Viale Machiavelli
Viale Machiavelli is one of the Viali dei Colli (Avenues of the Hills), the scenic Florence boulevards that cross the hills surrounding the discrict of Oltrarno.
The Isolotto
The Isolotto is one of the most famous locations in Florence’s Boboli Gardens. It was built in the seventeenth century by architect Alfonso Parigi.
Caffè Rivoire
The Caffè Rivoire is located in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
Enrico Rivoire, Savoia royal family chocolatier, was from Turin and brought to Florence the tradition of the typical hot chocolate from his hometown.
Hall of the Five Hundred
Among the many bizarre things and places that Dan Brown mentions in his 2013 thriller
The Hall of the Five Hundred (Salone dei Cinquecento) is the largest and most important room in terms of artistic and historic value in Palazzo Vecchio.
The Fountain of the Fork
Boboli Gardens are Florence’s most famous urban park. In this article we analyze Boboli’s most famous spouting fountain—Stoldo Lorenzi’s bronze of Neptune clutching his three-pronged trident.
Hall of Geographical Maps
The Hall of Geographical Maps is a room full of charm, located on the second floor of the Palazzo Vecchio. It features fifty-three geographical maps, depicting the world as it was known in the middle of the sixteenth century.
The environment was created by Giorgio Vasari between 1561 and 1565 by order of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici to fulfill the dual function of cloakroom—the room where the most important documents were kept—and cosmography room.
Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio has been the symbol of the civil power of the city of Florence for over seven centuries.
The palace is attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio, who began to build it in 1299.
Buontalenti Grotto
The Buontalenti Grotto in the Boboli Gardens is a fascinating place, where you feel as though you’re in a fairy tale. The Grotta di Buontalenti (also known as Grotta Grande or the Big Grotto) was built by Bernardo Buontalenti between 1583 and 1593, commissioned by Francesco I de’ Medici.
Robert Langdon’s Favorite Bookshop
Robert Langdon has a favorite bookshop in Florence: the Anglo-American bookstore The Paperback Exchange, located in Via delle Oche, a few steps away from Piazza Duomo.
The protagonist of Inferno wants to reach the store to look for copies of The Divine Comedy, but he realizes that it is closed on Mondays, as are several other shops in Florence.
Casa di Dante – Dante Alighieri and his House
In the birthplace of Dante Alighieri, the father of the Italian language, today there is a building rebuilt in 1911 that houses the Casa di Dante, the Dante House Museum.
Studiolo of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio was known throughout the world for being the seat of political power in Florence for about seven centuries.
It used to be the symbol of the Republic of Florence and later of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and it still is the town hall.
Vasari Corridor
The Vasari Corridor is one of the most mysterious and interesting places in Florence.
It is a 1-km long elevated and enclosed passageway that connects Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, crossing over the River Arno.