What to see
Piazza, Borgo and Church of Ognissanti
The area just behind of the train station offers several points of interests including one of the nicest streets in Florence, Via Borgognissanti, its Piazza and the less known church of Ognissanti where Sandro Botticelli is buried. Welcome…
The Alinari Museum of Photography
Founded in Florence in 1852 by Leopoldo Alinari (1832-1865) and by brothers Joseph (1836-1890) and Romualdo (1830-1890), it was the first museum dedicated exclusively to photography in Italy and around the world. The archives house the company’s heritage…
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
The Laurentian Library, formerly called the Laurentian Library, is one of the major collections of manuscripts in the world, and an important architectural complex in Florence, designed by Michelangelo between 1519 and 1534. It houses 68,405 volumes, 406…
The Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo
The Medici Chapel is part of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence and is the burial place for the Medici Family. It’s one of the most visited Museums in Florence with over 300.000 visitors a year. The…
San Lorenzo Church and Cloister
The Church of San Lorenzo is considered to be the oldest Church in Florence as the first early construction dates back to year 393 when it was first consecrated. For three hundred years has had the role of cathedral,…
A visit to Giardino di Boboli
Florence during summer can get very hot so what best than refreshing yourself in the green and fountains of Giardino di Boboli? You’ll feel like the King in the ancient time, beside you will not be able to…
Ponte Vecchio and The Corridoio Vasariano
Ponte Vecchio also know as The Golden Bridge is another treasure of our history, yet again in beautiful Florence, Italy! It is known to be build by the Romans in the Arno’s narrowest point little before the year…
Palazzo Pitti in Florence
Palazzo Pitti is another tourist main attraction stop you cannot miss while visiting Florence, it’s a massive palace owned over the centuries by very influential and powerful men in History. The construction of the building was commissioned in 1458…
Piazza Signoria on Video HD
An image or a video sometimes is better than a thousand words, here a small video collection of Piazza Signoria while your prepare your trip and come to Florence to view it with your own eyes, and maybe…
Walking Itinerary in San Niccolo
Florence do surprise the eyes every day. There is no way that the beauty of the city can ever become boring, not even after walking the same street a thousand time, or looking at a place for the…
Forte Bel Vedere an Ancient Florence Fortress
Forte Bel Vedere also called among Florentines just Belvedere is a fortification in Florence built during the Medici 1590–1595 from Bernardo Buontalenti to protect the family during times of epidemic or wars. It has afterwards served to garrison…
The Baptistery of Saint Giovanni
The Baptistery of Saint Giovanni is one of the best example of the Romanico Fiorentino style characterized by the poly-chromatic decoration of the external surface.Inside the building the walls are covered by marble inlays and of reach mosaic…