The Ceramics Archive preserves the manufacturing history of Sesto Fiorentino, where the ceramics and porcelain industry was a driving force until the post-war period. Ceramics are the beating heart of [...]
The adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous and cheeky puppet, were published in instalments in the children’s magazine Giornale per i Bambini from its first issue on 7 July 1881. The author of this [...]
Looking back and searching for traces of our past is an activity that works well when exploring our territory. Etruscans, Romans, Middle Ages: do you know the archaeological sites around Florence [...]
Every season has its advantages when it comes to parks: they are best appreciated when the days begin to lengthen and the temperatures become milder, in spring. They release a powerful charm in autumn [...]
On the outskirts of the city of Sesto Fiorentino, in a beautiful landscape setting, is the park of Villa Solaria. The park covers an area of about 60,000 square metres and is characterised by large [...]
From 22 to 31 May, the Sestese Ceramics Archive will take centre stage at the 12th edition of Buongiorno Ceramica, the nationwide event celebrating Italian ceramics, which takes place in 60 Italian [...]
The earliest records date back to 868, and although the structures have been remodelled over the centuries, the parish church of San Martino still retains typically Romanesque features. The structure [...]
Cercina is a small locality on the slopes of Monte Morello. The parish church of Sant'Andrea, in a beautiful position in the countryside, is the centrepiece of the locality. The parish church has a [...]
Three centuries of artistic creation, social history, employment and work: it is the time when the Manufacture of Doccia has shaped since 1737 the territory of Colonnata and Doccia, two adjacent [...]
The church rises in the hamlet of Colonnata, in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino. Originating in the 13th century, it was renovated in 1620. The most interesting aspect of this church is its [...]
The Ernesto Ragionieri public library in Sesto Fiorentino has very old origins and an evocative history, in fact it was born in 1886 out of the donation of books by French doctor Claude Henry Amédée [...]
Florence, as a shopping paradise: there is a wide choice among high quality handicraft, big brands, antique and art galleries. Whether you are hunting for bargains, or simply love shopping around, you [...]
The San Jacopo Path in Tuscany was born with the intention of recovering the ancient transit and pilgrimage routes that led from Florence to Pistoia, Lucca, Pisa and Livorno heading towards Santiago [...]
In Doccia, near the historical Manifattura Ginori, ManInArte is a cultural association hosting artistic handicraft workshops and offering exhibition spaces for art shows and events.
Locally known as Terza Punta, the top of Poggio Casaccia (921 meters above sea level), is one of the three peaks of Monte Morello, the mountain massif that dominates in height the landscape of the [...]
‘ Podere La Querciola’ is a protected natural area that extends for about 56 hectares in the Florentine plain. Its public property portion was purchased by the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino in 2008 [...]
The Ring of the Renaissance (in Italian Anello del Rinascimento) is an amazing route to be taken on foot or by bicycle, a unique historical-artistic itinerary designed to unite the treasures of [...]
Why only stay in Florence when there’s so much more to see all around? The municipalities that make up Florence and the Florentine Area are excellent testimonials to the quality of the territory [...]
Villa Guicciardini Corsi Salviati, located at the entrance of the town of Sesto Fiorentino, has been attested since the beginning of the 16th century by Simone Corsi. In the middle of the seventeenth [...]
Every district around Florence has its own character, even in the handicraft production. Although some of the traditional activities have definitely closed and their memory is preserved only in [...]
