Discover the best top things to do in Province of Florence, Italy including The British Institute of Florence Harold Acton Library, Biblioteca Attilio Mori dell'Istituto Geografico Militare, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Accademia di Belle Arti, Biblioteca Marucelliana, Biblioteca delle Oblate, Biblioteca Comunale di Rignano Sull'Arno, Fondazione Montanelli Bassi, Biblioteca Ernesto Ragionieri, Biblioteca Riccardiana.
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The British Institute of Florence is a non-profit-making cultural institute founded in 1917 in Florence, Italy, with the aim of promoting Anglo-Italian cultural relations. Join students and members from around the world at the spectacular library on the banks of the river Arno. Browse the collection of over 52,000 books and magazines or attend a lecture, concert, film or afternoon tea.
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When visiting Basilica di San Lorenzo I purchased a combination ticket which included the library (and saved around a euro). The library is truly something. A dramatic ascent up a short flight of stone stairs brings you into the very long library/reading room. Row upon row of unique book storage shelves/benches line the room. Original signs hang beside each row indicating the books in that particular section. The intricately carved wood ceiling is a true masterpiece. A small rotunda is just off to the side of the reading room/library. Continue past the long corridor and you’ll enter an area which is home to an incredible collection of ancient maps depicting major ports that were used during the golden age of trade/shipping. Be sure to see the detailed map of Lower Manhattan (New York City) circa mid-1600’s.
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