The history of the villa is tempestuous. Isabella de’ Medici was believed to have been killed here by her husband, who suspected her of infidelity....

This villa was named ‘La Ferdinanda’ after Ferdinando I. It was used by the Medici Grand Dukes primarily for hunts that were organised on the...

This Accademia dei Fisiocritici incorporates several museums including those of geology, zoology and mineralogy. Here you can see a display of stuffed animals in an...

The Palaeontology Museum was founded in 1691 and includes the library of the Anatomist Paolo Mascagni. This museum is an interesting place and a little...

This monastery was built in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli and is both artistically and architecturally unique. It was commissioned by the viceroy of the Kingdom...

This 17th Century villa stands on the Imperial Hill. The name comes from its connections with the imperial D’Asburgo family through the Grand Duchess Maria...

The Cenacolo della Calza convent in the city of Florence can be found near the Porta Romana. It was once inhabited by the Ingesuati Brothers...

The Museo Zoologico La Specola’s oldest displays comes from the Medici collections. The Medici during their lifetime collected many natural treasures like fossils, animals, minerals...

The Torrigiani Garden extends from the Viale Petrarca, with the old Arnolfi walls running on each side of the garden as far as the Piazza...

Giardino di Boboli has been greatly extended over the centuries; now one of the garden walks leads visitors to a captivating spot with the famous...

Set in a hidden corner of the city is where you will find this cemetery, just outside the San Frediano Door. Built in 1777, it...

The Museo delle Porcellane is sited inside the Boboli gardens and the collection it holds consists mainly of table porcelain used by the Grand Ducal...

The church of San Felice in Piazza’s has a 15th Century façade created by Michelozzo, but the structure seems to date back to the Roman...

Casa Guidi is quite close to the Pitti and was the home of poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband Robert Browning. This house is...

Santa Maria del Carmine is a 2nd Century church and is to be found in the Oltrarno. It was completely destroyed by a fire and...

The church of Santo Spirito can be found in one of the liveliest piazzas in Oltrarno Florence. The scrolled plaster facade is from the 18th...

The Galleria del Costume is to be found in Palazzo Pitti’s Neo-classical villa and can be reached through the Boboli gardens. This is one of...

The Palazzo Pitti was a large project that had been entrusted to the architect Brunelleschi by Luca Pitti in the mid 15th Century. It was...

The Museo degli Argenti was originally designed to be the summer apartment of the Grand Duke. Today this gallery houses a fabulous collection of gold,...

The Teatro Comunale is the main municipal theatre in the city of Florence. Here is where many of the city’s main concerts take place including...