Did you know that “Cascine” simply means “cacio” or cattle for the production of cheese and butter.? And that already in the 1800s it was completely crossed by the tram? This vast area of 160 hectares, commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1563 as a farm and hunting estate, gradually became a place of entertainment and Sunday outings under the Hapsburg-Lorraines. The 3 and 1/2 kilometres long, 700 metres wide park includes wooded areas and vast clearings.
Stop by the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, designed by Emilio Zocchi in 1890 to decorate Piazza della Repubblica, or the Pegasus Column, said to be dedicated to Elisa Queen of Etruria, sister of Napoleon. Also, do not miss the Pyramid, which was an icehouse used to store cheeses from the Grand Ducal Farm. On the right as you walk along you will also see the Visarno racecourse and in the central square, the University of Florence Faculty of Agriculture.
Piazza delle Cascine
CASCINE
24 mt
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Running, cycling or a simple walk. The Cascine Park urban trekking trail, which connects Ponte alla Vittoria bridge with Ponte all’Indiano, passing through the most attractive areas of the park, is [...]
BELFIORE
911 mt
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Set in the green Cascine Park and founded over one hundred years ago, the tennis club is one of the oldest and most renowned in Italy. In addition to being a perfect place for sports, it is also a ple [...]
BELFIORE
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145 years old and still going strong! C.S. Firenze is a Florentine sporting landmark; in fact, it was the first club founded in Florence. It is a multi-sports club resulting from the merger of Veloc [...]
PORTA AL PRATO LEOPOLDA
316 mt
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Inaugurated in 2011, Florence’s new opera house is a work of modern architecture situated beween the historic center, Stazione Leopolda and Parco delle Cascine, the city’s green lung. It consists [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
362 mt
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Also known as “Il Boschetto”, Villa Strozzi’s garden is a large green area dating back to the 1500s and the Polimoda school’s campus until 2011. Laid out with footpaths, benches and panorami [...]
PORTA AL PRATO LEOPOLDA
109 mt
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If you are sensible to the charm of the industrial and steampunk aesthetic, this place will touch your heart. Built around the mid-1800s, Stazione Leopolda operated as a railroad station only for abou [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
562 mt
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Natural Shopping Districts are associations of business owners which are active in the Florence area and play a crucial role in the social fabric of their neighbourhoods. The one in Piazza Pier Vettor [...]
PORTA AL PRATO LEOPOLDA
155 mt
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“Essere alle porte co' sassi” is a Florentine saying which roughly translates to “being late”. It goes back to the Middle Ages, when Florence was surrounded with walls and could be accessed on [...]
