Palazzo Strozzi is one of Florence’s great Renaissance residences. Powerful banker Filippo Strozzi the Elder commissioned the palace in the late 1400s, ordering the demolition of a large number of pre-existing buildings in the process.
The Palazzo Strozzi we see today is a free-standing and beautifully proportioned structure that trumps the Medici Palace of Strozzi’s business and political rivals, the Medici family. The Strozzi family eventually relinquished the property during the fascist period, and the City of Florence has been managing it since 1999.
Visitors now come to see some of the most exciting exhibitions held in Italy each year.
The Zoo of Pistoia is an Italian zoological garden located in Pistoia, Tuscany. A top family attraction since the 1970s it's one of the first Italian zoos to open to the public and one of the main zoological facilities in Italy.
The Zoo of Pistoia is home to roughly 550 animals including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and invertebrates. Learn about the plight of endangered species from around the world on an animal-tastic day out from the ordinary.
Florence's Museo di San Marco features art and frescoes by the gifted early Renaissance painter Fra’ Angelico. The museum is part of a complex comprising a church and a convent. The museum is centrally located in Piazza San Marco.
Discover everything da Vinci in a hands-on museum experience that lets you interact with Leo's greatest creations and learn about his incredible contributions to the fields of art and science.
The church of Santo Stefano al Ponte is a place of Catholic worship located in the small, homonymous Santo Stefano square, near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. The church is the result of several architectural interventions over the centuries. Among these, the 17th-century renovation stands out as the one that reshaped the interior, creating a very original architectural theme of broken lines, without any curves.
Tuscany's Duomo of San Gimignano, also called the Collegiata di San Gimignano is a beautiful frescoed arch that has survived centuries without any restoration work. In spite of being bombed during World War II, the vivid frescoes from the 13th century still remain as bright as ever, making this one of Europe's most treasured buildings.
The adjoining Museum of Sacred Art is home to valuable pieces from the Collegiata, plus surrounding convents and churches.