This villa was bought by the Medici family in the XVI Century and was later transformed during the Baroque period. It became residence of the grand dukes after the Pitti Palace.
A book collection belonged to the Sansoni family, who lived in the current Town Hall from 1880 to 1943. The 903 works in 1345 volumes of the collection, mainly from the 1800s, belonged to the private...
Marsilio Ficino square in Figline Valdarno, a trading post since its origins, is to this day the location of the market taking place here every Tuesday morning. The square, named after Marsilio Ficino...
The original bridge was the second one built over the Arno after Ponte Vecchio, hence the name 'new bridge'. It was also known as the "ponte alle Carra": the work was erected at the behest of the...
The original bridge was built in1252, and it was named after the nearby church. Like all of Florence's historical bridges, it was rebuilt several times following the numerous floods of the Arno; after...
In the heart of Florence, the desecrated church of Santo Stefano al Ponte is one of the lesser-known masterpieces of this city’s architectural heritage. The entire structure has been digitally mapped...
This imposive glazed terracotta tabernacle was done by Giovanni della Robbia in 1522. In the centre of the monumental composition stands the Madonna with Child, Young Saint John and four saints, above...
Built near a quarry in 1692, later enlarged with the side chapels and the portico, it leaves visible the rock from which the source flows, whose waters are thought to have miraculous properties. With...
The Ghirlandaio Chapel is located inside the private structure Dimora Ghirlandaio, named like this after a long restoration carried out between 2012 and 2018, to celebrate and remember the famous...
The “Teatro Puccini” was newly opened in 1940 as a theatre for the Recreation Workers’ Circle. After the war, it was used as a dance hall and for boxing matches; then, between 1964 and 1972, business...
