Points of interest

Porta Romana, founded in 1328, is the largest gate in Florence after San Frediano; in ancient times, it allowed people to leave the city in the direction of Siena and Rome. The central lily, a work by...

The parish church of Santo Stefano in Pane has millenary origins and is also known as Santo Stefano a Rifredi.

The Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory is a public centre for scientific research, which is part of the National Institute for Astrophysics INAF. Research activities are developed in cooperation with...

The Pieve di Santa Maria di Peretola, on the central square of the suburban area of Peretola, is an ancient church that dates back to the XII century. A beautiful porch with 3 arches precedes the...

It’s the first church built in Isolotto neighborhood, the working-class district inaugurated in the 50s by the city mayors Fabiani and La Pira. The denomination of this cult site comes from the name...

Not far from Fortezza da Basso, the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ was built at the end of the 19th century, strongly desired by the daughter of Tsar Nicholas I. The crypt (lower...

This is one of the first residences of the Medici family. The villa was bought by the father of Cosimo the Elder who had it enlarged by Michelozzo in 1454. It was the seat of the Platonic Academy, and...

La Quiete villa (the Quietness) named after the fresco called “La Quiete che domina i venti” painted by Giovanni from San Giovanni in 1632. Former owners were the Orlandini family, then Villa La...

This church of ancient origins (1088) derives its unusual name from the Augustinian friars, called "dusty" (for the gray color of their habit), who settled there before the arrival of the Community of...

Recentely renovated, this is the main square in disctrict 4, in Florence.