It is the Air Force Academy, which is based in a monumental complex within the Cascine Park. Dating back to 1930s, the building has preserved its original interiors. Worth noticing is the commemorative bas-relief by Mario Moschi and the Pegasus sculpture by Giorgio Gori.
Viale dell'Aeronautica
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NOVOLI - TORRE DEGLI AGLI
490 mt
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PalaNovoli, a mecca for 5-aside football, is part of Polisportiva Novoli sports centre. Renovated and covered in September 2016, facilities includes a café, pizzeria and car park. [...]
NOVOLI - REGIONE TOSCANA
515 mt
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The perfect place to spend relaxing time outdoors in the company of dogs and children. A small, well-kept and fenced park, equipped with benches, playground equipment and a gazebo to shelter from the [...]
NOVOLI - TORRE DEGLI AGLI
351 mt
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This park was created in 1965 following the housing boom. It is a 12 thousand-square-meter area, entirely fenced, a green oasis within one of Florence’s most densely populated neighborhoods. There i [...]
CASCINE
1.2 km
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Officially named the "Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of the University of Florence" in 1936, its roots date back to the immediate post-Union of Italy period, when Tuscany was mainly fou [...]
NOVOLI - TORRE DEGLI AGLI
137 mt
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A twentieth-century church built by Emilio Dori and Giancarlo Fiacchini assisted by Guido Morozzi, containing a number of old works or art. These include a ciborium attributed to Michelozzo (who also [...]
CASCINE
2.4 km
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In the western part of the Cascine Park there is a small amphitheatre carved out of a sand quarry in the 1970s, next to which stands the “Guard’s House” designed in the 18th century by Giuseppe [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
991 mt
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Inaugurated by Mayor La Pira in 1963 and designed by architects Damerini-Scalesse, the bridge was an extremely futuristic project for its time, being a single span and in concrete, but above all it [...]
BELFIORE
1.8 km
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It is a little-known fact that Florence, in particular, the Quercione park, was home to Italy’s firsthorse race, Corsa dell’Arno, established in 1827 by a group of gentlemen. After exactly twenty [...]
