Tuscan Capuchin Missions

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 in extreme distress, in particular, missionary projects in Africa.

Via Michele Mercati, 1
+39 379 1974671
www.missionicappuccinitoscani.it

Monastery of the Capuchin Friars in Montughi

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 [...]

Auditorium FLOG

POGGETTO 488 mt
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Auditorium FLOG in Florence is a multipurpose center established in 1945 as an expression of the post-war will to rebuild. Its name is an acronym for Fondazione Lavoratori Officine Galileo. In additio [...]

Adriano Cinema

POGGETTO 365 mt
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When it first opened in 1955 with the film Le ragazze di San Frediano by Valerio Zurlini, it was the largest movie theater in Florence until its conversion into multiplex. Built in the shape of an amp [...]

Church of San Martino a Montughi

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 [...]

Santa Marta – Faculty of Engineering

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 [...]

Stibbert Museum

LEOPOLDO 636 mt
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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 [...]

Paolo Valenti Sports Centre

POGGETTO 289 mt
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A sports facility used mainly for basketball located in District 5 and named for a famous journalist. [...]

Nelson Mandela Mural

LEOPOLDO 113 mt
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This mural was created (in 12 days) on the initiative of the Mandela Forum Association, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the great South African leader’s birth. The artist is Jorit Agoch, [...]