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Foresteria Sociale Florence Center stands in a wig of the Ognissanti Convent, on the right shore of the Arno river.

It is in piazza Ognissanti, in the Est side of Florence historical centre, at 3 minutes from the train station Santa Maria Novella and a short walk from the Duomo.

The Convent of Ognissanti, is a place that tells a story of saints, poets and navigators. Jealously guards priceless treasures of paintings, secrets of Florentine nobility, and a monumental last supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio, painted in 1480. You can enter in this mysterious world by walking down the passageway next to the church where you will emerge from dim light into a bright Renaissance cloister. Your curious eyes will find frescoed lunettes on each wall of the entrance of the wide refectory of the convent, founded by the order of Umiliati friars in the thirteenth century.
Thanks to generous donations from wealthy Florentines, such as the Vespucci’s and Lenzi’s, who lived closeby, the church and the convent were decorated by the greatest Florentine masters of their times: Giotto, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio.

Outside the Foresteria Sociale Florence Center, you find yourself in Borgo Ognissanti, which represents another of the small number of natural commercial centres of Florence. Here you will find every type of product and valuable artisanal goods.

Right in front of the Foresteria Sociale Florence Center you can take a stroll by the Arno river surrounded by monuments, churches, works of grand artists, and cultural institutes.

Walking on the path to the Duomo you will encounter a bustling and a bit bohemian neighbourhood: the courtyards that connect in a maze of little alleyways and streets are home to art galleries, antique dealers, bookshops, boutiques, ethnic markets and trendy restaurants.

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Closest landmarks

Ognissanti Church 0 m
Santa Maria Novella 0 m
The Last Supper of Ghirlandaio 0 m
Cappella Brancacci 400 m
Duomo Cathedral 900 m
Ponte Vecchio 800 m
Cappelle Medicee 600 m
Accademia Gallery 1.2 km
Convent of San Marco 1.3 km
Strozzi Palace 500 m
Uffizi Gallery 900 m
Santa Maria Maggiore 600 m
Sant'Ambrogio Market 1.7 km
Palazzo Pitti 1.8 Km
Via Dè Tornabuoni 500 m
Santa Maria Novella Train Station 500 m
Consulate General of the United States 400 m
Piazzale Michelangelo 1.9 km
The Mall Luxury Outlet 19.2 km

Restaurant

Gobbi Restaurant 100 m
Restaurant Buca Mario 400 m
Trattoria da Giorgio 200 m

Coffee shops

Bianco e - Firenze Cafe/Bar 0 m

Pubs & Clubs

Mayday Club 800 m
Space Club 200 m
Blu Velvet club 900 m
YAB Discoteca 500 m

Hospital

Santa Maria Nuova Hospital 1.2 km

Shops

Conad Supermarket 0 m
Pharmacy Santa Maria Novella 200 m

Shopping

Shopping nearby!

Mercato Centrale 800 m
Ponte Vecchio 800 m
Sant'Ambrogio Market 1.7 km
The Mall Luxury Outlet 19.2 km

Parks

Giardino di Boboli 1.8 km

Gas Stations

IP 1.3 km
Esso 1.5 km