Explore the Area
Discover nearby historical landmarks and local attractions around Casa Palmira.
Explore the rich heritage and vibrant sights just minutes from our doorstep.
Explore the Area
The house is located 30 min away from the city center of Florence. We are surrounded by nature so we suggest a car (or a bike) to get around. There are some very good restaurants in the area, famous for their typical Tuscan cuisine and wine.
There’s also a bus stop 50 mts away from the house that brings you directly to the city center. It is always better to check it´s schedule in advance!
There are other attractions in the area whether you feel like walking, shopping or just chilling. The Barberino Outlet is 30 min away, the Convento di Montesenario 10 min away (or 90 min walking) and the Asmana wellness world around 45 min. You can also visit the city of Fiesole with its beautiful Roman theatre, only 15 minutes away and the Parco Mediceo di Pratolino (where you can enjoy beautiful sights and make long walks), 10 minutes away.
Firenze
Like a person you meet it isn’t just the person who is in front of you, but rather a product of his/her past, experiences, and personal culture, in the same way Florence’s rich Renaissance history has molded it into the eminent spectacular city that it is today. It cannot be described, it has to be discovered… and we have all the tips to help you do it!
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Fiesole
Founded in the seventh century BC as Vipsul, the city became one of the most important and earliest urban centres of the Etruscan civilisation. Since the fourteenth century, the city has always been considered a getaway for members of the upper class of Florence and, up to this day, Fiesole remains noted for its very expensive residential properties, just as well as its centuries-old villas and their formal gardens.
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Parco Mediceo di Pratolino
Located in the northern hills of Florence, the Park of Pratolino was the largest of the estates of the Medici family. Nowadays it is open to the public for free and is an ideal destination for a walk surrounded by art and nature, outside the city centre and away from the main tourist venues. It still preserves most of its magnificent monuments, such as the remarkable statue of the giant ‘Appennino’ by Giambologna.
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Parco avventura Il gigante
Il Gigante is a fully-equipped Adventure Park, located in an Oak forest a few minutes from Firenze.
It features numerous passages suspended among the trees and plenty of green space, perfect to enjoy a fun day out in touch with nature. It’s different levels of difficulty ensure fun for kids and also grown ups!
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Bilancino Lake
This is the largest artificial lake in Tuscany, here you can find a “beach-cafe” set-up on the lake’s coastline with chairs, umbrellas, and (almost) every water sport imaginable up for rent. They also have a restaurant, cafe and lifeguard. If you don’t want to rent anything, the beach is actually free. The place also becomes a bit of a hot-spot for nightlife as well with an outdoor club next to the restaurant.
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Barberino Outlet
An ideal destination for a perfect day of shopping. Over 130 stores with discounts of up to 70% on outlet price. You will find major fashion brands such as Dolce&Gabbana, Michael Kors and Polo Ralph Lauren, iconic sportswear brands such as Adidas, Nike and Puma, and many other unmissable proposals ranging from cosmetics to footwear. And there is no shortage of tasty offers for a gourmet break or a relaxing lunch.
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Lucca & Pisa
Lucca is known as an Italian “Città d’arte” (City of Art) from its intact Renaissance-era city walls and its very well preserved historic center, where, among other buildings and monuments, are located the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, which has its origins in the second half of the 1st century A.D., the Guinigi Tower, a 45-metre-tall (150 ft) tower that dates from the 1300s and the Cathedral of San Martino.
Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno.
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San Gimignano & Siena
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls, form “an unforgettable skyline”.
Siena is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuries. Siena is also home to the oldest bank in the world, the Monte dei Paschi bank, which has been operating continuously since 1472.
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Bologna & Ferrari Museum Maranello
Bologna is the seventh most populous city in Italy. Bologna is most famous for being the home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088.
Museo Ferrari is a museum dedicated to the Ferrari sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars; there are also trophies, photographs and other historical objects relating to the Italian motor racing industry.
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Feel like walking?
Convento Montesenario
The Montesenario Sanctuary dominates the entire Mugello Valley. One of the most important hermitages in the area, tradition has it that it was founded on 8 September 1233, when on the Nativity of the Virgin Mary seven Florentine friars left their comfortable lives to become hermits, thereby instituting the Servite Order.
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Sentiero delle burraie & Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie al Sasso represents the main architectural complex of the Santa Brigida Protected Natural Area and one of the most important in the area
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