Boboli Gardens, integral part of the Pitti Palace, were originally commissioned by Medici Duke Cosimo I and his wife Eleonora of Toledo mid-16th century. They were ... read more
Museo Galileo is dedicated to the world-famous astronomer and scientist, Galileo Galilei. It is located in Palazzo Castellani, dating back to the 11th century, and ... read more
The Museo Horne features the collection of the English collector Herbert P. Horne (1864-1916) who donated his palace and collections to the Italian State. He lived in ... read more
The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology (Museo Nazionale di Antropologia ed Etnologia), housed in Palazzo Nonfinito, holds a large collection of 25.00 ... read more
Palazzo Corsini, still privately owned, was built from the mid-17th to the 18th centuries. It has an elegant interior with an impressive entrance staircase, frescoes, ... read more
The Palazzo Davanzati Museo, also known as the Museum of the Historic Florentine House (Museo della Casa Fiorentina Antica), was originally home to the Davizzi, a ... read more
The Palazzo or Casa Martelli is a well preserved aristocratic Florentine house, which has been for centuries owned by the Martelli family. After the death in 1986 of its ... read more
Palazzo Medici Riccardi, built between 1444 and 1484 for Cosimo de' Medici and designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, is today the seat of the Metropolitan City of ... read more
The Palazzo Pitti has been a royal residence of three dynasties, the Medici (since 1550), the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (which succeeded the Medici from 1737), and ... read more
The Palazzo Strozzi is one of the greatest masterpieces of Florentine architecture, a symbol of Renaissance style, built in 1489 and designed by Benedetto da Maiano. ... read more
The Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace), built between 1299 and 1314, is one of the most famous symbols of the city of Florence. Its function was to become the residence and ... read more
The Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, opened in 1995, is a company museum, dedicated to the history of the Ferragamo company, the life of its founder, Salvatore Ferragamo, and ... read more
Stibbert Museum is a 57 room villa, once the home of the rich art collector Frederick Stibbert (1838–1906), containing artefacts from all over the world, paintings, ... read more
The Uffizi Gallery, dating back to 1560 and commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, is today one of the best known museums in the world, housing the priceless Medici ... read more
Villa Bardini (ancient Villa Manadora) dates back to the 1600s, and is an exhibition center and home to the Capucci Museum and the Annigoni Museum. It is surrounded ... read more
Villa La Pietra, dating back to at least the 15th century, is a Renaissance villa, surrounded by a formal Baroque Italian garden, including almost two hundred ... read more
The Villa La Quiete is a blueprint of the history of the Medici House, devotion and female education, featuring artistic treasures of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ... read more
Villa Medici La Petraia was built for Cosimo I de Medici, who has acquired it in 1544. He gave it in 1568 to his son Cardinal Ferdinando (1549 – 1609), who changed ... read more
