“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 only at scheduled times when the gates of the walls were open. Most of the gates were demolished over the centuries, but Porta a Prato (one of the oldest ones, dating back to 1285) is still intact. The Gate is now listed as a monumental building to be considered national artistic and cultural heritage. The name, unlike what is commonly believed, does not derive from the road leading to Prato, but from the square opposite the Gate called “Il Prato”.
Piazzale di Porta al Prato
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
354 mt
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This delightful Italianate garden in the heart of Florence was designed Corsini family’s residence in 1620. Although the tramway passes close by it as it turns onto Viale Rosselli, hardly anyone not [...]
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 [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
305 mt
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Built with three naves in a Neo-Gothic style, this church was consecrated in 1911 and then closed during the Second World War. Once reopened, it became a reference point for the American community, so [...]
BELFIORE
264 mt
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Built in Neo-Romanesque style, its name comes from the typically Florentine version of the name Giacomo (Jacopo), in English, James. The addition of the diminutive “ino” was designed to distinguis [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
251 mt
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An enchanting garden, well-hidden and a stone's throw from Santa Maria Novella railway station, created in the 15th century at the behest of Bernardo Rucellai and Nannina, sister of Lorenzo the Magnif [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T2
442 mt
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Commissioned by Baroness Fiorella Favard and built by architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1858, this sumptuous villa overlooking the banks of the Arno River was one of the last great noble residences to be bu [...]
BELFIORE
52 mt
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Part of the Urban Graffiti project - along the Belfiore tramway tunnel, a thousand square metres of street art involving 20 artists, including well-known names such as Toxic, JC and Zero T. The first [...]
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 [...]
