Points of interest
Giardino di Boboli
Behind Palazzo Pitti lies the wonderful Boboli Gardens. The Medici first took care of the arrangement, creating the model of Italian garden that became exemplary for many European courts. The vast green area is divided into a regular, is a real open-air m...
Palazzo Pitti
Purchased in 1550 by Cosimo I de'Medici and his wife Eleonora di Toledo to transform it into the new grand-ducal residence, Palazzo Pitti soon became the symbol of the consolidated power of the Medici on Tuscany. Palace of two other dynasties, that of the...
Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence is the most famous observation point of the city scene, reproduced in countless postcards and obliged destination of tourists visiting the city.
It was built in 1869 on the design of the architect Giuseppe Poggi on a hil...
Galleria Degli Uffizi
The Gallery occupies the entire first and second floor of the large building built between 1560 and 1580 on a project by Giorgio Vasari: it is one of the most famous museums in the world for its extraordinary collections of ancient sculptures and painting...
