The Marzotto Carta e Cartone (stationery) shop was opened in 1890 by Antonio Marzotto, a nobleman from Treviso, for the sale of paper and cardboard. In 1956 Donato Cubattoli took over the business [...]
Alessi's family-run business began in 1952, initially as a confectionery shop. In 1970 the shop was expanded with a wine shop, and in 2007 with a wine shop. Over time, three generations succeeded each [...]
The Romano jewellery and goldsmith shop in Via Cerretani was established in January 1973. Founded by Romano Balatri, employees Giovanni Mugnaini, Leonardo Balatri and Patrizia Marinari have been [...]
The Sabatini restaurant, opened in 1924 in the nearby Via Valfonda, moved to its current premises in 1932 during the construction of the new Santa Maria Novella station. The last transformation of the [...]
Il Civaiolo was established in 1948, when Alfredo Poggesi together with his wife Dina decided to open a shop for the sale of warmers, oil lamps, earthenware pots and pans, chickpeas, beans [...]
In 1929, Serafino Vivoli founded a dairy in Via Isola delle Stinche, where they could get coffee and buy whipped cream. His brother Raffaello joined them, giving the business a further boost, so much [...]
The Foto Locchi photographic art and technique workshop has been in business since 1924 and is one of the oldest photo shops in Florence. It has had a photographic archive since 1934, placed under the [...]
Campolmi Filati has its origins in the haberdashery shop opened in the 1930s by Emilio and Ida Campolmi, while their son Giampaolo decided to specialise in yarns in 1954. The shop is located in the [...]
Ottica Tulini was founded in 1961, when Renzo Tulini opened his optician's business in the premises that once housed the Sbolci flower shop. After the damage caused by the 1966 flood, the business [...]
Profumeria Invicta was founded in 1946 by Mario Nassi. The business, housed in a historic building, initially specialised in the production of hairdressing helmets, and later in the sale of [...]
The tradition of Florentine craftsmanship expressed through historic shops greets the rock world in Florence this June. A circuit of long-lived workshops, with a tradition proudly asserted, where you [...]
The major Festival dedicated to families and children is back to Florence, from May 22nd to 24th, 2026. During those days, the city will be filled with hundreds of events (performances, games [...]
The V illa Bardini pergola, completed in 2005, is considered one of the finest wisterias in the region. The main species of wisteria on the pergola are Wisteria floribunda, Japanese wisteria, in the [...]
Upcoming at La Compagnia Mostruoso femminile, the festival dedicated to female authorship in contemporary horror cinema. The festival, now in its third edition, aims to tell the story of Horror cinema [...]
The Roberto Longhi Foundation was born from the testamentary will of the great art historian Roberto Longhi. Located in the hills above Florence, it is housed in the villa where the art historian [...]
In the immediate vicinity of Florence, on the summit of a small hill on the slopes of Fiesole and Settignano, is this small, large church, an authentic jewel set in the typical Tuscan landscape [...]
The new tourist information office for the city of Florence, the Area and the entire region is located in Piazza Stazione 5, in the historic but renovated premises of the Santa Maria Novella Complex [...]
