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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Fenzi
Palace in Florence, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Architect
- Gherardo Silvani
- Coordinates
- 43°46′39″ N, 11°15′25″ E
History and description
Palazzo Fenzi is a palace located in Florence, Italy. It was built in the 16th century for the Castelli family, with Gherardo Silvani as the architect. The Marucelli family later expanded the building.
In 1829, Emanuele Fenzi purchased the palace to serve as both his family's residence and the headquarters of his bank.
Today, the palace houses the History Department of the University of Florence.
Interiors
Among many other Baroque architectural features such as ornate ceilings and marble sculptures, the Palazzo Fenzi has a wide variety of frescoes, some of which by the painter Sebastiano Ricci. These frescoes were executed during his stay in Florence from 1706 to 1707, and are now considered as some of his masterpieces. During this period he first completed a large fresco series on allegorical and mythological themes in the Marucelli-Fenzi palace before going on throughout Italy and Europe. He was later to influence the Florentine Rococo fresco painter Giovanni Domenico Ferretti.
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Getting there
Firenze Santa Maria NovellaTrain, nearest
800 m as the crow flies
Palazzo Fenzi
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci5.6 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Fenzi?
Palazzo Fenzi is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.77763, 11.25684.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Fenzi?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Dardinelli-Fenzi (100 m away), Ex convento di Santa Caterina (100 m away), Casa di Giovanni Spadolini (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo Fenzi 10 — Sailko, CC BY 2.5
- 2016 via cavour - Palazzo Fenzi — Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel excelsior, terrazza, vista palazzo fenzi — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Fenzi 11 — Sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo fenzi by night — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo fenzi interno — Sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Via cavour 39, palazzo fenzi dardinelli, 01 — Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Via cavour 39, palazzo fenzi dardinelli, graffiti — Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Via cavour 39, palazzo fenzi dardinelli, portale sx — Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences