Points of interest

Visiting the Old Town of Gambassi Terme means plunging into a small hamlet made of narrow streets, steep and hidden from view, with stone and brick buildings, which reveal the importance of this [...]

The cloister of the Scalzo (barefoot) is the entrance to the chapel of the Confraternity of Saint John the Baptist – known as the ‘Scalzo’ order because during processions the cross-bearer went [...]

The Villa Corsini in Castello, close to the famous Medici Villa La Petraia, was purchased in 1697 by the Counsellor to the Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici, Filippo Corsini. Corsini then entrusted the [...]

Palazzo Gucci is located within the historic Palazzo della Mercanzia, a landmark dating back to 1337 in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria. The Palazzo serves as the House’s cultural destination, with [...]

The Villa Medici at Castello is one of the oldest suburban residences of the Medici family, who came into possession of it in 1477. In 1538 Cosimo I commissioned the sculptor and architect Niccolò [...]

The villa, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo for Lorenzo il Magnifico and is an example of Renaissance architecture that combines classical elements [...]

The Historical Hunting and Territorial Museuml, located in the Cerreto Guidi Medici Villa, was opened in September 2002 and is dedicated to arms and more specifically to hunting and throw arms [...]

The Museo delle Cappelle Medicee consists of various rooms, all of inestimable value. These include the New Sacristy by Michelangelo, and the sumptuous Chapel of the Princes, pantheon of the Medici [...]

There is still a medieval air about this site where, located within a short distance of each other, are the small parish church of San Leolino in Montanis and the battered but still imposing ruins of [...]

Characterized by typical elements of Romanesque architecture that trace its construction between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the parish church of San Leolino has been renovated several times [...]