Imposing with its crenellated walls in both the Ghibelline and Guelph style, the Acciaiolo Castle still inspires awe with its stern appearance and goes on attracting noir lovers. It is, in fact, in this castle, around the late 1500s – the Rucellai family built it in the 1300s and the Acciaiolis later took their place following Davizzi’s exile for life- that the owner Neri Davizzi kept his wife locked up for a long time and then killed her by poisoning her. The Castle now belongs to the Town of Scandicci which, after careful restoration works, converted it into a training and research center.
Via Pantin, 63
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445 mt
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A huge park, in the shadow of the crenellated walls of the castle, along via Pantin in the heart of Scandicci. Acciaiolo park is one of the most popular destinations for the inhabitants of Scandicci [...]
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388 mt
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Do you remember I Magazzini Criminali? An irreverent name which well-described this theater’s alternative approach. The 1980s in Florence were, in fact, a new Renaissance during which young people g [...]
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283 mt
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The Scandicci sports centre is very versatile - in fact it is not only a venue where volleyball and 5-a-side football matches are regularly played, it is also the home of the women's volleyball team p [...]
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41 mt
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Steel, glass and plenty of light. It is the ultramodern Rogers Center. Designed by Florentine architect Richard Rogers, the building was inaugurated in 2013. A multipurpose and completely pedestrianiz [...]
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262 mt
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Two valuable works remain from the old church, a Giottoesque Madonna with Child by Giovanni da Milano and a Deposition by Michelangelo's childhood friend Francesco Granacci. The church of San Bartolom [...]
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309 mt
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Telling how beautiful it is to be together respecting each other comes naturally to a city as open and inclusive as Florence. Which is why the City of Florence asked four artists- James Boy, Ache 77, [...]
DE ANDRE'
535 mt
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Not just experimentation in the Scandicci theaters. The Aurora cinema theatre, for example, is part of the circuit that hosts Tuscany’s touring theatrical productions featuring the most renowned act [...]
DE ANDRE'
619 mt
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The portico with its tall, narrow arches recalls the metaphysical architecture of De Chirico and it is hard to believe that the Santa Maria Parish Church was built even before the year 1000. Yet it is [...]
