Visarno Arena

Those who enjoy music concerts certainly know about this space within the Cascine Park. Since 2015, in fact, it has been hosting live concerts by the greatest national and international singers and the fabulous summer festival Firenze Rock since 2017. Among the memorable concerts are those by David Gilmour, Sting, Duran Duran, Guns N' Roses and Foo Fighters.

Viale del Visarno, 14
www.visarnoarena.it/

Visarno Racetrack

BELFIORE 1.8 km
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It is a little-known fact that Florence, in particular, the Quercione park, was home to Italy’s firsthorse race, Corsa dell’Arno, established in 1827 by a group of gentlemen. After exactly twenty [...]

Manifattura Tabacchi

SAN DONATO - UNIVERSITA' 594 mt
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A center outside of the city center. Located near the Cascine Park, the imposing trapezoidal Manifattura Tabacchi complex- designed by Pier Luigi Nervi in the 1930s in true rationalist style- is the s [...]

Cascine Market

CASCINE 1 km
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Florence’s largest open-air market and a chance to do some shopping while taking a walk through a historic park. The many stalls offer nearly everything imaginable, from fruit and vegetable to cloth [...]

Puccini Theater

SAN DONATO - UNIVERSITA' 494 mt
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An interesting example of Italian Rationalist architecture, this building, inaugurated in 1940, began life as a social club for the employees of Manifattura Tabacchi. After the war, it was used as a b [...]

University of Florence – Agricultural Sciences and Technology

CASCINE 1.2 km
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Officially named the "Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of the University of Florence" in 1936, its roots date back to the immediate post-Union of Italy period, when Tuscany was mainly fou [...]

Isolotto Bridge

PAOLO UCCELLO 991 mt
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Inaugurated by Mayor La Pira in 1963 and designed by architects Damerini-Scalesse, the bridge  was an extremely futuristic project for its time, being a single span and in concrete, but above all it [...]

Il bambino dell'isolotto installation by Virgilio Sieni

PIAZZA BATONI 206 mt
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A beautiful bronze installation pregnant with meaning and donated by the Company of Virgilio Sieni- choreographer, dancer and creator of the Quarto Paesaggio project- to the Isolotto co [...]

Chiesa del Preziosissimo Sangue di Gesù

SAN DONATO - UNIVERSITA' 458 mt
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A modern building (completed in 1960) whose sober stone-clad facade is nevertheless impressive. Climb the stairs and enter the building through one of the three doorways. Soak up the delightful atmosp [...]