Points of interest

This cemetery opened in 1960 and here are the headstones of 4,402 military, fallen during the Italian campaign of Second World War. It is not the biggest one in Italy: this primacy goes to Nettuno [...]

The wall on Via degli Alfani, now covered in fish graffito, was erected in 1964 to protect the Department of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Florence. The wall had no artistic [...]

After a road that winds its way up through dense forests of holm oaks and cypresses, interspersed with olive groves, you reach the small village of Villamagna, which has developed over the centuries [...]

Florence Cathedral was designed at the end of the 13th century by Arnolfo di Cambio and is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore, a reference to the lily, the city's symbol. The third largest cathedral [...]

The Ferragamo Museum was established in 1995 by Ferragamo family, with the aim of introducing the artistic qualities of Salvatore Ferragamo, the founder of the eponymous company, and his innovations [...]

In the heart of the Oltrarno district, in San Frediano, there is a centre – the only one of its kind in Italy – dedicated entirely to the fortepiano. Here, amongst the original instruments, visitors [...]

The refurbished museum, inside the Villa Pecori Giraldi, condenses the fruit of the Chini family's multifaceted activity, which began in Borgo San Lorenzo in 1906, ranging from architectural [...]

A new panoramic park, situated between viale dei Colli and via dei Bastioni, has just been inaugurated. The Parco della Pace (or Peace Park ) covers the area once occupied by Campeggio Michelangelo, a [...]

The building is named after the last owner, Luigi Pozzolini, who bought it in 1859 at an auction of properties of the Ginori family. The construction of the villa dates back to the 16th century [...]

The House of Franco and Lidia Luciani was built in the mid-1920s with funds from the employees of Società Elettrica Sert Valdarno (today ENEL, the so-called "Gruppo Luce"). The House is located in the [...]