Ponte alle Grazie was the third bridge to be built after Ponte Vecchio and Ponte alla Carraia. Its first name was "Ponte Rubaconte" after the Podestà at the time of its first construction (1237). The...
The King or Presidential small Palace near the railway station of Santa Maria Novella was intended to be used as a stop and temporary residence for the King and his court. Built by Giovanni Michelucci...
The palace is an aristocratic residence dating from the 16th century and the project, begun by Giuliano di Baccio d'Agnolo, pupil of Michelangelo, was continued on his death by Bartolomeo Ammannati...
The Palazzo Corsini sull'Arno dates back to 1649, when a building was acquired by Maria Maddalena Machiavelli, Marquise Filippo Corsini’s wife; at the beginning, it was a “Casino” that is a small...
Planned by Architect Pierluigi Spadolini and opened in 1974, Palazzo degli Affari is a modern venue surrounded by a large park. Built on 5 floors, with an overall capacity of 1,800 people inside its 4...
In the very center of Florence, located inside the 18th century Villa Vittoria, Palazzo dei Congressi is a meeting and events center. It boasts a prestigious auditorium which can host up to 1,000...
The Mandela Forum is a place for concerts, shows, plays, of all different kind and with the more spectacular staging. Moreover, this kind of activities are the most attractive for the public and...
The San Lorenzo Market is very popular for those, tourists and not, who are looking for food and wine experiences. In this building there are two markets, corresponding to the 2 floors: Ground floor...
The covered market of Sant'Ambrogio hosts food shops and like the San Lorenzo market dates back to the end of 19th century when a complete new design of the historic centre has been put on. In 1860...
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 Gipsoteca of the Istituto statale d’arte of Florence, now the Liceo Artistico of Porta Romana, is the most interesting collection of plaster cast models in Italy, from fourteenth to the twentieth...
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...
Founded in 1288, the secular charitable order of the Oblates was committed to assisting the ill and infirm. The vast religious and hospital complex, which has simple 15th-century architecture and has...
The foundation stone of the Forte di San Giorgio, better known as Forte di Belvedere, was laid in 1590 , when Ferdinand I was Grand Duke, and it was built to a design by Bernardo Buontalenti. Besides...
Designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1533-35), the Fortezza has been completely remodeled and is now an exhibition and conference center. This complex and prestigious environment combines...
The “Teatro Puccini” was newly opened in 1940 as a theatre for the Recreation Workers’ Circle. After the war, it was used as a dance hall and for boxing matches; then, between 1964 and 1972, business...
The first season of the “Teatro Tenda” is dated 1978 and took place in the historical venue where the now called Tuscany Hall is situated today. In 2002 the tensile structure was transformed into a...
