Not far from the Fortezza da Basso there is a small corner of Russia that should absolutely not be missed. This beautiful church with its typical onion domes, built between the 19th and 20th centuries at the behest of the daughter of Tsar Nicholas I, was the first Russian Orthodox church to be built in Italy. Generous contributors to its completion were the Demidoffs, a Russian family who loved to spend periods of time in Florence, where they bought wonders such as Villa Demidoff in the Novoli area and the former Medici villa in Pratolino, in whose garden there is the amazing Colossus of the Apennines by Giambologna. Although the murals and icons that adorn the interior were painted by Russian artists, the masonry works, carvings of the iconostases, mosaics and the majolica decorations are the work of Italian craftsmen. A magnificent cycle of wall paintings in Russian 'art nouveau' style adorns the interior of the upper church, which is dedicated to the Nativity of Christ (while the lower church is dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker).
Via Leone X, 8
+39 055 4716630
LAVAGNINI POLIZIANO
1.2 km
(how to get )
della Vittoria is located in the north-west of Florence, in the Statuto district. Built in the first decades of the 20th century, it owes its name to the Italian victory during the First World War. Pi [...]
LAVAGNINI POLIZIANO
753 mt
(how to get )
Church of San Giuseppino, officially called ‘Chiesa di San Giuseppe’ (St. Joseph Church), is a church built between 1858 and 1870 to a design by the engineer Gatteschi. The church stands out for i [...]
BELFIORE
976 mt
(how to get )
This market near the Mugnone is the perfect place to pick up a few useful items before or after a walk or bike ride on the riverside pedestrian and cycle path. The atmosphere is typical of neighbourho [...]
FORTEZZA
245 mt
(how to get )
Also called “del Vascone”, these gardens run along the eastern side of Fortezza da Basso. A haven for sportsmen and sportswomen who enjoy jogging or doing any other form of exercise. Instead, to t [...]
FORTEZZA
359 mt
(how to get )
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 [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
126 mt
(how to get )
Branching off from this trapezoidal-shaped piazza are numerous roads essential for the city’s mobility, such as via dello Statuto, via XX Settembre and via XXIV Maggio.The name, as with the above me [...]
CAVOUR
1.1 km
(how to get )
Giardino di Palazzo Pandolfini is a 15th-century palace was designed in 1514 by Raphael Sanzio and decorated with statues, fountains, water features and numerous types of flowers and plants. The Itali [...]
