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 about ten years, and then it was converted into government offices in the years of Florence as Capital of Italy, and into a warehouse and even a bullet factory in the following years. Owing to its large and beautiful spaces, starting from the 1990s, it has been used as a location for cultural and contemporary creativity events and is currently managed by Pitti Immagine. Stretching over an area of about 6 thousand square meters, this train station consists of two main spaces: the Station and Alcatraz (the warehouse), while the square facing the main entrance was redesigned by architect Gae Aulenti.
Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5
+39 055 212622
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 [...]
PORTA AL PRATO LEOPOLDA
155 mt
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“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 on [...]
BELFIORE
911 mt
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Set in the green Cascine Park and founded over one hundred years ago, the tennis club is one of the oldest and most renowned in Italy. In addition to being a perfect place for sports, it is also a ple [...]
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
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 [...]
CASCINE
24 mt
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Running, cycling or a simple walk. The Cascine Park urban trekking trail, which connects Ponte alla Vittoria bridge with Ponte all’Indiano, passing through the most attractive areas of the park, is [...]
CASCINE
24 mt
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Did you know that “Cascine” simply means “cacio” or cattle for the production of cheese and butter.? And that already in the 1800s it was completely crossed by the tram? This vast area of 160 [...]
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 [...]
