Category: guided tours in Florence

It’s one of the most beautiful gardens in Florence (especially in the spring when it is filled with flowers), it has a beautiful view over the city and it is linked to one of the most interesting Florentine figures of the 20th century: I am talking about the Bardini Gardens. It is not one of the oldest gardens in the

During these last few days of April I’ve been escaping to the Iris Garden in Florence, a unique place in my city that in recent years I have gotten to know very well. I thought I had posted about it before, but I realized that I never went into detail on my blog (though I do mention it in my

The Hospital of the Innocents (Ospedale degli Innocenti) has been loved by many generations of Florentines. Finally, it has been renovated, reorganized, and reopened as the Museum of the Innocents, or Innocenti Museum, telling the story of this ancient institute from its origins to the present through artefacts, testimonies, architecture, and works of art. It is certainly one of my

Standing somewhat unpropitiously in the middle of a ring of traffic, on a verdurous hill with elegant marblework, the English cemetery of Florence is without question the most magnificent of urban roundabouts. Everybody who passes is intrigued by this great green and marble island looming over the busy boulevard on which they drive, but hardly anyone decides to stop, cross

Located a few minutes’ walk away from Piazzale Michelangelo, The Porte Sante Cemetery (the Holy Gates) of Florence is a special place for several reasons. Not only is it one of the greatest monumental cemeteries in Tuscany, rich in artworks and being the final resting-place for many important figures, it stands in a position of immense grandeur. Stretching all around

A few steps from Piazzale Michelangelo is a garden that not many people know, but it offers one of the best views of the city and in the spring is filled with many a different colour and scent. It is called the Rose Garden of Florence. The Rose garden of Florence The Rose Garden was created on a land belonging

La Specola in Florence is my favorite museum ever. I love it not only because it’s in my city, but because it exhibits one of the most beautiful anatomical wax collections in the world. The works of florentine wax artists are not only renowned and exhibited throughout Italy, but are famous worldwide amongst the medical and scientific communities. NOTE: La Specola