Firenze

A short walk from Piazza Santissima Annunziata is the Brunelleschi Rotunda , a sober building with a long history. Filippo Brunelleschi designed it in the 1430s as a centrally planned building, part...

The beginning of the modern age sees the human being as the protagonist of his own time and the architect of his own destiny. Humanistic philological studies restore to classical culture the value and...

An Italo-Cilena painter, I graduated from the Faculty of Art, University of Concepciòn Chile. I won a scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti...

The exhibition is extended until 31 October 2025 The works in the exhibition Pulcherrima Testimonia. Hidden Treasures in the Archdiocese of Florence in the complex of the Basilica of San Lorenzo are...

I paint using the medieval technique of egg-red tempera on pure gold foil! I work on various media, paper plate and pastille. In the workshop you will find miniatures, copies from the 14th century...

We are one of the first Italian companies, if not the first, to offer construction and design of paludariums, terrariums and exotic habitats with plants. In our showroom you can directly experience...

Diamantina Palacios is a textile artist who, after decades of experience in textile restoration and design, decided to create her own brand with only unique handmade garments. The fashion and interior...

From 27 October 2023 to 6 April 2026, the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum is hosting the exhibition Salvatore Ferragamo 1898-1960, marking the centenary of the opening of the first shop in Hollywood. The...

It's autumn: that time of year when the tree tops light up with all the warm shades of red, yellow and orange : it's foliage time. Here is an itinerary with some suggestions for enjoying the spectacle...

The building complex of San Firenze, with its spectacular façade, is one of the greatest examples of Baroque architecture in the city. In 1640 the Philippian Fathers received a gift of this area which...

Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno is a tiny square, named after a church that no longer exists. One of the oldest parish churches of the Oltrarno, dedicated to Santa Maria and also known as Santa Maria de'...

Piazza San Lorenzo, not far from the Cathedral and Palazzo Medici Riccardi, is dominated by the bulk of the Basilica of San Lorenzo and, in the back-ground (the nearby piazza Madonna degli...

The square is dominated by the elegant mass of the San Lorenzo agri-food market, also known as the Central Market, one of the main markets in Florence. Its construction was deliberate, together with...

The name of Piazza Poggi, overlooking the Arno River, dates back to 1911 when it was named after the architect who completely redesigned Florence at the end of the 19th century. Previously, the area...

The Third Garden is an unusual park on the Arno river bank, very close to the idea of a small nature reserve, where fauna and flora regain their rightful place within the urban setting. This is why it...

At the end of the 19th century, the construction of the Viale Michelangelo also included the Ramps, which rise from the Arno towards the hill with a consolidation function. This neo-Mannerist...

The name Via dei Renai reveals that here was a deposit of sand left by the river Arno. Before the redesigning of the river banks by Giuseppe Poggi, this whole area was called Piazza delle Molina...

This square - piazza dei Cavalleggeri - opening onto the Arno at Lungarno alle Grazie is dominated by the imposing mass of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale. Actually, history tells us of a property...

One of the two exercise yards of the Florentine prison of the Murate has become a new city square: Piazza Madonna della Neve. The square, which is fully pedestrianised, is entirely surrounded by the...

Piazza della Calza is immediately behind the city gate Porta Romana, bordered by the walls of Florence - the still well-preserved section of Viale Petrarca and the perimeter wall of the Boboli Gardens...