ViIla Aurora is one of the largest of the stately villas grouped picturesquely on the hills just above Careggi, and was already documented in the late 14th century as the property of the Macinghi, a noble Florentine family.
Since 1947, this space has housed the Italian Adventist College, founded in 1940 in via Trieste, which offers degree courses in Theology recognized by the Italian State.
Via del Pergolino, 12
+39 055 412014
www.villaaurora.it
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
181 mt
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A Protestant Christian denomination formally established in the mid-19th century and present in Italy since the 1930s, the Seventh Day Adventist Church has two places of worship in Florence, one in th [...]
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
500 mt
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Located near the famous Medici Villa where Lorenzo the Magnificent was born and died, the church of St. John the Baptist in Careggi was built in the early 20th century, and is dedicated to the city’ [...]
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
3 mt
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A landmark for medical training and healthcare in Florence, this polyclinic stands on 78 hectares of land at the foot of the Careggi hill. Since the 1990s it has been recognized as the largest univers [...]
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
714 mt
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Surrounded as it is by tall trees, this great renaissance villa, just steps away from the car park of the Careggi Hospital, often goes unnoticed. This is, however, the villa where one of the most illu [...]
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 [...]
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
925 mt
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This children’s hospital was built upon a pledge of love. Established in 1884, it was, in fact, built by Russian philanthropist Giovanni Meyer as a tribute to his wife who died young and had express [...]
MORGAGNI - UNIVERSITÀ
1 km
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A Benedictine convent established in 1342 thanks to the bequest left by the aristocratic Florentine family Lottieri Davanzati. Access to the convent is through a fourteenth-century single-nave portal [...]
CAREGGI - OSPEDALE
1.1 km
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The church has undergone significant changes over the course of history. Documented since 1036, an earthquake in the 14th century destroyed the primitive three-nave building, which was rebuilt with a [...]
