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...
The Treasure of the Grand Dukes (formerly known as the Silver Museum) occupies the sumptuous frescoed rooms of the Summer Apartment of the Medici and Lorraine Grand Dukes, located on the ground floor...
In Leonardo’s birthplace in Anchiano, a cluster of houses about two kilometres from Vinci, there is a permanent exhibition. In the home, the audio-video narration Leonardo in Vinci: A Genius Tells His...
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...
The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana originates from the collection of Cosimo the Elder de' Medici (1389-1464), considerably enriched by Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) and “his” circle of humanists...
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...
Palazzo Strozzi, with its imposing facades clad in pietra forte, is one of the most significant Renaissance palaces in Florence and a privileged venue for important art exhibitions. One of the rooms...
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 Sanctuary of Saint Verdiana was built with the aim of giving a worthy home to the remains of Verdiana, the patron saint of Castelfiorentino, a woman of humble origins, who lived between the 12th...
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...
