The sports’ district

The Franchi stadium was built between 1930 and 1932 based on a project by engineer Pier Luigi Nervi in the area of Campo di Marte. This Italian rationalist-style stadium shows some structural features which are very innovative for that time, such as the projecting roof without supports and the helical stairs. Commissioned to a company from Turin, the grass cover immediately turned out to be of excellent quality, thanks to its perfectly drained pitch. Over the years, the stadium has undergone several changes with works carried out especially for Italy 1990. Its capacity is 47,000 people. The football ground hosts the ACF Fiorentina matches.

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, paradoxically, are the more neglected when this kind of structures are originally conceived and planned, especially the less recent ones. Mandela Forum also hosts political and religious meetings, cult events, expositions of all kind, competitions, conventions, in a word all the activities that can enrich the cultural heritage of mankind.

Inaugurato nell'ottobre del 2019, lo skatepark è una struttura innovativa costruita su una base di cemento quarzato; le strutture sono in legno e comprendono un quarter, un bank, due fun box e una mini rampa.