The Fair Area

Springtime, Handicraft and...

Welcome to the City of Beauty.

Spring welcomes the visitors of the International Handicrafts Trade Fair with a sunny and pleasant climate, allowing you to spend your days walking inside the Fortezza da Basso, from one pavilion to the other, caught between history and contemporariness.

Handicrafts bloom in the warm April days.

Visiting the International Handicrafts Trade Fair is an opportunity to get to know Florence and its artistic and architectural attractions, starting right from the.

Built in the first half of the sixteenth century in order for the Medicis to control the whole city, today the Fortezza da Basso is one of the main venues of the congress and exhibition centre of Florence.

The Fortezza Gardens are located on the eastern side, between the bastions and the boulevard.
Located at the centre, the little lake embellished by the giochi d'acqua of the fountain, inhabited by royal swans and surrounded by trees and camminamenti, make the environment a little heaven on earth.

How to Access the Fortezza da Basso Porta Santa Maria Novella Porta Faenza Porta soccorso alla campagna

Parking Areas Near Our Venues open 24 hours a day Fortezza Fiera Parking Area, piazzale Caduti nei Lager Santa Maria Novella Railway Station Parking Area Click here to view the complete map. For further information: Firenze Parcheggi Tel. +39 055 272.011 www.firenzeparcheggi.it