The first document of the religious complex dates back to 1278, but it is thought that its foundation was much earlier. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and was home to the Franciscan [...]
A new museum dedicated to toys has opened in Florence. The items exhibited (more than a thousand) date from the 18th century to the second half of the 20th century and are a combination of two [...]
Of all the gates in Florence's city walls, Porta San Frediano, founded in 1333 probably to a design by Andrea Pisano, is the largest and most imposing. Scapitozzata (i.e. lowered) in the 16th century [...]
The Roberto Longhi Foundation was born from the testamentary will of the great art historian Roberto Longhi. Located in the hills above Florence, it is housed in the villa where the art historian [...]
In the immediate vicinity of Florence, on the summit of a small hill on the slopes of Fiesole and Settignano, is this small, large church, an authentic jewel set in the typical Tuscan landscape [...]
This square, squeezed between the Oblate Complex and the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, sums up a lot of the history of Florence, of the assistance given over the centuries to the needy and the sick [...]
At the far end of Cascine Park, stands an oriental-style and eccentric-looking funerary monument, in memory of the sad and short story of a traveler coming from remote India. In 1870, young Indian [...]
The palace housing Cassa di Risparmio in via Bufalini has a long history. It was built at the end of the 16th century not far from Palazzo Pucci. It experienced its golden age at the end of the 20th [...]
It collects evidence of the culture of wine, the main product of the Montespertoli area, with a continuous comparison between present and past, documented by panels, blow-ups and period photographs [...]
The oratory was built in 1354 by the Alberti family and decorated with a fresco cycle depicting the Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Master of Barberino and his assistants frescoed the apse [...]
