Everything here oozes charm: the history, the collection, the place. But let’s proceed in order: Frederick Stibbert (1838-1906), a British citizen born to a Tuscan mother, restored Villa Montughi to transform it into a museum for his eclectic antiques collection. Upon his death, the villa, park and art collections were donated to the city of Florence. The museum’s most impressive section is the arms and armour collection: a parade of Italian, German and Turkish-Ottoman knights on horseback dating back to the 1500s and 1600s, pieces of the 16th and 17th-century Indian collection and a Japanese collection, the largest one outside of Japan, including katana swords and armour which belonged to the last Samurai. Among the paintings are works by Sandro Botticelli, Luca Giordano, Alessandro Allori, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Neri di Bicci and Pietro Lorenzetti.
Via Federico Stibbert, 26
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Monday-Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm; Friday-Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
LEOPOLDO
604 mt
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Documented since 1222, the name of this church derives from "Monte degli Ughi" and refers to the fact that the Ughi family had their residence here in the 11th century. In addition to works of art suc [...]
LEOPOLDO
675 mt
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These gardens are located between the garden of the Stibbert Museum and the Villa Fabbricotti park, of which they are part. They owe their name to the founder of the scout movement and are perfect to [...]
MURATORI STAZIONE STATUTO
573 mt
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Dating back to the 1300s, the villa surrounded by this park was used, throughout the 1800s, as a shooting lodge by a branch of the Strozzi family, which is why it was named Lo Strozzino. It owes how [...]
MURATORI STAZIONE STATUTO
606 mt
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An elegant fourteenth-century villa (surrounded by a large and luxuriant park open to the public, free admission), now the headquarters of the Economic Promotion Agency for Tuscany, this building enjo [...]
POGGETTO
633 mt
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It definitely plays a key role within the Florentine community. This mission, built by Tuscany’s Capuchin friars, deals with a number of projects aimed at improving the living conditions of people i [...]
POGGETTO
597 mt
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Located at the start of the ascent of Via dei Cappuccini is the magnificent shrine by Antonio Marini (created in 1854) and the Church of Santi Francesco e Chiara a Montughi. The church was built in th [...]
MURATORI STAZIONE STATUTO
166 mt
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Markets are places that take us back in time to rediscover the pleasures of meeting people, genuine quality products and browsing the stalls for clothing and other items. An experience that can be enj [...]
MORGAGNI - UNIVERSITÀ
742 mt
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Home of the Engineering Faculty of the University of Florence since 1973, Villa Cristina is actually an old building dating to the 14th century. Also known as “Villa Labouchère”, it was the prope [...]
