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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Vecchietti, Florence
Building in Florence, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 43°46′18″ N, 11°15′11″ E
About
The Palazzo Vecchietti is a Renaissance architecture palace located on Via degli Strozzi number 4, near Piazza della Repubblica in the quartieri of Santa Maria Novella, city of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
The palace was designed for the Vechietti family by Giambologna, a mannerist sculptor and architect whom the family had lodged and patronized. All the window pediments on the first two floors are interrupted superiorly. On the South corner with Via Vecchietti a coat of arms of the family, with 5 ermines on a blue background. The family were prominent fur merchants. Below at ground level at the corner is a gargoyle or devil flag-staff. Various traditions are attached to its placement. It appears to mimic the flag carriers of an aristocratic game called the Potenze Festeggiante. The palace ground floor in 2015 has a bank, and upper stories host a boutique hotel.
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Getting there
Firenze Santa Maria NovellaTrain, nearest
800 m as the crow flies
Palazzo Vecchietti, Florence
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci5.8 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Vecchietti, Florence?
Palazzo Vecchietti, Florence is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.77162, 11.25296.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Vecchietti, Florence?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Anselmi Ristori (0 m away), Palazzo Rose (0 m away), Palazzo della Luna (0 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
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, 01,0 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Palazzo vecchietti 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo Vecchietti Firenze — AndreaPapi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestra inginocchiata 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestre con iscrizioni 01 bernardo vecchietti — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestre con iscrizioni 02 data 1578 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestre con iscrizioni 03 bernardo vecchietti — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestre con iscrizioni 04,1 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Via de' Vecchietti 2 angolo via degli Strozzi 4, palazzo vecchietti, finestre con iscrizioni 04,3 aloysius (luigi) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences