Fortezza da Basso Florence

The Fortezza da Basso is a splendid Citadel that was built under the growing threat of restless political upheavals in 1534 by the Sangallo family. This was one of the first fortresses built in Italy. It has several powerful bastions, many turrets, filled with narrow secret passages and parapet walks. The Fortezza da Basso proved to be an impregnable fortress, although it was never once attacked throughout all of its long history. It thus has remained intact to this day, and nowadays there are discount hotels very near the Fortezza da Basso in Florence because it is a very high-profile exhibition and meeting place which houses the city’s main Exhibition Centre.