This is the garden of Villa Vittoria, a building designed in 1520 probably by Baccio d'Agnolo. According to historical sources, this green space stretched over a large area extending from Via Valfonda to Fortezza da Basso and Via della Scala, later downsized to make room for the Santa Maria Novella train station. The garden is adorned with works by major artists such as Benedetto da Rovezzano, Andrea Sansovino and Giovanni della Robbia. In 1600, it hosted the celebrations for the wedding of Maria de’ Medici and Henry IV, King of France. The garden is open to the public free of charge.
Via Valfonda, 9
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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 [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
289 mt
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Formerly known as "di Gualfonda", this building now has a somewhat rustic facade typical of the "Casini", that is, two-storey town villas with large gardens. In the past, leading figures of the 16th c [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
214 mt
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Although it seems the natural continuation of Santa Maria Novella station, few people know that the Palazzina Reale was built in 1935 to house the Kings of Italy on visits to Florence, since Palazzo P [...]
FORTEZZA
35 mt
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This Gate was part of Florence’s last (starting from the center out) circle of walls and dates back to the 1300s. Surprisingly enough, the Gate owes its name not to the fact that it led towards the [...]
FORTEZZA
127 mt
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Built between 1534 and 1535, and a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, the Fortezza da Basso, dedicated to the patron saint of Florence, St John the Baptist, was commissioned by Alessandro de’ [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
18 mt
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Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Train Station is Italy’s fourth largest train station in terms of passenger flow with an annual ridership of 59,000.000. Built in the 1930s by the Gruppo Toscano a [...]
VALFONDA STAZIONE SMN
233 mt
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This very old square already existed in the 10th century. Its current name dates back to 1882 and was intended to celebrate the recently achieved political unity of Italy.It was on that occasion that [...]
