If you feel like disconnecting with the background noises that don't leave us, sometimes, even at night, then it means you are looking for a quiet area! A quiet area is not necessarily silent, but [...]
This itinerary will take us to discover some of the lesser-known places in the center of Florence, along an unprecedented route outside the circuits of mass tourism. Starting right from Santa Maria [...]
The name San Salvi evokes more than just the district named after the ancient religious complex, in most Florentines’ minds. Indeed, the large green area in Quartiere 2 is where Florence’s Asylum [...]
In the eastern area of Cascine Park, near piazza Vittorio Veneto, there is the Pavoniere swimming pool. It takes its name from the aviaries (“pavoniere”) shaped like neoclassical temples that can [...]
You don’t need to be an architecture enthusiast to understand the value and skill embodied in Giovanni Michelucci’s projects. In Florence and the surrounding cities there are numerous examples of his [...]
According to Clet, Florence isn't a locked chest preserving treasures of the past, but rather a cradle, always ready to welcome new contemporary gems, in order to renew and further embellish itself [...]
Bookshop and cinema, events and restaurant. In the evening at 9:00 PM, the cinema space lights up with screenings in the original language with subtitles and restored versions."
Residence of the Corsini family, the Palazzo Corsini al Prato via the entrance on Via il Prato gives access to the stupendous Italian garden, a large geometric parterre of boxwood hedges adorned with [...]
Giorgio Vasari was born in Arezzo in 1511 and died in Florence in 1574, exactly 450 years ago. Between these two dates, the activity of such an important personality for the history of art, the city [...]
The palace housing Cassa di Risparmio in via Bufalini has a long history. It was built at the end of the 16th century not far from Palazzo Pucci. It experienced its golden age at the end of the 20th [...]
A new panoramic park, situated between viale dei Colli and via dei Bastioni, has just been inaugurated. The Parco della Pace (or Peace Park ) covers the area once occupied by Campeggio Michelangelo, a [...]
“From the Alps to the Pyramids… ”, thus Alessandro Manzoni describes the lightning-quick conquests of Napoleon I in continental Europe in his poem “The Fifth of May” . The kingdoms he conquered were [...]
Piazza Ognissanti rises along the right bank of the Arno and is located in the western part of the center of Florence. It is overlooked by important historic buildings and the church of San Salvatore [...]
Michelangelo's David, the best known and most admired man in Florence The colossal statue, sculpted by a young Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1504, depicts David preparing to strike Goliath with a [...]
One of the most important neoclassical buildings in Florence, it overlooks Via Ghibellina, a stone's throw from the Bargello Museum. Originally from the Salviati family, its original nucleus is due to [...]
It’s not unusual that buildings with a long history or who boast a long productive activity lose their purpose at some point, and end up being closed up and unused for many years, even decades. This [...]
This itinerary will take us to discover an area of the Oltrarno (one of the most characteristic of Florence, particularly rich in artisan workshops, touching places of excellence such as Palazzo [...]
In the rear spaces of the great Basilica of Santa Croce, discover the Garden of Francis: a true ode to creation and the beauty of nature. In every Franciscan convent and church, there has always been [...]
Thanks to this itinerary, starting from Piazza Santa Croce (with its worldwide famous Basilica) we'll discover the Sant'Ambrogio district, a lively area with its own identity, which has remained more [...]
