Commissioned by Baroness Fiorella Favard and built by architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1858, this sumptuous villa overlooking the banks of the Arno River was one of the last great noble residences to be built in the center of Florence. After careful restoration, for some years it has been home to the Polimoda international fashion school, which boasts Europe’s first fashion library with 22,000 fashion and photography books and 400 complete collections of magazine archives. As this is a school, it is possible to access the Villa only with special permission.
Via Curtatone, 1
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ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
251 mt
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An enchanting garden, well-hidden and a stone's throw from Santa Maria Novella railway station, created in the 15th century at the behest of Bernardo Rucellai and Nannina, sister of Lorenzo the Magnif [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
1.2 km
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We’re in one of the coolest areas of Florence’s Oltrarno, near the monumental Porta di San Frediano, where it’s a real pleasure to stroll and visit the little shops brought together in this Natu [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
1.1 km
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The Gate is located in the Oltrarno area. The year it was built (1333), it was the most imposing of all the gates along the circle of walls. It was lowered in 1529, during the siege to Florence by Cha [...]
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 [...]
ALAMANNI STAZIONE - T1
18 mt
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Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Train Station is Italy’s fourth largest train station in terms of passenger flow with an annual ridership of 59,000.000. Built in the 1930s by the Gruppo Toscano a [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
1.1 km
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The Jewish community of Florence is one of the oldest and most numerous in Italy. It is no coincidence, in fact, that in the city there are a magnificent synagogue and two cemeteries, of which this is [...]
