From Sunday 5 April to Tuesday 7 April 2026, the traditional Festa della Beata Giovanna will be held in Signa. The historical re-enactment – one of the oldest in Tuscany – is scheduled for Easter [...]
Fashion Museums in Florence: The History of Design from the 16th Century to the Present As a capital of art and creativity, Florence is also a global benchmark for fashion. This itinerary takes you on [...]
The Renai Park was created from a degraded area to create a completely natural green and blue oasis. The park includes a nature reserve developed in collaboration with the WWF and leisure areas that [...]
In Signa, at Piazza Stazione there is a tourist information office run by the Pro Loco Signa Association. Inside the office you can ask for free leaflets such as dépliants, guides, maps of Signa and [...]
The complex of Villa San Lorenzo or Villa Alberti, as it belonged to the Counts Alberti and later to the Counts Moriubaldini-Alberti, consists of two main bodies. The Villa that was acquired by the [...]
The metropolitan trail of the project Toscana Terra Etrusca, in total about 90 km, begins from the connection with the Via Francigena near Fucecchio and then reaches Fiesole, passing through the [...]
Between Signa and Florence you can bike along an easy cycle path that, flanking the Arno river, connects the Cascine Park with the Renai Park in Signa. The cycle path is wide, on the dirt road and [...]
The church, originally a parish church, is mentioned for the first time in a document dated 866 and in 964 was given by the bishop Rambaldo to the Florentine Chapter together with the San Giovanni [...]
The upper part of the city of Signa, the Castle, constitutes the oldest core of the city - founded around the year 1000 - and looks surrounded by remains of 14th-century walls, with imposing towers [...]
Villa Castelletti is located on a small hill along the road leading to Lecore, near the Ombrone stream. In an extremely scenic spot, on a northern ridge of the Signa hill, the shape of the villa [...]
This museum is located in the premises on the ground floor of the Signa train station, on Piazza stazione. Displayed there is a collection of rail paraphernalia dedicated to one of the historical [...]
Located in a strategic position, as the bastion of what, for a long time, was the only bridge on the Arno river after the city of Florence, Signa became world famous for the manufacture of straw, in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The perfect map and guide to discover the city and its surroundings with the little ones. You can find the whole Firenze for Families kit for free at the tourist info points in the city. The kit [...]
The Arno river extends for 241 kilometers from its source on the southern slope of Mount Falterona, in the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, to its mouth near Pisa: it crosses the city of Florence and Pisa [...]
The parish church of Saints Giovanni Battista and Lorenzo in Signa since December 2010, houses the new museum of Sacred Art, supported by the Municipality, with the patronage of the Tuscany Region and [...]
At the beginning of the 18th century, Domenico Michelacci started straw production on an industrial scale and until the 1950s Signa became the centre of the manufacture of hats made of this material [...]
