Hidden behind high walls near Porta San Frediano, the Historic Jewish Cemetery of Florence preserves an important chapter of the city’s Jewish history. Its tombs, monuments and quiet paths tell the stories of families who helped shape Florence during the nineteenth century. […]
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Discover Cimitero Evangelico agli Allori, Florence’s international cemetery and the resting place of artists, writers, collectors and cultural figures from Italy and abroad. […]
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Cimitero delle Porte Sante is Florence’s great monumental cemetery above the city. Discover its remarkable funerary art and the graves of writers, artists and other famous Florentines. […]
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The Pucci family belonged to Florence’s influential Renaissance elite. Their story combines Medici alliances, political power, remarkable artistic patronage and a conspiracy that eventually divided the two families. […]
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The Salviati family moved from commerce and Florentine politics into the heart of the Medici dynasty. Their story links the Pazzi Conspiracy, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Maria Salviati, Cosimo I and one of Florence’s great historic villas. […]
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The Acciaiuoli family rose from Florentine commerce and banking to become a remarkable Mediterranean dynasty. Their story connects medieval Florence with Naples, Greece, the Duchy of Athens and the magnificent Certosa del Galluzzo. […]
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