It is a little-known fact that Florence, in particular, the Quercione park, was home to Italy’s first
horse race, Corsa dell’Arno, established in 1827 by a group of gentlemen. After exactly twenty years, the Visarno Racetrack was built within the Cascine Park, where trot and gallop races are held, and which features also three grass tracks, a true rarity in Italy.
Viale del Visarno, 14
+39 055 333061
www.visarno.it
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CASCINE
818 mt
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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 th [...]
TALENTI
535 mt
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It’s always pleasant to take a stroll through a classic neighbourhood market (here we’re in Quartiere 4), where you really can find anything, from excellent food products - including some hot dish [...]
TALENTI
513 mt
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Not everything but a little bit of everything. The Isolotto natural shopping center is one of the classic areas of the city’s historic districts. There are cafés, restaurants, pastry shops, bakers, [...]
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 [...]
PIAZZA BATONI
574 mt
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The Isolotto district could not fail to pay tribute to its founding fathers, Giorgio La Pira and Mario Fabiani, to whom a mural has been dedicated at the corner of the square and Viale dei Bambini, si [...]
