This church was built in 1322 to commemorate the victory of the Guelphs of Florence in a battle that took place on 11 June 1289, the feast day of St Barnabas. Over the years it has housed many different monastic orders, such as Augustinians and Carmelites. It contains a great deal of pictorial decoration, which includes stuccos, frescoes and glazed polychrome terracotta. The splendid San Barnaba Altarpiece by Sandro Botticelli (1487), once on the altar of this church, is now preserved in the Uffizi Gallery.
Via Guelfa, 37-45
SAN MARCO UNIVERSITÀ
1.2 km
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Florence’s Central Market is in San Lorenzo neighborhood, in the heart of the city. Built on the historic covered market, it consists of more than twenty stores and a cooking school, extending an ar [...]
FORTEZZA
359 mt
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A large square in the center of Florence surrounded by many 19th – early 20th century middle class homes. Its name originates from the insurrection (organized by Garibaldi’s National Society) whic [...]
SAN MARCO UNIVERSITÀ
1.3 km
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Cenacolo di Sant’Apollonia is part of the Benedictine monastery of Sant’Apollonia, the largest female monastery in Florence, founded in 1339. Inside, you can see the large fresco of the Last Suppe [...]
SAN MARCO UNIVERSITÀ
963 mt
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi is one of the first Renaissance buildings in Florence, commissioned by Cosimo Il Vecchio to the architect Michelozzo in 1444. It became the official residence of the Medici fam [...]
SAN MARCO UNIVERSITÀ
966 mt
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Cinema La Compagnia, located in the centre of Florence, is a meeting place for all cinema lovers. Managed by the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, it does not limit itself to showing movies, but organizes m [...]
VALFONDA STAZIONE SMN
173 mt
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Don't be misled by its appearance, this Neo-Renaissance building overlooking via Valfonda is actually one of the most innovative conference centres, the historical venue for the main events of the me [...]
VALFONDA STAZIONE SMN
155 mt
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A highly versatile space inaugurated in 1974, Palazzo degli Affari is a 4,000 square meter multipurpose facility. Renovated in 2021, this space can accommodate almost 2,000 people for conferences and [...]
