Firenze

Florence is the perfect city for families with children. It has Egyptian mummies (Archaeological museum) dinosaur skeletons and fossilised whales (Palenthology museum), medieval suits of armour...

Can you perceive the purity of a form by touching it? Can you appreciate the elegant organisation of a public space without being able to get around it independently? Is it right to give up travelling...

Italian fashion as it is known around the world today originated in Florence, in the White Hall of Palazzo Pitti to be more specific, with the runway shows organised by Giovanni Battista Giorgini...

People with disabilities can find in this article some useful information to move around the city... By car, by train, by cab etc.

An unusual route, definitely out of the popular tourist destinations. Cemeteries invite us to silence - even if sometimes immersed in the city traffic – and worthy of being visited as authentic...

The Cascine Park is the green lung of Florence and PARC (Performing Arts research centre) is the heart of this park. Settled near Piazzale del Re, in the complex of the former Grand Ducal Stables, it...

In Florence, there are works that you will not find on display in the galleries of the city's prestigious museums. These works are less eye-catching and less celebrated. But they are equal in terms of...

Are you in Florence for a while and you don’t want to stop practicing your favourite sport? Would you like to try some new sport activities? The city of Florence offers multiple unexpected options...

UNESCO World Heritage In 2013, Tuscan Medici Villas and Gardens have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, places of priceless value, belonging to humanity as a whole. The Medici Villas...

The fortification system of Florence has been frequently transformed during the past. There have been more city walls (from the Roman to the Medieval ones by Arnolfo di Cambio) with a lot of towers...

The Canottieri Comunali, born in 1934, is a rowing sport club where to practice several sport activities, in particular water sports like rowing, canoeing and SUP, a new sport with many followers...

Florence is the city of runners! Practiced at all levels, running is the sport with the greatest impact in Florence; also thanks to its magnificent views, running in Florence is an experience not to...

Founded in 1996, this sport centre offers water polo, synchronized and competitive swimming courses.

The indoor climbing gym is managed by CAI Firenze and is located inside the Nelson Mandela Forum. The gym has a large bouldering area, two 40 ft vertical walls and a 65 ft lead.

Arcieri della Signoria is an archery association , founded in 1979, specialized in bare bow, long bow, compound and recurve barebow. They are located in the Cascine park.

Recentely renovated, this is the main square in disctrict 4, in Florence.

Located in the very historical centre, the name (Indipendence) reminds us the insurrection (1859) and then the expulsion of Grand Duke Leopoldo II, which took place just in this square and led to...

The square is located in the very heart of Gavinana District, south area of Florence.

The square is situated in the district 2 in Florence and it was named after the famous architect and versatile artist of the Renaissance.

In the Middle Ages, Florence was well known as “the towered city”, because of the large number of tower houses which defined its skyline: in the 13th century, they were about 160, up to 213 ft-high...