Firenze FI, Italia
The Pieve di Santa Maria di Peretola, on the central square of the suburban area of Peretola, is an ancient church that dates back to the XII century. A beautiful porch with 3 arches precedes the...
The Acciaiolo castle belonged to the Rucellai family, in the following centuries the ownership of the castle passed to other Florentine families including the Acciaioli until the end of the 18th...
The Bilancino Lake is the largest artificial lake in Tuscany. It has a maximum depth of thirty-one metres and an area of 5 sq. km which allows for increased water supply in Florence, Prato and Pistoia...
Piazza de' Pitti, almost completely dominated by the imposing ashlar facade of Palazzo Pitti, is one of the most beautiful squares, recently pedestrianized, in the Oltrarno. The Pitti complex, in...
