1. You are here:
  2. Home
  3. Blog
  4. Categories: Nature and gardens , Lifestyle , Curious Florence

National Historic Houses Day: openings in Florence

May 25, 2025: special free openings of stunning residences, castles, villas, parks, and gardens

Sunday, May 25 marks the 15th edition of the National Historic Houses Day, organized by the Italian Historic Houses Association (ADSI). For the occasion, over 500 historic monuments across Italy will open their doors to the public for free. Among them, 110 are located in Tuscany, with 36 in Florence alone. 
Castles, fortresses, villas, parks, and gardens will offer a unique opportunity to experience the timeless beauty of Italy’s artistic and cultural heritage up close.

Some sites have limited capacity and require advance booking. The full list of participating locations and access details is available on the website of the Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane (ADSI).

OPENINGS IN FLORENCE

Historic Center

  1. Villa Medicea Lorenese del Poggio Imperiale | Piazzale del Poggio Imperiale 1, Florence
  2. Franco and Lidia Luciani House Museum* – Casa della Memoria Association | Via Niccolò da Uzzano 11, Florence
  3. Mello Foundation – Le Colonne Art Studio | Borgo Pinti 24, Florence
  4. Torrigiani Palace Garden | Via dei Serragli 144, Florence
  5. Malenchini Palace Garden | Via dei Benci 1, Florence
  6. San Francesco di Paola Garden | Piazza di San Francesco di Paola 3, Florence
  7. Antinori Palace | Piazza Antinori 3, Florence
  8. Antinori di Brindisi Aldobrandini Palace | Via dei Serragli 9, Florence
  9. Capponi alle Rovinate Palace | Via de’ Bardi 36, Florence
  10. Bartolini Salimbeni Palace | Piazza Santa Trinità 1, Florence
  11. Corsini Palace | Lungarno Corsini 10, Florence
  12. Frescobaldi Palace | Via Santo Spirito 11, Florence
  13. Ginori Palace | Via de’ Ginori 11, Florence
  14. Leopardi Palace – Etra Studio Marcello Tommasi Gallery | Via della Pergola 57, Florence
  15. Niccolini Palace | Via dei Servi 15, Florence
  16. Pucci Palace | Via de’ Pucci 4, Florence
  17. Ridolfi Palace | Via Maggio 13, Florence
  18. Ximènes Panciatichi Palace | Borgo Pinti 68, Florence
  19. Palace of the Painters | Viale Giovanni Milton 49, Florence
  20. Rosselli del Turco Palace and Garden | Borgo Santi Apostoli 40r, Florence
  21. Evangelical Cemetery "Agli Allori"* | Via Senese 184, Florence
  22. Evangelical Christian Church of the Brethren* | Via della Vigna Vecchia 15/17, Florence

Florence Surroundings

  1. Castello Sonnino* | Via Volterrana Nord 6/A, Montespertoli (FI)
  2. Villa Il Cigliano | Via Cigliano 17, San Casciano Val di Pesa (FI)
  3. Winter Garden of Villa Rondinelli | Via Bandini 15, San Domenico, Fiesole (FI)
  4. Castello Il Palagio | Via di Campoli 96/98, San Casciano Val di Pesa (FI)
  5. Castle of Barberino di Mugello | Via di Castello 11, Barberino di Mugello (FI)
  6. Medici Park of Pratolino | Via Fiorentina 276, Pratolino (FI)
  7. Villa of Bivigliano | Via del Viliani 84, Bivigliano, Vaglia (FI)
  8. Park of Villa Corsini Le Mozzete | Località Le Mozzete 1, Scarperia e San Piero a Sieve (FI)
  9. Villa Martelli of Gricigliano | Via di Gricigliano 52, Sieci, Pontassieve (FI)
  10. Tenuta Bossi – Marchesi Gondi | Via dello Stracchino 32, Pontassieve (FI)
  11. Montanelli Bassi Foundation* | Via G. Di San Giorgio 2, Fucecchio (FI)
  12. Muricci Historic Farm | Strada Palazzuolo 45, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (FI)
  13. Villa Corsi Salviati | Via A. Gramsci 456, Sesto Fiorentino (FI)
  14. Villa di Tizzano | Via di Castel Ruggero 71, Bagno a Ripoli (FI)

Photo credits Giardino Corsini: https://giardinocorsini.it/

Photo credits Giardino Torrigiani: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardino_Torrigiani

Photo credits Villa Antinori: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Antinori_del_Cigliano#/media/