Historical Residences Day 2025: villas, castles and gardens open in Florence

On Sunday 25 May, on the occasion of ADSI National Day, many places can be visited free of charge

On Sunday, May 25, 2025, the ADSI National Day returns, Italy’s largest event dedicated to historic residences. Now in its fifteenth edition, this initiative promoted by the Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane (Italian Historic Houses Association) offers free access to more than 500 historic residences across Italy, including 110 in Tuscany.

In particular, 36 historic houses will be open in Florence and its province, including villas, palaces, gardens, and private residences usually closed to the public. Alongside the guided tours, owners will host special events such as art exhibitions, classical music concerts, and theatrical performances, catering to a wide and diverse audience.

Admission is free, but online booking is required for many sites. Others, however, can be visited with free entry. Below is all the useful information for visiting the historic residences in Florence and its province on May 25.

Villa Medicea Lorenese del Poggio Imperiale Firenze

Florence – Historic Center

• Villa Medicea Lorenese del Poggio Imperiale – Piazzale del Poggio Imperiale 1

• Casa Museo Franco e Lidia Luciani – Via Niccolò da Uzzano 11

• Fondazione Mello – Studio d’arte le Colonne – Borgo Pinti 24

• Garden of Palazzo Torrigiani – Via dei Serragli 144

• Garden of Palazzo Malenchini – Via dei Benci 1

• Garden of San Francesco di Paola – Piazza di San Francesco di Paola 3

• Palazzo Antinori – Piazza Antinori 3

• Palazzo Antinori di Brindisi Aldobrandini – Via dei Serragli 9

• Palazzo Capponi alle Rovinate – Via de’ Bardi 36

• Palazzo Corsini – Lungarno Corsini 10

• Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni – Piazza Santa Trinita 1

• Palazzo Frescobaldi – Via Santo Spirito 11

• Palazzo Ginori – Via de’ Ginori 11

• Palazzo Leopardi – Galleria Etra Studio Marcello Tommasi – Via della Pergola 57

• Palazzo Niccolini – Via dei Servi 15

• Palazzo Pucci – Via de’ Pucci 4

• Palazzo Ridolfi – Via Maggio 13

• Palazzo Ximenes Panciatichi – Borgo Pinti 68

• Palazzo dei Pittori – Viale Giovanni Milton 49

• Garden and Palazzo Rosselli del Turco – Borgo Santi Apostoli 40r

• Evangelical Cemetery Agli Allori – Via Senese 184

• Evangelical Christian Church of the Brethren – Via della Vigna Vecchia 15/17

Province of Florence

• Castello Sonnino – Via Volterrana Nord 6/A, Montespertoli

• Villa Il Cigliano – Via Cigliano 17, San Casciano in Val di Pesa

• Winter Garden of Villa Rondinelli – Via Bandini 15, San Domenico, Fiesole

• Castello Il Palagio – Via di Campoli 96/98, San Casciano in Val di Pesa

• Castello di Barberino di Mugello – Via di Castello 11, Barberino di Mugello

• Medici Park of Pratolino – Via Fiorentina 276, Pratolino

• Villa di Bivigliano – Via del Viliani 84, Bivigliano, Vaglia

• Convent and Sanctuary of Montesenario – Via Montesenario 3474, Vaglia

• Park of Villa Corsini Le Mozzete – Le Mozzete 1, Scarperia e San Piero a Sieve

• Villa Martelli di Gricigliano – Via di Gricigliano 52, Sieci, Pontassieve

• Tenuta Bossi – Marchesi Gondi – Via dello Stracchino 32, Pontassieve

• Montanelli Bassi Foundation – Via G. Di San Giorgio 2, Fucecchio

• Muricci Estate – Strada Palazzuolo 45, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa

• Villa Corsi Salviati – Via A. Gramsci 456, Sesto Fiorentino

• Villa di Tizzano – Via di Castel Ruggero 71, Bagno a Ripoli

• Villa Calcinaia – Via Citille 84, Greti, Greve in Chianti

Guided Tours by Città Nascosta Association

Cost per tour: €10 + €2 for audio headsets
Info and bookings:

• Email: segreteria@cittanascosta.it

• Website: www.cittanascosta.it

Itineraries and Schedule

Prestigious families, Renaissance residences, and secret gardens
Palazzo Antinori di Brindisi – Palazzo Corsini – Palazzo Antinori

• Time: 10:30 AM

• Meeting point: Via dei Serragli 9 (in front of Palazzo Antinori Aldobrandini)

• Led by: Chiara Naccarato, art historian

A walk “outside the walls” through hidden gardens, symbolism, and rare plants
Giardino San Francesco di Paola – Il Conventino – Giardino Torrigiani

• Time: 3:30 PM

• Meeting point: Piazza San Francesco di Paola 3 (in front of the garden)

• Led by: Filippo Melli

Ancient walls, unusual views, and unexpected green spaces
Palazzo Ginori – Palazzo Niccolini – Palazzo Ximenes

• Time: 3:30 PM

• Meeting point: Via de’ Ginori 11 (in front of Palazzo Ginori)

• Led by: Marylinda Pacenti

Classical Music Concerts

In collaboration with the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole

• 11:00 AM – Palazzo Ximenes Panciatichi
  Giovanna Carrillo Fantappiè (guitar), Amedeo Ferraro (flute)
  Music by Bach, Castelnuovo-Tedesco

• 12:00 PM – Palazzo Ginori
  Rayan Kamalgoda (guitar), Michele di Lorenzo (cello)
  Music by Burgmüller, Ponce

• 3:00 PM – Palazzo Corsini
  Daphnis Quartet: Claudia Bucchini, Emma Falleni, Angela Gomez Herrera, Lorenzo Maggiorelli (flutes)
  Music by Debussy, Poulenc, Honegger, Bizet

• 4:00 PM – Palazzo Antinori di Brindisi Aldobrandini
  Eco Saxophone Quartet: Mattia Guercini (soprano), Alice Abbate (alto), Filippo Ferroni (tenor), Mattia Tappa (baritone)
  Program: Musical evolution from the Renaissance to the Contemporary Era

• 5:00 PM – Villa Medicea Lorenese del Poggio Imperiale
  Letizia Zanobini, Arianna Patelli (violas)
  Music by Bach, Reger, Hindemith