A typically 17th century portico with lowered arches conceals this simple little Romanesque church. San Giusto a Signano, situated on the street of the same name in an area which was once a Roman settlement, dates back to 1021. In the 13th century it was one of the suburban churches belonging to the Diocese of Santa Reparata, at that time still the cathedral of Florence. The importance of the church, although small and with a single nave, is also to be found in the valuable altarpiece depicting the Madonna and Child between Saints Peter and Paul and Angels attributed to Bernardo Daddi, one of the leading painters of his generation, and also a Crucifixion with Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross by Counter-Mannerism artist Santi di Tito.
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NENNI - TORREGALLI
661 mt
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Although the structure we see today - officially called the New Hospital of San Giovanni di Dio, but known to all as the Torregalli Hospital given the proximity to the Castle of Torre Galli, dates fro [...]
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860 mt
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A medieval fortress, a countryside villa for the great Renaissance families Nerli, Argenti, Tani and, eventually, the home of one of the leading exponents of neoclassical and Napoleonic art in Tuscany [...]
NENNI - TORREGALLI
978 mt
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This castle belonged to the Nerli family (one of the wealthiest in Florence during the 15th century) and was part of a system of fortifications in the Soffiano area. In the following century, a walled [...]
RESISTENZA
824 mt
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It is the heart of Scandicci and until a few years ago it housed the town hall which was then moved to the adjacent Resistance area. But it is here that city life had its most important moments, and t [...]
ARCIPRESSI
447 mt
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Dating back to the 1960s, this church was built in reinforced concrete (not coincidentally in the years when Pier Luigi Nervi, master of this material, built the Church of the Sacred Heart in Florence [...]
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699 mt
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It was the first theatre in Scandicci and its origins date back to 1860 when it began as a philharmonic society. Inside it still has works by Macchiaiolo painter Federico Andreotti, and is today [...]
RESISTENZA
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 [...]
RESISTENZA
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, [...]
