Description: The building already existed in the Romanesque period and was then restructured into a Gothic style and ultimately was rearranged by Giorgio Vasari ... More |
Description: This collection brings together the prehistoric remains of Florence. The time-line goes from the stone-age up to the dawn of the historic age and ... More |
Description: This museum is the most important of its kind in Italy and gathers together some 300,000 examples of fossilized vertebrates, invertebrates and ... |
Description: The district of Mugello, north of Florence, was the original home of the Medici family. It was at the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent that the Medicis ... More |
Description: This building forms part of one of the most significant architectural complexes of the early fifteenth century in Florence. It was built by Filippo ... More |
Description: Like other collections, the Archaeological Museum has its origins in the collections of the Grand Dukes, both Medici and Forensi, whose works of art ... More |
Description: Viper Theater showcases everything from famous international bands and DJs, to local theatrical companies. There is also a gallery where artists can ... More |
Description: The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana could be considered the Medici's family's library. Located to the left of San Lorenzo church (entrance on second ... More |
Description: Beautiful operas and ballet performances that have the performers dressed in masks and eighteen century costumes take place here. One of the best and ... More |
Description: The small temple of San Sepolcro is at the center of the 14th-century chapel which is annexed to the church of S. Pancrazio, the current home of the ... More |
Description: Over the course of his life the engineer Alberto della Ragione collected a series of works of contemporary art which were donated to the Florence ... More |
Description: The cloister was called 'Scalzo' or 'Barefoot' because of the custom of carrying the cross with bare feet in the processions, observed by the ... More |
Description: This Protestant cemetery was built in 1828 in what was a quiet corner of the city. Today, however, the roads encircling the site have isolated the ... More |
Description: This centre is managed by the province of Florence in collaboration with the city authorities. It provides information on hotels and train, aeroplane ... More |
Description: Olmo is outside Florence, but not too far from the city. The green parkland is located in the northern hills near the Vetta le Croci (518m). It is ... More |
Description: The Church was built in the middle of the thirteenth century and largely reconstructed during the Baroque period. Entering behind the third altar, ... More |
Description: The Loggia del Grano has stalls with art and craft products from countries such as Senegal, Mali and India. It was originally planned by the architect ... More |
Description: The museum occupies the site of what used to be the convent of the Pious Sisters of the order of Oblates. The core exhibition, in the house of ... More |
Description: It was Ferdinando II who employed a Dane, Niels Stensen, to integrate the Medici family's collections into one mineral collection. The Lorena family ... More |
Description: This museum was the first national institution dedicated exclusively to exhibiting photography. It keeps around 350,000 vintage prints, including ... More |
Description: This palazzo is modeled on the most successful 15th-century palazzi. It was built in 1490 by Giuliano da Sangallo and remains today one of the most ... More |
Description: The Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden that specializes in the beautiful Iris flower species, which is the symbol of Florence. The garden has ... More |
Description: The Calza convent, located near the Porta Romana, has been inhabited by Ingesuati Brothers since its foundation, whose habits were once compared ... |
Description: Palazzo Budini Gattai is an ancient palace located in the center of Florence. This brick palace was built by Bartolomeo Ammannati in 1570 and today is ... More |
Description: Salvatore Ferragamo, born in a small town near Naples and immigrated to the United States, could not possibly foresee his fortune in the shoe ... More |
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