The name of Piazza Poggi, overlooking the Arno River, dates back to 1911 when it was named after the architect who completely redesigned Florence at the end of the 19th century. Previously, the area...
The Third Garden is an unusual park on the Arno river bank, very close to the idea of a small nature reserve, where fauna and flora regain their rightful place within the urban setting. This is why it...
The name Via dei Renai reveals that here was a deposit of sand left by the river Arno. Before the redesigning of the river banks by Giuseppe Poggi, this whole area was called Piazza delle Molina...
The Travalle Park, in the municipality of Calenzano, is a vast green area furrowed by the Marina stream and enclosed between the Calvana massif on one side and the Calenzano hill on the other. This is...
The Leccio di Faltognano holm oak, located in the middle of a garden in front of the Santa Maria Church, is part of the “ monumental trees” of the Tuscan Region and of Italy. With 15 metres of height...
The protected natural area Poggio Ripaghera - Santa Brigida - Valle dell'Inferno stretches for about 800 hectares above the village of Santa Brigida, in the Municipality of Pontassieve area. A natural...
Villa Rusciano Park is located on a hill, known as Poggio di Rusciano, and covers a huge green area of more than 50.000 square meters, surrounding the homonymous villa. It is a privileged place to...
Parco degli animali is a modern structure of about 2,5 hectars hosting stray dogs coming from Firenze and the surrounding municipalities. The park is managed by municipal employees and a health...
The park of Villa Montalvo has been renovated several times to improve its usability, and today with its 19 hectares of vegetation it is a reference point for all the community of Campi. Renovated a...
In the 15th century the area of the garden was part of the ancient kitchen-garden of the Annalena nuns. At the beginning of the 19th century the marquis Tommaso Corsi became the owner and entrusted to...
